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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $155M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 6

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 19

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6681 (+15)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $129M → $155M (+$25.2M)

5.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.51%32.09% (+5.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+22.73%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
21
Increased
30
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
51
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$322K +$2.74K +214 +0.9%
PNC Financial Services Group
52
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$319K +$154 +12 +0%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
53
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$317K -$51.4K -4,015 -14%
FAAS
54
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$306K +$55.8K +4,355 +22%
CC
55
Caxton Corporation
New Jersey
$287K -$20.5K -1,603 -7%
RJFSA
56
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$284K +$62.7K +4,895 +29%
VFS
57
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$238K +$6.55K +512 +3%
Squarepoint
58
Squarepoint
New York
$231K +$229K +17,900 New
RJA
59
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$209K +$207K +16,164 New
Neuberger Berman Group
60
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$200K -$4.21K -329 -2%
CS
61
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$198K
HighTower Advisors
62
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$173K +$24K +1,876 +16%
IA
63
IFP Advisors
Florida
$161K +$160K +12,498 New
AIM
64
Allen Investment Management
New York
$152K -$163K -12,718 -52%
SKK
65
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$144K +$142K +11,130 New
BA
66
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$141K
EML
67
Eos Management LP
New York
$139K +$138K +10,794 New
BCMIO
68
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$134K +$5.12K +400 +4%
AIG
69
American International Group
New York
$125K -$132K -10,321 -52%
JIR
70
James Investment Research
Ohio
$119K
Creative Planning
71
Creative Planning
Kansas
$61K +$34.8K +2,721 +134%
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$54K -$2.7K -211 -5%
DADC
73
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$19K
WAM
74
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$10K +$9.44K +737 New
AWMS
75
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$9K +$9.27K +724 New

FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $155M — up 19% from $129M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FRA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Relative Value Partners Group, adding an estimated $6.65M. The largest seller was Alpha Cubed Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.07M sold.

  • 81 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q4 2015, up from 66 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $155M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $6.65M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Alpha Cubed Investments, an estimated $7.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.