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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $143M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 24

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $144M → $143M (-$1.1M)

1.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.02% → 26.2% (-1.8%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 84 (-4)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 15

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
84
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
1.93%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
31
Reduced
24
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$3.73M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.62M
3
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
+$1.46M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.46M
5
RCA
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
+$1.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
-$13.2M
2
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
-$2.91M
3
PMG
Private Management Group
California
-$2.38M
4
SCM
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
-$1.79M
5
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
-$1.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AWM
51
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$207K -$51.9K -3,625 -20%
SFWA
52
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$198K +$34.4K +2,400 +21%
SBIA
53
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$193K +$191K +13,300 New
QCIG
54
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$175K +$172K +11,998 New
SS
55
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$174K -$18.5K -1,288 -10%
AOWM
56
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$171K -$2.87K -200 -2%
Neuberger Berman Group
57
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$171K – – –
WCM
58
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$168K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
59
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$158K – – –
M&T Bank
60
M&T Bank
New York
$151K – – –
RCA
61
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$150K +$148K +10,339 New
ASN
62
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$128K +$72 +5 +0.1%
PCM
63
Penserra Capital Management
California
$110K +$2.11K +147 +2%
SPIA
64
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$104K +$28.7K +2,000 +38%
GWM
65
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$97K -$2.91M -203,410 -97%
Cohen & Steers
66
Cohen & Steers
New York
$89K -$23K -1,607 -21%
SWM
67
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$74K – – –
Citigroup
68
Citigroup
New York
$68K -$3.45K -241 -5%
PNC Financial Services Group
69
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$64K – – –
SWP
70
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$55K – – –
IA
71
IFP Advisors
Florida
$54K – – –
MPWT
72
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$48.7K +$48K +3,350 New
BFEC
73
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$31K – – –
M
74
MOTCO
Texas
$24K +$24K +1,673 New
APSP
75
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$23K +$287 +20 +1%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

84 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $143M — down 0.77% from $144M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of FRA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Eaton Vance Management, adding an estimated $3.73M. The largest seller was Relative Value Partners Group, cutting an estimated $13.2M.

  • 84 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q1 2018, down from 88 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $143M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q1 2018, down 0.77% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $3.73M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $13.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.