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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $278M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 24

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 97100 (+3)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $272M → $278M (+$6.5M)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.72%13.59% (-0.13%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
100
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.09%
% of All Funds
2.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
35
Reduced
24
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$88.5M +$1.84M +168,792 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48M +$4.47M +409,320 +10%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$24M +$395K +36,178 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$14.4M +$234K +21,441 +2%
OHA
5
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
$13.2M
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$10.3M -$627K -57,350 -6%
AAM
7
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$8.44M -$4.15M -379,585 -33%
SIA
8
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$7.58M +$4.52M +413,471 +148%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$5.65M -$300K -27,457 -5%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
10
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$5.22M -$51.1K -4,675 -1%
LCM
11
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.11M +$459K +41,990 +10%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$4.89M +$1.13M +102,986 +30%
Bessemer Group
13
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$4.74M -$2.98M -272,489 -39%
YMRC
14
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$3.65M
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.2M -$199K -18,220 -6%
CIA
16
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$3.19M +$561K +51,314 +21%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.7M -$640K -58,572 -19%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.53M +$874K +79,961 +53%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$2.36M +$99.5K +9,108 +4%
SFS
20
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.78M +$1.06M +96,777 +147%
COLIM
21
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.69M -$2.17M -198,172 -56%
AUIM
22
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$1.35M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.33M +$55.3K +5,063 +4%
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.23M -$45.3K -4,147 -4%
CRC
25
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.04M +$1.04M +95,324 New

DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

100 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $278M — up 2.4% from $272M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new DSU positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $4.52M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.15M.

  • 100 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2016, up from 97 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $278M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $4.52M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.