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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 14

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8279 (-3)

4.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.55%38.48% (-4.1%)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $290M → $229M (-$61.3M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
79
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.66%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
21
Reduced
30
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$54.7M -$33.1M -2,904,812 -37%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$40.1M +$5.29M +463,779 +15%
PPA
3
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$19.1M -$318K -27,886 -2%
OHA
4
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
$13.8M -$3.98M -348,837 -22%
SIA
5
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$13.4M -$7.97M -699,645 -37%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13M -$3.83M -335,859 -22%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.31M +$259K +22,757 +3%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$7.56M -$115K -10,109 -1%
AAM
9
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$5.71M +$379K +33,232 +7%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$4.15M -$1.53M -134,271 -27%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$4.11M -$380K -33,367 -8%
LCM
12
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.77M +$2.1M +184,028 +120%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
13
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$3.23M -$989K -86,763 -23%
VIA
14
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$3.02M +$87.6K +7,686 +3%
WCMNY
15
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$2.87M -$825K -72,381 -22%
RVPG
16
Relative Value Partners Group
$2.76M +$808K +70,856 +40%
CRC
17
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.7M +$2.75M +241,144 New
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.37M -$1.29M -113,346 -35%
MCP
19
Moab Capital Partners
New York
$1.92M +$139K +12,196 +8%
AWA
20
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.85M +$1.01M +88,203 +114%
RCM
21
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.76M -$11.1M -978,174 -86%
CIA
22
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.72M -$482K -42,312 -22%
DA
23
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.54M +$785K +68,858 +99%
AUIM
24
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$1.42M +$1.45M +127,382 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
25
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.42M -$50.3K -4,414 -3%

DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

79 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $229M — down 21% from $290M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of DSU and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.29M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $33.1M.

  • 79 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2018, down from 82 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $229M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.29M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $33.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.