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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $193M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $184M → $193M (+$8.88M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 87 (-2)

2.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.69% → 34.39% (-2.3%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
87
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.25%
% of All Funds
1.71%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
14
Increased
24
Reduced
27
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$18.1M
2
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$5.27M
3
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
+$1.42M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.4M
5
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$761K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$14.2M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$10.8M
3
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
-$6.4M
4
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
-$2.43M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RCM
1
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$32.6M +$18.1M +1,663,207 +133%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.3M -$2.37M -218,060 -8%
SIA
3
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$17.8M +$459K +42,313 +3%
PPA
4
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$15.8M +$107K +9,848 +0.7%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.1M +$117K +10,746 +0.9%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$12.1M +$1.4M +129,175 +14%
SCM
7
Saba Capital Management
New York
$10.2M +$761K +70,121 +8%
BI
8
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$7.71M +$391K +36,011 +6%
OHA
9
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
$7.01M – – –
AAM
10
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$6.36M +$603K +55,594 +11%
PCM
11
Penserra Capital Management
California
$5.52M +$5.27M +485,468 New
VEA
12
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$3.49M +$275K +25,365 +9%
FM
13
Family Management
New York
$2.84M +$318K +29,330 +13%
AWM
14
Argent Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$2.03M +$1.97M +181,639 New
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$1.83M -$651K -59,956 -27%
SFS
16
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.81M -$733K -67,529 -29%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$1.8M +$314K +28,966 +22%
TJHA
18
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.75M +$1.42M +130,613 +505%
GC
19
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.55M +$244K +22,476 +19%
WCMNY
20
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$1.43M -$1.4M -129,402 -50%
CIA
21
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.42M -$20.2K -1,862 -1%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.42M +$400K +36,823 +41%
QGA
23
Q Global Advisors
Texas
$1.25M +$246K +22,624 +25%
KPWG
24
KFA Private Wealth Group
Virginia
$1.24M +$1.2M +110,438 New
MAFM
25
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$852K -$132K -12,204 -14%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

87 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $193M — up 4.8% from $184M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of DSU and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $18.1M. The largest seller was Landscape Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.2M.

  • 87 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2019, down from 89 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $193M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $18.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Landscape Capital Management, an estimated $14.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.