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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA

75 hedge funds and large institutions have $171M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 15

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 75 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $173M → $171M (-$2.24M)

1.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 33.32% → 31.89% (-1.4%)

Holders
75
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.35%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
12
Increased
35
Reduced
15
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$1.95M
2
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
+$1.95M
3
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$1.4M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$1.27M
5
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
+$1.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
-$6.52M
2
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
-$3.82M
3
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$3.51M
4
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
-$2.56M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$2.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CT
26
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$1.39M +$311K +22,385 +30%
KA
27
Klingman & Associates
New York
$1.33M +$84.2K +6,050 +7%
SRC
28
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.15M +$1.11M +80,000 New
UR
29
USCA RIA
Texas
$1.06M +$22.4K +1,613 +2%
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$988K -$1.58M -113,653 -62%
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$911K -$17.1K -1,226 -2%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
32
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$776K +$12.9K +930 +2%
JIP
33
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$675K +$8.45K +607 +1%
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$668K +$266K +19,101 +70%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$484K -$19K -1,369 -4%
GWM
36
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$456K +$309K +22,200 +234%
Goldman Sachs
37
Goldman Sachs
New York
$442K +$123K +8,852 +41%
UCFA
38
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$425K -$65.1K -4,676 -14%
COLIM
39
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$415K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
40
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$413K +$2.13K +153 +0.5%
MFS
41
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$385K -$21.7K -1,562 -6%
AA
42
Apriem Advisors
California
$336K +$324K +23,300 New
RJFSA
43
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$332K +$32.2K +2,313 +11%
TFCP
44
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$329K – – –
SCM
45
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$297K +$12.5K +900 +5%
SPC
46
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$288K +$92.5K +6,648 +50%
LIM
47
Longfellow Investment Management
Massachusetts
$281K +$271K +19,503 New
AIM
48
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$275K +$27.8K +2,000 +12%
CI
49
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$250K – – –
MIG
50
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$240K -$1.33M -95,563 -85%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

75 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $171M — down 1.3% from $173M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FRA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.95M. The largest seller was Financial & Investment Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.52M sold.

  • 75 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q4 2016, up from 74 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $171M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $1.95M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $6.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.