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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $248M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 23

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $229M → $248M (+$19.5M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79 → 84 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.48% → 37.42% (-1.1%)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.33%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
23
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$2.25M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$2.02M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.69M
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.06M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$722K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$9.13M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$4.44M
3
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$1.43M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$1M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$949K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CL
51
CSS LLC
Illinois
$163K – – –
AM
52
Ares Management
California
$159K +$161K +14,298 New
TJHA
53
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$157K – – –
Creative Planning
54
Creative Planning
Kansas
$146K -$1.13K -100 -0.8%
PFBT
55
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$143K – – –
EWM
56
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$135K +$1.11K +99 +0.8%
SKK
57
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$131K +$132K +11,730 New
OC
58
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$123K -$3.21K -285 -3%
CSA
59
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$113K -$36.3K -3,230 -24%
APP
60
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$73K +$73.9K +6,571 New
NMC
61
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
$71K +$12.4K +1,100 +2%
CFG
62
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$33K – – –
APA
63
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$32.7K +$13.1K +1,162 +66%
RIA
64
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$30K – – –
BI
65
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$26K +$26.6K +2,369 New
MFW
66
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$25K – – –
RCAG
67
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$23.6K – – –
TC
68
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$15K +$15K +1,330 New
SWP
69
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$13K – – –
BFEC
70
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$12K – – –
SWP
71
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$12K +$11.9K +1,055 New
CWA
72
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$11K – – –
PCP
73
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$11K – – –
TPWA
74
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$9.56K +$9.65K +858 New
GWM
75
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$9K +$56 +5 +0.6%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

84 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $248M — up 8.5% from $229M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new DSU positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oak Hill Advisors, adding an estimated $2.25M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.13M.

  • 84 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2018, up from 79 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $248M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Oak Hill Advisors, an estimated $2.25M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $9.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.