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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.4M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 11

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 51 (+3)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $78.1M → $81.4M (+$3.33M)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.63% → 6.23% (+0.6%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
51
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
14
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$8.58M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$2.35M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$651K
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$432K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$194K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.98M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$314K
3
TFMS
Trust & Fiduciary Management Services
Massachusetts
-$226K
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$207K
5
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$130K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$34.2M -$3.98M -330,450 -10%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$15.2M +$2.35M +195,036 +18%
SCM
3
Saba Capital Management
New York
$8.6M +$8.58M +712,863 New
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$4.23M +$185K +15,395 +5%
SONJCPFB
5
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund B
New Jersey
$3.26M – – –
RCM
6
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.44M -$33.9K -2,819 -1%
TFMS
7
Trust & Fiduciary Management Services
Massachusetts
$2.39M -$226K -18,783 -9%
Neuberger Berman Group
8
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$2.29M +$53.2K +4,416 +2%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.75M +$651K +54,069 +60%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$926K -$97.3K -8,086 -9%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$694K +$122K +10,133 +21%
Barclays
12
Barclays
United Kingdom
$620K +$84K +6,979 +16%
U
13
UBS
Switzerland
$453K +$84.3K +7,006 +23%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$433K +$432K +35,881 New
GC
15
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$422K -$314K -26,102 -43%
DA
16
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$373K +$194K +16,082 +109%
Cohen & Steers
17
Cohen & Steers
New York
$335K – – –
DWT
18
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$275K – – –
FAAS
19
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$271K -$22.2K -1,846 -8%
SGCA
20
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$261K – – –
FCCM
21
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$231K – – –
Nomura Holdings
22
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$217K +$139K +11,505 +174%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$186K +$2.29K +190 +1%
HK
24
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$150K -$9.27K -770 -6%
PI
25
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$107K +$1.99K +165 +2%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

51 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $81.4M — up 4.3% from $78.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new DSU positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.58M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.98M.

  • 51 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2013, up from 48 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $81.4M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $8.58M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.