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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $206M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 89 (+5)

2.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.42% → 39.75% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $248M → $206M (-$42.7M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
89
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.95%
% of All Funds
1.98%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
24
Increased
20
Reduced
26
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$14.5M
2
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$5.71M
3
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$5.02M
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$4.96M
5
FM
Family Management
New York
+$1.54M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$12.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.2M
3
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$4.65M
4
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
-$1.71M
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$1.36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
51
Jane Street
New York
$196K +$212K +20,080 New
Ameriprise
52
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$192K -$53K -5,017 -20%
CL
53
CSS LLC
Illinois
$143K – – –
AM
54
Ares Management
California
$140K – – –
AG
55
Advisor Group
Arizona
$138K -$15.4K -1,459 -9%
TJHA
56
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$138K – – –
PFBT
57
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$126K – – –
Creative Planning
58
Creative Planning
Kansas
$125K -$3.52K -333 -3%
VF
59
Virtu Financial
New York
$121K +$131K +12,424 New
AGM
60
Alpine Global Management
New York
$117K +$126K +11,962 New
CSA
61
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$115K +$17.7K +1,680 +17%
OC
62
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$108K – – –
TSS
63
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$102K +$110K +10,405 New
MOS
64
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$64K +$69.9K +6,626 New
BFEC
65
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$45K +$36.9K +3,499 +324%
RIA
66
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$26K – – –
MFW
67
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$23K – – –
RCAG
68
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$20.7K – – –
APA
69
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$17.3K -$12.3K -1,162 -40%
DWM
70
Doyle Wealth Management
Florida
$17K +$18.5K +1,750 New
CFG
71
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$16K -$14K -1,325 -45%
SWP
72
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$12K – – –
NCM
73
Next Capital Management
New York
$12K +$13K +1,231 New
CWA
74
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$9K – – –
AIC
75
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$9K +$9.84K +932 New
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

89 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $206M — down 17% from $248M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new DSU positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $12.7M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2018, up from 84 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $206M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $12.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.