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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $272M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9497 (+3)

0.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.46%13.72% (-0.74%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $281M → $272M (-$9.65M)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 28

Holders
97
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.19%
% of All Funds
2.59%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
14
Increased
24
Reduced
28
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$83.8M +$993K +94,052 +1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$42M -$493K -46,659 -1%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$22.8M +$1.66M +157,483 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13.7M +$230K +21,776 +2%
OHA
5
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
$12.8M
AAM
6
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$12.2M -$2.03M -192,631 -14%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$10.5M -$197K -18,625 -2%
NCM
8
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
$8.42M +$285K +26,975 +3%
Bessemer Group
9
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$7.47M -$3.18M -300,733 -30%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$5.75M -$6.45K -611 -0.1%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
11
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$5.1M -$34.6K -3,278 -0.7%
LCM
12
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.5M +$1.69M +159,737 +60%
COLIM
13
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$3.74M -$2.94M -277,929 -44%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$3.64M +$1.23M +116,063 +51%
YMRC
15
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$3.53M
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.29M +$84.9K +8,039 +3%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.23M
SIA
18
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$2.95M +$914K +86,538 +45%
CIA
19
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$2.55M +$759K +71,879 +43%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$2.23M -$2.39M -225,926 -52%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.6M +$146K +13,834 +10%
AUIM
22
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$1.31M -$1.97M -186,620 -60%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.24M +$921K +87,209 +294%
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.23M +$255K +24,129 +26%
TAM
25
Trust Asset Management
Texas
$847K -$122K -11,522 -13%

DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

97 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $272M — down 3.4% from $281M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new DSU positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Landscape Capital Management, adding an estimated $1.69M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.2M sold.

  • 97 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2016, up from 94 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $272M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Landscape Capital Management, an estimated $1.69M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2016 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $8.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.