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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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104 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 14

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 19

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 104 (+13)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $243M → $269M (+$25.8M)

1.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.96% → 14.22% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
104
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
2.73%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
27
Increased
30
Reduced
19
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$10.1M
2
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$3.04M
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.91M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$1.82M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$1.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.08M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$1.65M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.41M
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$689K
5
CCM
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
-$685K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AA
76
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$67K -$287K -28,333 -81%
BMO
77
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$67K – – –
EDRIA
78
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$64K +$64.6K +6,374 New
HK
79
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$61K – – –
SWP
80
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$56K -$156K -15,341 -74%
P
81
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$56K – – –
First Trust Advisors
82
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$46K -$3.03K -299 -6%
HCM
83
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$38K – – –
RBC
84
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$38K +$37.8K +3,725 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
85
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$36K +$203 +20 +0.6%
PAM
86
Peak Asset Management
Colorado
$36K +$36.5K +3,603 New
SIC
87
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$34K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
88
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$31K – – –
Bank of Montreal
89
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$30K – – –
MFW
90
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$23K +$23.7K +2,333 New
CFG
91
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$16K – – –
RPG
92
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$15.3K – – –
BFEC
93
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$11K +$7.58K +748 +225%
BAM
94
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$10K – – –
IWMPD
95
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$10K – – –
RFA
96
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$9K +$9.13K +900 New
MFS
97
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7K -$3.1K -306 -30%
PCM
98
Penserra Capital Management
California
$7K +$7.28K +718 New
TRCT
99
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K +$4.98K +491 New
WAS
100
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$5K +$5.33K +526 New
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

104 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $269M — up 11% from $243M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new DSU positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.08M.

  • 104 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2015, up from 91 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $269M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.