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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $173M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 18

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $154M → $173M (+$19.7M)

2.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.21% → 33.32% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 74 (-2)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
74
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.63%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
9
Increased
33
Reduced
18
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$3.52M
2
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$1.98M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.75M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.49M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$1.39M
2
SCM
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
-$933K
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$499K
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$446K
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$311K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
26
LPL Financial
California
$1.3M +$725K +53,582 +133%
CIA
27
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.3M -$33.8K -2,500 -3%
KA
28
Klingman & Associates
New York
$1.2M -$34.6K -2,556 -3%
SRC
29
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.17M – – –
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.1M -$70.2K -5,191 -6%
CT
31
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$1.03M +$25.1K +1,857 +3%
UR
32
USCA RIA
Texas
$999K +$189K +13,950 +24%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$957K +$38.5K +2,843 +5%
RJA
34
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$928K +$552K +40,831 +156%
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$829K +$66.9K +4,948 +9%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
36
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$734K +$9.63K +712 +1%
JIP
37
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$641K +$8.35K +617 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
38
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$484K +$148K +10,929 +46%
UCFA
39
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$474K +$462K +34,174 New
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$452K +$441K +32,587 New
COLIM
41
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$400K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
42
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$395K +$13.8K +1,019 +4%
MFS
43
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$393K +$5.59K +413 +1%
LTFS
44
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$379K +$11.8K +872 +3%
TFCP
45
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$317K +$309K +22,837 New
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
$303K +$3.02K +223 +1%
RJFSA
47
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$287K +$19.7K +1,454 +8%
SCM
48
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$274K -$933K -69,000 -78%
TI
49
Telemetry Investments
New York
$248K -$232K -17,182 -49%
CI
50
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$241K +$235K +17,360 New
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

74 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $173M — up 13% from $154M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FRA and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was Relative Value Partners Group, adding an estimated $3.52M. The largest seller was Mariner Investment Group, cutting an estimated $1.39M.

  • 74 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q3 2016, down from 76 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $173M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $3.52M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Mariner Investment Group, an estimated $1.39M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.