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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $144M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

271% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 7

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 88 (+19)

0.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.9% → 28.02% (+0.12%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $149M → $144M (-$5.57M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
88
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+27.54%
% of All Funds
2%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
26
Increased
23
Reduced
30
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$2.66M
2
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
+$1.05M
3
FFA
First Foundation Advisors
California
+$1.04M
4
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$931K
5
CS
Comerica Securities
Michigan
+$885K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.92M
2
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$2.62M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.04M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$854K
5
UR
USCA RIA
Texas
-$819K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OFG
51
OTA Financial Group
New York
$230K +$234K +16,707 New
SPC
52
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$205K -$23.4K -1,665 -10%
LPL Financial
53
LPL Financial
California
$203K +$31.7K +2,262 +18%
FHA
54
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$201K -$53.3K -3,802 -21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
55
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$195K +$4.38K +312 +2%
BF
56
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$193K +$197K +14,030 New
SS
57
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$183K +$186K +13,289 New
SI
58
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$173K +$176K +12,531 New
AOWM
59
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$165K -$5.61K -400 -3%
Neuberger Berman Group
60
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$163K – – –
WCM
61
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$160K +$163K +11,630 New
SFWA
62
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$154K +$157K +11,200 New
JP Morgan Chase
63
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$150K +$152K +10,859 New
LCM
64
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$147K +$149K +10,632 New
M&T Bank
65
M&T Bank
New York
$143K – – –
Goldman Sachs
66
Goldman Sachs
New York
$143K +$146K +10,388 New
AA
67
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$141K +$143K +10,200 New
ASN
68
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$122K +$70 +5 +0.1%
Cohen & Steers
69
Cohen & Steers
New York
$106K – – –
PCM
70
Penserra Capital Management
California
$102K +$39.3K +2,799 +60%
SPIA
71
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$71K +$72.9K +5,200 New
SWM
72
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$70K +$71.4K +5,091 New
Citigroup
73
Citigroup
New York
$68K -$9.9K -706 -13%
PNC Financial Services Group
74
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$60K – – –
IA
75
IFP Advisors
Florida
$54K -$40.7K -2,900 -43%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

88 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $144M — down 3.7% from $149M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FRA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Relative Value Partners Group, adding an estimated $2.66M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.92M.

  • 88 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q4 2017, up from 69 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $144M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2017, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $2.66M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.