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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $243M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

0.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.26% → 12.96% (+0.69%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $250M → $243M (-$6.74M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 91 (-1)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 25

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
91
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.09%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
16
Increased
22
Reduced
25
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$9.67M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.81M
3
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
+$1.7M
4
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
+$1.62M
5
ACM
Advent Capital Management
New York
+$1.33M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.96M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.74M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$620K
4
PIA
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
-$545K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$423K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$55.3M +$172K +16,263 +0.3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$45.7M -$1.96M -185,566 -4%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$18.5M +$103K +9,759 +0.5%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$18.3M -$1.74M -165,063 -8%
Bessemer Group
5
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$13.7M +$66.8K +6,333 +0.5%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$11.1M +$320K +30,313 +3%
NCM
7
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
$10.3M +$1.7M +161,103 +18%
OHA
8
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
$9.19M +$9.67M +916,667 New
BI
9
BlueSpruce Investments
Illinois
$7.18M +$759K +71,934 +11%
PPA
10
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$7.04M +$678K +64,232 +10%
COLIM
11
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$4.6M – – –
AUIM
12
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$4.02M – – –
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$3.73M +$2.57K +244 +0.1%
SIA
14
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$3.29M -$620K -58,815 -15%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.67M +$2.81M +266,007 New
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$2.44M +$23K +2,176 +0.9%
YMRC
17
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$2.11M – – –
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.84M +$1.03M +97,284 +112%
CIA
19
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.79M -$48.2K -4,573 -2%
LCM
20
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.69M +$296K +28,027 +20%
MIG
21
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.54M +$1.62M +153,658 New
LW
22
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$1.34M -$18.7K -1,774 -1%
FFA
23
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.33M +$89.1K +8,446 +7%
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.32M -$67.4K -6,390 -5%
ACM
25
Advent Capital Management
New York
$1.26M +$1.33M +126,058 New
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

91 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $243M — down 2.7% from $250M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new DSU positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oak Hill Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.67M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.96M.

  • 91 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2015, down from 92 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $243M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Oak Hill Advisors, an estimated $9.67M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.