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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $142M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 83 (+1)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 12

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $143M → $142M (-$1.34M)

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.73% → 30.51% (-2.2%)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 26

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.22%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
19
Reduced
26
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$1.34M
2
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
+$1.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.29M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$824K
5
KPWG
KFA Private Wealth Group
Virginia
+$639K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$5.17M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$3.62M
3
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$2.89M
4
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$1.05M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$802K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EH
51
Equitable Holdings
New York
$125K +$700 +71 +0.6%
AF
52
Allworth Financial
California
$117K – – –
FIA
53
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$112K -$234K -23,764 -68%
TC
54
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$108K +$105K +10,645 New
AM
55
Ares Management
California
$107K – – –
Jane Street
56
Jane Street
New York
$106K +$105K +10,678 New
ICMP
57
Integrated Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$106K +$105K +10,685 New
FDCC
58
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$104K +$103K +10,482 New
SPIA
59
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$35K – – –
RIA
60
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$22K – – –
NFSG
61
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$21K +$20.6K +2,086 New
CFG
62
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$14K – – –
Barclays
63
Barclays
United Kingdom
$11K +$9.39K +952 New
RWA
64
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$11K +$10.7K +1,088 New
BCM
65
Bourgeon Capital Management
Connecticut
$10K – – –
ASN
66
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$10K +$9.87K +1,000 New
APA
67
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$9.94K – – –
SWM
68
Sugarloaf Wealth Management
Georgia
$9K – – –
PAM
69
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
TPWA
70
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$8K – – –
CBT
71
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$8K +$8.05K +816 New
JCM
72
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
HI
73
Human Investing
Oregon
$6K +$79 +8 +1%
GWM
74
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5K – – –
FDCDDQ
75
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.31K – – –
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

83 of the 4,957 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $142M — down 0.94% from $143M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new DSU positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $1.34M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $5.17M.

  • 83 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2020, up from 82 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $142M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2020, down 0.94% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2020 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $1.34M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2020 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $5.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.