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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $126M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 25

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 89 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.2% → 24.37% (-1.8%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $143M → $126M (-$17.3M)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.95%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
32
Reduced
25
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NMC
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
+$1.32M
2
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$1.06M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1M
4
CT
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
+$764K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$550K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
-$8.21M
2
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$3.73M
3
RCA
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
-$1.82M
4
FFA
First Foundation Advisors
California
-$851K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$792K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MWP
26
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.1M +$14.2K +995 +1%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.06M +$12.8K +892 +1%
AA
28
Apriem Advisors
California
$1.03M +$299K +20,900 +39%
DA
29
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.03M +$1.06M +74,164 New
SRC
30
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.03M – – –
HK
31
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$971K -$14.5K -1,016 -1%
G
32
GenTrust
Florida
$970K -$172K -12,042 -15%
HighTower Advisors
33
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$946K -$64K -4,480 -6%
WCMNY
34
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$923K – – –
KA
35
Klingman & Associates
New York
$820K -$113K -7,900 -12%
AIM
36
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$648K +$28.7K +2,008 +5%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$615K – – –
DADC
38
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$551K +$65.3K +4,566 +13%
AG
39
Advisor Group
Arizona
$483K +$5.72K +400 +1%
RJA
40
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$483K +$60.8K +4,252 +14%
SFS
41
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$448K +$461K +32,254 New
CAN
42
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$399K +$408K +28,573 New
COLIM
43
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$371K – – –
MML Investors Services
44
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$365K -$19.6K -1,370 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$346K -$32.6K -2,281 -8%
UR
46
USCA RIA
Texas
$338K – – –
CWM
47
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$318K +$62.8K +4,395 New
SBIA
48
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$318K +$137K +9,600 +72%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$306K -$13.9K -974 -4%
RCA
50
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$301K +$161K +11,295 +109%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

89 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $126M — down 12% from $143M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FRA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nine Masts Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.32M. The largest seller was Relative Value Partners Group, cutting an estimated $8.21M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q2 2018, up from 84 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $126M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Nine Masts Capital, an estimated $1.32M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $8.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.