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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund

93 hedge funds and large institutions have $237M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 13

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $220M → $237M (+$17.5M)

1.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.27%11.3% (+1%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 25

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9593 (-2)

Holders
93
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.11%
% of All Funds
2.48%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
25
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$58.9M -$2.8M -248,835 -5%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$47.6M -$2.77M -246,615 -5%
AAM
3
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$21.9M +$546K +48,528 +3%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$20.3M +$5.13M +455,762 +33%
Bessemer Group
5
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$16.9M -$1.12M -100,000 -6%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$11M +$1.62M +144,156 +17%
NCM
7
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.97M +$4.09M +363,665 +139%
BI
8
BlueSpruce Investments
Illinois
$6.44M +$6.49M +577,162 New
COLIM
9
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$4.94M +$5M +444,226 New
AUIM
10
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$4.46M
SIA
11
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$4.32M +$4.35M +387,023 New
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$2.89M -$22.5K -1,998 -0.8%
PPA
13
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.68M +$510K +45,386 +23%
CIA
14
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$2.17M -$92.2K -8,199 -4%
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.14M +$2.16M +191,807 New
LW
16
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$1.64M -$47.8K -4,251 -3%
Neuberger Berman Group
17
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.61M -$517K -46,000 -24%
HK
18
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$1.55M -$169K -15,007 -10%
KSCM
19
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
$1.24M -$179K -15,927 -13%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.2M -$131K -11,628 -10%
MNA
21
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$1.16M
LCM
22
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.09M +$439K +39,067 +66%
SFS
23
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$992K +$107K +9,495 +12%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$991K -$97.6K -8,677 -9%
CA
25
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$917K

DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

93 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $237M — up 7.9% from $220M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new DSU positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlueSpruce Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.49M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.8M.

  • 93 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2014, down from 95 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $237M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was BlueSpruce Investments, an estimated $6.49M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $2.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.