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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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69 hedge funds and large institutions have $136M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 9

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 68 → 69 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.32% → 26.02% (-0.3%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 24

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $143M → $136M (-$6.43M)

Holders
69
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.47%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
23
Reduced
24
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$3.73M
2
SCM
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
+$1.46M
3
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$1.45M
4
SAM
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
+$1.32M
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$976K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
-$4.41M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.47M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.39M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.34M
5
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$919K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
51
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$195K +$300 +21 +0.2%
Neuberger Berman Group
52
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$191K -$2.5K -175 -1%
DADC
53
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$187K +$9.38K +656 +5%
AWM
54
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$186K +$188K +13,176 New
AOWM
55
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$175K – – –
ASN
56
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$124K +$72 +5 +0.1%
Citigroup
57
Citigroup
New York
$79K +$20.2K +1,412 +34%
NFG
58
Next Financial Group
Texas
$68K +$2.86K +200 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
59
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$62K -$1.43K -100 -2%
IA
60
IFP Advisors
Florida
$53K – – –
Creative Planning
61
Creative Planning
Kansas
$39K +$7.87K +550 +25%
Cohen & Steers
62
Cohen & Steers
New York
$34K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
63
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$28K – – –
WAM
64
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$22K +$157 +11 +0.7%
APSP
65
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$22K +$272 +19 +1%
HCM
66
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$8K – – –
PCM
67
Penserra Capital Management
California
$8K +$744 +52 +10%
BWA
68
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$7K – – –
TCM
69
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$5K +$4.99K +349 New
WCMNY
70
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
– -$4.41M -304,445 Closed
LPL Financial
71
LPL Financial
California
– -$1.39M -96,578 Closed
JIP
72
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
– -$691K -47,711 Closed
Goldman Sachs
73
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$369K -25,437 Closed
VKH
74
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$237K -16,330 Closed
BA
75
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$149K -10,270 Closed
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

69 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $136M — down 4.5% from $143M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FRA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Eaton Vance Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.73M. The largest seller was Westchester Capital Management (New York), exiting entirely with an estimated $4.41M sold.

  • 69 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q2 2017, up from 68 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $136M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2017, down 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $3.73M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Westchester Capital Management (New York), an estimated $4.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.