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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $190M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 29 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: 4 → 4 (0)

0.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.08% → 38.13% (-0.94%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 83 (-3)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $221M → $190M (-$30.8M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 29

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
83
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.49%
% of All Funds
1.8%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
11
Increased
23
Reduced
29
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.1M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$3.73M
3
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
+$2.76M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$1.37M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AC
Almitas Capital
California
-$6.93M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$6.15M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$5.08M
4
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$2.08M
5
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
-$1.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFA
76
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
MRCM
77
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$4K – – –
RIA
78
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$4K – – –
FDCDDQ
79
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.59K – – –
RFA
80
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
PA
81
Parallel Advisors
California
$2K +$21 +2 +1%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
82
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K – – –
US Bancorp
83
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K +$709 +66 New
BI
84
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
– -$1.97M -183,638 Closed
Bank of Montreal
85
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.95M -182,000 Closed
CCP
86
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$1.14M -106,700 Closed
BFM
87
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$804K -75,000 Closed
RVPG
88
Relative Value Partners Group
– -$451K -42,097 Closed
CRC
89
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$440K -41,042 Closed
Jane Street
90
Jane Street
New York
– -$364K -33,976 Closed
FIA
91
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
– -$220K -20,587 Closed
OC
92
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$118K -11,045 Closed
CWM
93
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$505K -8,530 Closed
MFW
94
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
– -$25K -2,333 Closed
OSNBOA
95
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
– -$18K -1,666 Closed
BAM
96
Barrett Asset Management
New York
– -$4K -333 Closed
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

83 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $190M — down 14% from $221M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of DSU and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $7.1M. The largest seller was Almitas Capital, cutting an estimated $6.93M.

  • 83 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2019, down from 86 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $190M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2019 was Almitas Capital, an estimated $6.93M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.