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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $248M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 23

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $229M → $248M (+$19.5M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7984 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.48%37.42% (-1.1%)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.33%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
23
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
$45.5M -$9.13M -811,573 -17%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$40.6M +$635K +56,447 +2%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$22.5M +$73.6K +6,539 +36%
PPA
4
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$18.9M -$159K -14,142 -0.8%
OHA
5
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
$16M +$2.25M +200,000 +16%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13.2M +$234K +20,766 +2%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$9.21M +$1.69M +150,246 +22%
SIA
8
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$8.97M -$4.44M -394,872 -33%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.85M +$570K +50,704 +7%
AAM
10
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$5.94M +$246K +21,904 +4%
LCM
11
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.81M +$1.06M +94,622 +28%
CWM
12
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$4.65M +$444K +39,449 +255%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$4.19M +$57.1K +5,078 +1%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$3.87M -$232K -20,642 -6%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
15
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$3.16M -$56.8K -5,049 -2%
VIA
16
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$3.13M +$114K +10,099 +4%
WCMNY
17
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$2.85M
CRC
18
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.59M -$93.8K -8,336 -3%
AUIM
19
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$2.51M -$1.43M -127,382 Closed
SFS
20
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$2M +$2.02M +179,151 New
MCP
21
Moab Capital Partners
New York
$1.91M
AWA
22
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.9M +$49.4K +4,392 +3%
RVPG
23
Relative Value Partners Group
$1.87M -$483K -42,905 -17%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
24
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.78M +$367K +32,635 +26%
RCM
25
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.68M -$73.1K -6,500 -4%

DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

84 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $248M — up 8.5% from $229M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new DSU positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oak Hill Advisors, adding an estimated $2.25M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.13M.

  • 84 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2018, up from 79 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $248M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Oak Hill Advisors, an estimated $2.25M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $9.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.