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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $152M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $153M → $152M (-$756K)

1.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.19% → 36.93% (-1.3%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 89 (-4)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 36

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
89
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.3%
% of All Funds
1.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
28
Reduced
36
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.21M
2
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$1.23M
3
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
+$467K
4
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$402K
5
IWM
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
+$334K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$5.65M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$1.21M
3
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$838K
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$749K
5
CCP
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$643K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIM
51
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$262K -$28.6K -2,487 -10%
AAS
52
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$254K +$255K +22,135 New
GCP
53
Gill Capital Partners
Colorado
$250K – – –
PIA
54
Powell Investment Advisors
Florida
$250K +$5.1K +443 +2%
SDWIA
55
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$242K +$2.3K +200 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
56
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$224K -$4.16K -361 -2%
OC
57
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$216K +$62.2K +5,400 +40%
RJA
58
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$214K -$17K -1,478 -7%
EW
59
Element Wealth
Mississippi
$209K +$2.58K +224 +1%
SAM
60
Selway Asset Management
$194K – – –
CT
61
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$181K -$264K -22,940 -59%
CAN
62
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$172K -$67.2K -5,840 -28%
IAIM
63
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$171K – – –
Walleye Capital
64
Walleye Capital
New York
$169K +$169K +14,689 New
Neuberger Berman Group
65
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$168K -$10.5K -914 -6%
HighTower Advisors
66
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$156K +$415 +36 +0.3%
Jane Street
67
Jane Street
New York
$147K +$147K +12,777 New
AOWM
68
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$136K – – –
QCIG
69
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$134K -$7.96K -691 -6%
FHA
70
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$133K – – –
BRWM
71
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$130K +$130K +11,310 New
WCMNY
72
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$111K -$272K -23,579 -71%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
73
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$96K -$11.5K -1,000 -11%
JP Morgan Chase
74
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$95K – – –
WAM
75
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$53K -$91.6K -7,956 -63%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

89 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $152M — down 0.49% from $153M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of FRA and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.21M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $5.65M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q3 2020, down from 93 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $152M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2020, down 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.21M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2020 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $5.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.