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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 30 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: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 14

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 79 (-3)

4.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.55% → 38.48% (-4.1%)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $290M → $229M (-$61.3M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
79
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.66%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
21
Reduced
30
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.29M
2
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$2.75M
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$2.1M
4
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$1.45M
5
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$1.01M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$33.1M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$11.1M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$7.97M
4
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
-$3.98M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FDCDDQ
76
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.72K – – –
RFA
77
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K +$2.28K +200 New
PA
78
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K +$11 +1 +0.8%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
79
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1K +$786 +69 +216%
Bank of Montreal
80
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.04M -176,000 Closed
CCP
81
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$786K -67,600 Closed
ACP
82
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
– -$529K -45,527 Closed
Goldman Sachs
83
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$161K -13,881 Closed
GC
84
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$127K -10,892 Closed
AM
85
Ares Management
California
– -$116K -10,000 Closed
WC
86
Whitney & Co
New York
– -$25K -2,178 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
87
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$20K -1,740 Closed
TFA
88
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
– -$17K -1,412 Closed
SWP
89
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$12K -1,055 Closed
BAM
90
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
– -$12K -991 Closed
RFC
91
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
– -$8K -666 Closed
ASN
92
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$5K -433 Closed
WAM
93
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
– -$2K -206 Closed
WF
94
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
– +$11 +1 +7%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

79 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $229M — down 21% from $290M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of DSU and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.29M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $33.1M.

  • 79 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2018, down from 82 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $229M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.29M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $33.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.