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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $206M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8489 (+5)

2.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.42%39.75% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $248M → $206M (-$42.7M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
89
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.95%
% of All Funds
1.98%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
24
Increased
20
Reduced
26
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$28.1M -$12.7M -1,201,213 -29%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.2M -$10.2M -968,024 -27%
OHA
3
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
$19.3M +$5.71M +540,864 +38%
PPA
4
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$17M +$409K +38,782 +2%
RCM
5
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$15M +$14.5M +1,372,191 +908%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11.9M +$393K +37,194 +3%
LCM
7
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$8.8M +$4.96M +469,432 +109%
SIA
8
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$8.51M +$696K +65,963 +8%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$7.23M -$908K -86,034 -10%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.81M -$1.02M -97,068 -12%
AAM
11
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$5.88M +$731K +69,256 +13%
AC
12
Almitas Capital
California
$4.77M +$5.15M +487,939 New
AUIM
13
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$4.64M +$5.02M +475,238 New
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$3.25M -$466K -44,104 -12%
CRC
15
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.88M +$654K +61,975 +27%
WCMNY
16
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$2.86M +$385K +36,460 +14%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$2.74M -$702K -66,526 -19%
VIA
18
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$2.7M -$40.4K -3,825 -1%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
19
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$2.61M -$174K -16,440 -6%
MCP
20
Moab Capital Partners
New York
$1.87M +$211K +20,000 +12%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
21
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.72M +$173K +16,366 +10%
AWA
22
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.48M -$200K -18,904 -11%
CIA
23
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.47M -$21 -2 -0%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.45M +$558K +52,824 +55%
FM
25
Family Management
New York
$1.42M +$1.54M +145,624 New

DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

89 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $206M — down 17% from $248M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new DSU positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $12.7M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2018, up from 84 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $206M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $12.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.