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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $117M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 6

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 19

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 60 → 75 (+15)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $110M → $117M (+$6.79M)

3.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.67% → 24.09% (+3.4%)

Holders
75
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
2%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
25
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
+$6.23M
2
ACI
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
+$2.47M
3
RCA
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
+$1.84M
4
RVP
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
+$1.69M
5
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
+$1.64M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.4M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$2.19M
3
CFA
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
-$1.84M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.37M
5
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$417K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RCM
26
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.04M +$586K +43,078 +124%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$958K +$121K +8,908 +14%
AQR Capital Management
28
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$918K +$754K +55,471 +425%
HNB
29
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$860K – – –
LCM
30
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$793K +$805K +59,242 New
CA
31
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$759K – – –
TI
32
Telemetry Investments
New York
$742K +$753K +55,382 New
UBS Group
33
UBS Group
Switzerland
$723K +$735K +54,028 New
CT
34
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$708K +$175K +12,893 +32%
MFS
35
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$680K +$308K +22,649 +80%
VKH
36
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$591K +$376K +27,664 +168%
UCFA
37
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$489K -$75.8K -5,577 -13%
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$486K -$42.3K -3,113 -8%
WAM
39
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$458K -$82.9K -6,099 -15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
40
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$451K -$56.6K -4,163 -11%
PIA
41
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$422K +$292K +21,500 +215%
DA
42
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$422K +$429K +31,531 New
FFA
43
First Foundation Advisors
California
$405K +$411K +30,232 New
CAS
44
CTC Alternative Strategies
Illinois
$368K +$374K +27,520 New
VFS
45
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$368K +$140K +10,303 +60%
LCM
46
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$361K +$366K +26,957 New
SFS
47
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$356K -$417K -30,659 -54%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
48
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$351K -$39.9K -2,938 -10%
JIR
49
James Investment Research
Ohio
$336K – – –
HighTower Advisors
50
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$276K -$22.5K -1,658 -7%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

75 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $117M — up 6.2% from $110M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FRA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mariner Investment Group, adding an estimated $6.23M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2.4M.

  • 75 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q4 2014, up from 60 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $117M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Mariner Investment Group, an estimated $6.23M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.