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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $155M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 6

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 19

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 81 (+15)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $129M → $155M (+$25.2M)

5.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.51% → 32.09% (+5.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+22.73%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
21
Increased
30
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$6.65M
2
RCA
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
+$5M
3
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$2.56M
4
KKRC
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
+$2.36M
5
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$1.97M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACI
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
-$7.07M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.69M
3
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$1.64M
4
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$1.17M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$938K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AA
26
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$1.7M +$155K +12,123 +10%
SPCM
27
Sound Point Capital Management
New York
$1.63M +$1.62M +126,533 New
CIA
28
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.41M -$28.6K -2,237 -2%
KIG
29
Kovitz Investment Group
Illinois
$1.34M +$1.33M +104,135 New
WCMNY
30
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$1.2M +$1.19M +93,129 New
KA
31
Klingman & Associates
New York
$1.2M +$1.19M +92,870 New
SCM
32
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$1.12M +$283K +22,140 +34%
Ameriprise
33
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.11M +$47.4K +3,706 +4%
SRC
34
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.09M +$21.8K +1,700 +2%
MFS
35
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.06M +$456K +35,597 +76%
PMG
36
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.03M -$167K -13,067 -14%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
37
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$875K +$16.7K +1,303 +2%
FWCM
38
Fort Warren Capital Management
Massachusetts
$851K +$845K +66,000 New
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$819K +$44.8K +3,503 +6%
CT
40
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$766K +$71.1K +5,555 +10%
TI
41
Telemetry Investments
New York
$714K – – –
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
$655K +$650K +50,786 New
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$634K -$39.7K -3,101 -6%
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$634K – – –
LCM
45
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$568K +$86.9K +6,785 +18%
HNB
46
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$523K – – –
WAM
47
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$513K +$509K +39,765 New
KIM
48
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$469K – – –
CCG
49
Crescent Capital Group
California
$464K – – –
LTFS
50
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$368K -$5.21K -407 -1%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $155M — up 19% from $129M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FRA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Relative Value Partners Group, adding an estimated $6.65M. The largest seller was Alpha Cubed Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.07M sold.

  • 81 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q4 2015, up from 66 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $155M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $6.65M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Alpha Cubed Investments, an estimated $7.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.