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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $126M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 25

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 89 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.2% → 24.37% (-1.8%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $143M → $126M (-$17.3M)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.95%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
32
Reduced
25
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NMC
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
+$1.32M
2
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$1.06M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1M
4
CT
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
+$764K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$550K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
-$8.21M
2
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$3.73M
3
RCA
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
-$1.82M
4
FFA
First Foundation Advisors
California
-$851K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$792K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCM
51
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$254K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
52
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$251K +$9.09K +636 +4%
CIBC World Market
53
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$250K +$257K +18,000 New
LPL Financial
54
LPL Financial
California
$231K -$17.8K -1,248 -7%
DC
55
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$230K +$2.63K +184 +1%
PAG
56
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$224K +$231K +16,162 New
MSU
57
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
$209K +$214K +15,000 New
SFWA
58
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$198K – – –
M&T Bank
59
M&T Bank
New York
$187K +$42.9K +3,000 +29%
FHA
60
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$175K -$34.7K -2,429 -16%
SPIA
61
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$170K +$71.5K +5,000 +69%
QCIG
62
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$168K +$1.69K +118 +1%
AOWM
63
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$164K – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
64
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$164K – – –
WCM
65
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$156K -$5.72K -400 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
66
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$151K – – –
PCM
67
Penserra Capital Management
California
$140K +$36.1K +2,525 +33%
ASN
68
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$122K +$71 +5 +0.1%
Cohen & Steers
69
Cohen & Steers
New York
$85K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
70
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$83K +$22.7K +1,588 +36%
SWM
71
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$71K – – –
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$65K +$143 +10 +0.2%
APA
73
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$48K +$49.3K +3,450 New
MPWT
74
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$46.6K – – –
IA
75
IFP Advisors
Florida
$46K -$8.79K -615 -16%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

89 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $126M — down 12% from $143M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FRA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nine Masts Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.32M. The largest seller was Relative Value Partners Group, cutting an estimated $8.21M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q2 2018, up from 84 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $126M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2018, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Nine Masts Capital, an estimated $1.32M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $8.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.