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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

25.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.59% → 39.07% (+25%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $278M → $276M (-$2.1M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 31

27% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 73 (-27)

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
73
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-27%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
31
Closed
36
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$4.21M
2
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
+$3.68M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$2.4M
4
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$2.22M
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$1.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
-$5.22M
2
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
-$3.65M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.59M
4
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$2.85M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$1.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CRC
76
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$1.04M -95,324 Closed
VKH
77
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$311K -28,398 Closed
Cohen & Steers
78
Cohen & Steers
New York
– -$304K -27,767 Closed
AGM
79
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$136K -12,398 Closed
SWP
80
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$135K -12,303 Closed
William Blair & Company
81
William Blair & Company
Illinois
– -$103K -9,442 Closed
SI
82
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$101K -9,203 Closed
FG
83
Fiduciary Group
Georgia
– -$100K -9,167 Closed
CAN
84
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$98K -8,984 Closed
ICOA
85
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
– -$90K -8,226 Closed
GC
86
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$87K -7,913 Closed
Stifel Financial
87
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$85K -7,876 Closed
SGCA
88
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
– -$84K -7,712 Closed
NRS
89
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
– -$82K -7,507 Closed
Citadel Advisors
90
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$76K -6,915 Closed
NL
91
NWAM LLC
Washington
– -$71K -6,440 Closed
TFCP
92
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$66K -6,043 Closed
P
93
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
– -$61K -5,586 Closed
Ameriprise
94
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$57K -5,198 Closed
HK
95
Horizon Kinetics
New York
– -$57K -5,195 Closed
First Trust Advisors
96
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
– -$55K -5,002 Closed
EDRIA
97
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
– -$47K -4,344 Closed
SS
98
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
– -$43K -3,932 Closed
RBC
99
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
– -$43K -3,921 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
100
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$42K -3,856 Closed
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

73 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $276M — down 0.76% from $278M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of DSU and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Westchester Capital Management (New York), opening a new position worth an estimated $4.21M. The largest seller was Kovitz Investment Group Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.22M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2016, down from 100 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $276M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 0.76% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Westchester Capital Management (New York), an estimated $4.21M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Kovitz Investment Group Partners, an estimated $5.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.