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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $206M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 89 (+5)

2.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.42% → 39.75% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $248M → $206M (-$42.7M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
89
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.95%
% of All Funds
1.98%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
24
Increased
20
Reduced
26
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$14.5M
2
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$5.71M
3
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$5.02M
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$4.96M
5
FM
Family Management
New York
+$1.54M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$12.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.2M
3
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$4.65M
4
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
-$1.71M
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$1.36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HI
76
Human Investing
Oregon
$8K +$8.76K +830 New
JCM
77
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
ASN
78
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$6K -$116 -11 -2%
GWM
79
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5K -$2.58K -244 -30%
CFA
80
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
MRCM
81
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$4K – – –
FDCDDQ
82
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.25K – – –
AWMS
83
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$3K – – –
BAM
84
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$3K +$3.52K +333 New
FMP
85
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$3K +$3.74K +354 New
RFA
86
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
PA
87
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K +$32 +3 +2%
DA
88
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$1.36M -122,473 Closed
NMC
89
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
– -$71K -64,000 Closed
LW
90
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
– -$700K -62,792 Closed
CWM
91
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$4.65M -54,915 Closed
Walleye Trading
92
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$609K -54,696 Closed
OTC
93
Opera Trading Capital
France
– -$356K -31,965 Closed
MSU
94
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
– -$278K -25,000 Closed
William Blair & Company
95
William Blair & Company
Illinois
– -$246K -22,099 Closed
Goldman Sachs
96
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$202K -18,117 Closed
EWM
97
Edge Wealth Management
New York
– -$135K -12,155 Closed
SKK
98
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
– -$131K -11,730 Closed
APP
99
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
– -$73K -6,571 Closed
BI
100
Bramshill Investments
Florida
– -$26K -2,369 Closed
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

89 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $206M — down 17% from $248M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new DSU positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $12.7M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2018, up from 84 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $206M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $12.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.