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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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93 hedge funds and large institutions have $168M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $152M → $168M (+$16.3M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 93 (+4)

1.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.93% → 38.85% (+1.9%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 32

Holders
93
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.49%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
33
Reduced
32
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$5.84M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.48M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$1.09M
4
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
+$1.02M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.01M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OCM
Oaktree Capital Management
California
-$5.85M
2
GIM
Guild Investment Management
California
-$1.3M
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$1.05M
4
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$530K
5
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
-$436K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$978K -$228K -19,212 -19%
LWM
27
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$972K -$278K -23,445 -23%
PMG
28
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$907K -$33.8K -2,855 -4%
CIA
29
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$892K -$8.68K -732 -1%
DADC
30
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$862K -$16.4K -1,382 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$857K +$151K +12,762 +22%
QC
32
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
$849K +$831K +70,117 New
Osaic Holdings
33
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$805K +$212K +17,931 +37%
PAS
34
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$792K +$68.2K +5,758 +10%
6M
35
6 Meridian
Kansas
$775K -$15.2K -1,280 -2%
SRC
36
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$739K -$5.92K -500 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$731K -$360K -30,404 -34%
HKAM
38
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$718K – – –
AA
39
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$695K -$436K -36,829 -39%
BRWA
40
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$680K +$33.1K +2,789 +5%
AA
41
Apriem Advisors
California
$608K +$21.4K +1,804 +4%
LCM
42
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$553K +$541K +45,672 New
SBIA
43
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$529K +$65.2K +5,500 +14%
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$478K -$44.4K -3,745 -9%
ZA
45
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$464K – – –
9WM
46
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$460K -$2.96K -250 -0.7%
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$459K +$91.6K +7,732 +26%
WAM
48
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$363K +$301K +25,384 +543%
IWM
49
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$358K +$6.58K +555 +2%
RJFSA
50
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$333K -$70.2K -5,926 -18%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

93 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $168M — up 11% from $152M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FRA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.84M. The largest seller was Oaktree Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.85M sold.

  • 93 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q4 2020, up from 89 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $168M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2020, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2020 and 10 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2020 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $5.84M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2020 was Oaktree Capital Management, an estimated $5.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.