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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $129M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 14

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $122M → $129M (+$7.81M)

2.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.04% → 26.51% (+2.5%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 66 (+1)

Holders
66
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.54%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
10
Increased
28
Reduced
14
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$3.38M
2
KKRC
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
+$2.43M
3
RCA
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
+$2.33M
4
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$1.9M
5
ACM
Advent Capital Management
New York
+$1.47M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.52M
2
KA
Klingman & Associates
New York
-$1.24M
3
SJIC
St. James Investment Company
Texas
-$893K
4
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
-$576K
5
PIA
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
-$426K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJFSA
51
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$221K +$226K +17,111 New
VKH
52
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$215K +$219K +16,603 New
Neuberger Berman Group
53
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$205K – – –
CS
54
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$199K – – –
HighTower Advisors
55
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$148K +$151K +11,412 New
BA
56
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$141K – – –
SI
57
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$132K +$135K +10,220 New
BCMIO
58
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$129K – – –
JIR
59
James Investment Research
Ohio
$119K – – –
Citigroup
60
Citigroup
New York
$57K -$64.1K -4,850 -52%
VNA
61
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$37K – – –
Creative Planning
62
Creative Planning
Kansas
$26K +$26.8K +2,027 New
DADC
63
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$20K – – –
BWA
64
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$7K – – –
HCM
65
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$6K – – –
RPG
66
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$5.72K +$5.84K +442 New
ASN
67
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5K +$66 +5 +1%
US Bancorp
68
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
SJIC
69
St. James Investment Company
Texas
– -$893K -66,021 Closed
PIA
70
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
– -$426K -31,500 Closed
DA
71
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$379K -28,047 Closed
SPC
72
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$137K -10,130 Closed
TRCT
73
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$28K -2,074 Closed
WIC
74
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
– -$17K -1,250 Closed
HW
75
Hedeker Wealth
Illinois
– -$1K -120 Closed
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

66 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $129M — up 6.4% from $122M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FRA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Financial & Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $3.38M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.52M.

  • 66 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q3 2015, up from 65 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $129M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2015, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Financial & Investment Management Group, an estimated $3.38M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.