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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 17

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 67 (+4)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $112M → $113M (+$1.21M)

0.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.48% → 20.55% (+0.08%)

Holders
67
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.35%
% of All Funds
1.93%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
17
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$3.32M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$805K
3
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$638K
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$609K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$607K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$5.12M
2
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
-$1.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$895K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$889K
5
AC
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
-$562K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
51
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$160K – – –
SI
52
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$154K -$12.7K -882 -8%
IAS
53
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$152K – – –
CTC
54
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$149K – – –
Barclays
55
Barclays
United Kingdom
$142K +$274 +19 +0.2%
BCMIO
56
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$141K +$139K +9,650 New
Citigroup
57
Citigroup
New York
$139K +$317 +22 +0.2%
Creative Planning
58
Creative Planning
Kansas
$30K – – –
DADC
59
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$22K – – –
BRWA
60
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$16.5K +$16.3K +1,128 New
AWM
61
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$15K – – –
TRCT
62
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$10K +$4.33K +300 +80%
LTFS
63
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K – – –
HCM
64
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$7.84K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
65
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$7K – – –
M
66
MOTCO
Texas
$6K – – –
MA
67
MUFG Americas
New York
$2K – – –
GSC
68
Ground Swell Capital
South Carolina
$1K +$1.44K +100 New
ARC
69
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
– -$1.3M -89,192 Closed
AC
70
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$562K -38,600 Closed
ACM
71
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
– -$161K -11,017 Closed
MTIM
72
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$146K -10,000 Closed
AllianceBernstein
73
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
– -$14K -960 Closed
WRM
74
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
– -$13K -914 Closed
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

67 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $113M — up 1.1% from $112M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FRA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aegon USA Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.32M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $5.12M.

  • 67 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q2 2014, up from 63 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $113M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $3.32M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $5.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.