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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 24

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $152M → $149M (-$3.51M)

2.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.15% → 28.88% (-2.3%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 86 (-4)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
86
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.44%
% of All Funds
1.51%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
30
Reduced
24
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$2.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.02M
3
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$1.98M
4
CPC
Congress Park Capital
New York
+$1.83M
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$1.52M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$10.6M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$2.8M
3
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$2.49M
4
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
-$1.38M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TF
51
Trek Financial
Arizona
$212K -$26.6K -2,481 -11%
FIA
52
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$205K +$6.22K +580 +3%
SBIA
53
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$190K – – –
AWA
54
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$189K -$992K -92,498 -84%
SWM
55
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$185K -$7.53K -702 -4%
WS
56
Wedbush Securities
California
$166K +$161K +15,063 New
FWM
57
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$154K +$525 +49 +0.4%
ICMP
58
Integrated Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$140K +$14.8K +1,377 +12%
EH
59
Equitable Holdings
New York
$134K +$943 +88 +0.7%
FIA
60
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$133K +$93K +8,674 +248%
AF
61
Allworth Financial
California
$130K – – –
AM
62
Ares Management
California
$118K – – –
MIG
63
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$116K +$113K +10,529 New
TJHA
64
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$86K – – –
GWSG
65
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$79K +$77.1K +7,189 New
HI
66
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$77K +$74.6K +6,955 New
CFG
67
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$46K +$30.1K +2,807 +204%
SWM
68
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$45K +$44K +4,108 New
SPIA
69
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$38.5K – – –
RIA
70
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$24K – – –
NFSG
71
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$24K +$300 +28 +1%
AWM
72
Accel Wealth Management
Iowa
$11K – – –
APA
73
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$11K – – –
GWM
74
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$11K – – –
EP
75
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$8K +$7.66K +714 New
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

86 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $149M — down 2.3% from $152M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of DSU and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Parametric Portfolio Associates, adding an estimated $2.4M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 86 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q1 2021, down from 90 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $149M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q1 2021, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $2.4M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q1 2021 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.