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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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69 hedge funds and large institutions have $136M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 9

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 68 → 69 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.32% → 26.02% (-0.3%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 24

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $143M → $136M (-$6.43M)

Holders
69
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.47%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
23
Reduced
24
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$3.73M
2
SCM
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
+$1.46M
3
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$1.45M
4
SAM
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
+$1.32M
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$976K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
-$4.41M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.47M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.39M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.34M
5
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$919K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJA
26
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.2M -$384K -26,880 -24%
UR
27
USCA RIA
Texas
$1.16M +$18K +1,260 +2%
SRC
28
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.01M -$82.2K -5,750 -7%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$995K +$685K +47,857 +210%
CRC
30
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$960K +$976K +68,213 New
AA
31
Apriem Advisors
California
$862K +$257K +17,950 +41%
PWPCM
32
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$720K -$753K -52,660 -51%
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$581K -$72.7K -5,080 -11%
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$499K +$507K +35,479 New
WAM
35
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$491K +$499K +34,900 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$433K +$36.8K +2,572 +9%
GWM
37
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$347K -$150K -10,500 -30%
Millennium Management
38
Millennium Management
New York
$341K -$18.6K -1,299 -5%
MML Investors Services
39
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$324K -$1.07K -75 -0.3%
TFCP
40
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$322K – – –
DA
41
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$289K +$293K +20,515 New
AIM
42
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$269K – – –
FHA
43
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$258K +$14.5K +1,011 +6%
SPC
44
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$257K -$95.9K -6,706 -27%
CI
45
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$244K – – –
TSS
46
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$242K +$245K +17,154 New
SFS
47
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$233K +$237K +16,560 New
SI
48
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$222K +$27.8K +1,945 +14%
AG
49
Advisor Group
Arizona
$216K -$43.1K -3,011 -16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
50
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$210K -$81.5K -5,700 -28%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

69 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $136M — down 4.5% from $143M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FRA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Eaton Vance Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.73M. The largest seller was Westchester Capital Management (New York), exiting entirely with an estimated $4.41M sold.

  • 69 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q2 2017, up from 68 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $136M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2017, down 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $3.73M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Westchester Capital Management (New York), an estimated $4.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.