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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $193M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $184M → $193M (+$8.88M)

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: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 87 (-2)

2.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.69% → 34.39% (-2.3%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
87
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.25%
% of All Funds
1.71%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
14
Increased
24
Reduced
27
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$18.1M
2
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$5.27M
3
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
+$1.42M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.4M
5
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$761K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$14.2M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$10.8M
3
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
-$6.4M
4
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
-$2.43M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIA
76
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$4K – – –
TRCT
77
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K +$4.34K +400 New
VRM
78
Vectors Research Management
New York
$4K +$4.34K +400 New
FDCDDQ
79
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.73K – – –
RCA
80
Ranch Capital Advisors
Florida
$3K +$3.05K +281 New
SFS
81
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$2K -$33 -3 -2%
RFA
82
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
PA
83
Parallel Advisors
California
$2K +$33 +3 +2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
84
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K – – –
PA
85
PSI Advisors
Florida
$1K +$1.64K +151 New
VIA
86
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
– -$6.4M -595,724 Closed
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
87
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
– -$2.43M -226,324 Closed
BPCM
88
Beach Point Capital Management
California
– -$2.12M -196,750 Closed
MCP
89
Moab Capital Partners
New York
– -$1.76M -164,088 Closed
6M
90
6 Meridian
Kansas
– -$790K -73,465 Closed
AA
91
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
– -$618K -57,453 Closed
Millennium Management
92
Millennium Management
New York
– -$263K -24,527 Closed
WAM
93
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$163K -15,252 Closed
DA
94
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$107K -10,069 Closed
S
95
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$54K -5,000 Closed
AWM
96
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
– -$48K -4,500 Closed
JPLA
97
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
– -$19K -1,762 Closed
NCM
98
Next Capital Management
New York
– -$12K -1,082 Closed
AIC
99
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
– -$10K -904 Closed
Fidelity Investments
100
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– -$6.79K -626 -100%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

87 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $193M — up 4.8% from $184M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of DSU and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $18.1M. The largest seller was Landscape Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.2M.

  • 87 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2019, down from 89 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $193M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $18.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Landscape Capital Management, an estimated $14.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.