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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $112M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 18

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 63 (+7)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $112M (+$4.3M)

0.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.61% → 20.48% (+0.86%)

Holders
63
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
22
Reduced
18
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$4.86M
2
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
+$1.79M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$886K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$634K
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$552K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$3.94M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.72M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.42M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$1.24M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$434K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$973K -$50.6K -3,463 -5%
WAM
27
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$920K +$207K +14,153 +29%
FNYS
28
First New York Securities
New York
$847K +$485K +33,153 +133%
CT
29
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$582K +$10.2K +700 +2%
AC
30
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
$562K -$4.39K -300 -0.8%
Deutsche Bank
31
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$454K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
32
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$333K -$50.2K -3,432 -13%
Neuberger Berman Group
33
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$303K – – –
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$269K +$112K +7,638 +71%
SKK
35
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$267K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$263K -$121K -8,276 -31%
VFS
37
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$252K +$253K +17,330 New
AIG
38
American International Group
New York
$216K +$160K +10,972 +284%
OC
39
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$209K +$36.6K +2,500 +21%
AP
40
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$199K +$107K +7,339 +116%
BA
41
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$186K +$187K +12,762 New
CA
42
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$181K +$181K +12,400 New
SI
43
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$167K +$482 +33 +0.3%
ACM
44
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$161K +$112K +7,685 +231%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$159K -$263K -17,969 -62%
Envestnet Asset Management
46
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$159K +$160K +10,911 New
UCFA
47
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$159K +$160K +10,911 New
IAS
48
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$151K +$152K +10,384 New
CTC
49
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$148K – – –
MTIM
50
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$146K +$146K +10,000 New
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

63 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $112M — up 4% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FRA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aegon USA Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.86M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.94M.

  • 63 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q1 2014, up from 56 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $112M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $4.86M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q1 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $3.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.