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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $248M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 23

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $229M → $248M (+$19.5M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79 → 84 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.48% → 37.42% (-1.1%)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.33%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
23
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$2.25M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$2.02M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.69M
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.06M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$722K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$9.13M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$4.44M
3
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$1.43M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$1M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$949K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JCM
76
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
ASN
77
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$7K +$6.59K +586 New
MRCM
78
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$4K -$7.63K -678 -61%
AWMS
79
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$4K – – –
CFA
80
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
FDCDDQ
81
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.71K – – –
RFA
82
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
PA
83
Parallel Advisors
California
$2K +$34 +3 +2%
SG Americas Securities
84
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$949K -84,908 Closed
BI
85
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
– -$268K -23,929 Closed
RCM
86
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
– -$209K -18,705 Closed
Millennium Management
87
Millennium Management
New York
– -$144K -12,856 Closed
PWPS
88
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
– -$112K -10,037 Closed
SEI Investments
89
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$37K -3,325 Closed
CF
90
Centaurus Financial
California
– -$13K -1,146 Closed
IA
91
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$7.04K -626 -99%
Fifth Third Bancorp
92
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$4K -333 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
93
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$1K -101 Closed
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

84 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $248M — up 8.5% from $229M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new DSU positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oak Hill Advisors, adding an estimated $2.25M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.13M.

  • 84 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2018, up from 79 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $248M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Oak Hill Advisors, an estimated $2.25M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $9.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.