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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $143M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $146M → $143M (-$2.21M)

2.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.77% → 32.73% (-2%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 82 (-2)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 14

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 32

Holders
82
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.38%
% of All Funds
1.68%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
25
Reduced
32
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$3.23M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.02M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$1M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$658K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$7.56M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$5.16M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$5.03M
4
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$3.25M
5
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
-$1.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FWM
51
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$134K +$705 +76 +0.5%
EH
52
Equitable Holdings
New York
$117K +$5.63K +607 +5%
AF
53
Allworth Financial
California
$110K – – –
LC
54
Lindbrook Capital
California
$104K -$40.5K -4,362 -28%
Truist Financial
55
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$103K +$102K +11,004 New
AM
56
Ares Management
California
$100K -$16.9K -1,823 -15%
PWPS
57
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$94K +$93.2K +10,047 New
WAM
58
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$67K +$66.9K +7,206 New
PAG
59
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$55K +$55.2K +5,945 New
MA
60
Modus Advisors
Minnesota
$38K +$37.6K +4,049 New
SPIA
61
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$33K – – –
RIA
62
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$21K – – –
CFG
63
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$13K -$2.16K -233 -14%
CAN
64
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$11K +$11K +1,189 New
BFEC
65
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$10K -$7.89K -850 -44%
APA
66
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$9.33K -$2.54K -274 -22%
SWM
67
Sugarloaf Wealth Management
Georgia
$9K – – –
BCM
68
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$9K +$8.88K +957 New
TPWA
69
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$8K – – –
PAM
70
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7K -$1.17K -126 -14%
JCM
71
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
HI
72
Human Investing
Oregon
$6K +$84 +9 +2%
GWM
73
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5K – – –
FDCDDQ
74
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.11K – – –
CT
75
Caldwell Trust
Florida
$2.57K +$2.55K +275 New
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

82 of the 4,878 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $143M — down 1.5% from $146M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of DSU and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $3.23M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $7.56M.

  • 82 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2020, down from 84 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $143M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2020, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2020 and 14 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2020 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $3.23M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2020 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $7.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.