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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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67 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 17

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 67 (+4)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $112M → $113M (+$1.21M)

0.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.48% → 20.55% (+0.08%)

Holders
67
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.35%
% of All Funds
1.93%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
17
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$3.32M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$805K
3
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$638K
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$609K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$607K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$5.12M
2
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
-$1.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$895K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$889K
5
AC
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
-$562K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAM
26
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$958K +$31.7K +2,195 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$909K -$68.5K -4,747 -7%
CA
28
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$830K +$638K +44,253 +357%
CT
29
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$629K +$42.9K +2,975 +7%
EML
30
Eos Management LP
New York
$556K +$547K +37,938 New
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$498K +$333K +23,116 +212%
UCFA
32
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$498K +$333K +23,116 +212%
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$437K -$19.8K -1,375 -4%
FFA
34
First Foundation Advisors
California
$421K +$415K +28,761 New
DA
35
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$418K +$412K +28,555 New
MFS
36
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$350K +$339K +23,503 +5,876%
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$341K +$6.38K +442 +2%
Neuberger Berman Group
38
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$305K – – –
VKH
39
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$303K +$299K +20,691 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
40
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$280K +$15.2K +1,057 +6%
HighTower Advisors
41
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$270K – – –
SKK
42
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$268K – – –
Jane Street
43
Jane Street
New York
$255K +$251K +17,374 New
VFS
44
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$254K – – –
AIG
45
American International Group
New York
$242K +$24.5K +1,700 +11%
NPC
46
National Planning Corporation
California
$221K +$217K +15,057 New
ICAS
47
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$197K +$195K +13,505 New
BA
48
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$187K – – –
AP
49
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$181K -$18.6K -1,292 -9%
OC
50
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$161K -$47.9K -3,323 -23%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

67 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $113M — up 1.1% from $112M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FRA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aegon USA Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.32M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $5.12M.

  • 67 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q2 2014, up from 63 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $113M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $3.32M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $5.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.