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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA

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
SWP
76
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$52K +$53.3K +3,801 New
CPIG
77
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$45K +$477 +34 +1%
BFEC
78
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$30K +$30.2K +2,150 New
RFC
79
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$23K +$22.6K +1,609 New
APSP
80
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$22K +$295 +21 +1%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
81
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$21K -$2.62M -187,088 -99%
WAM
82
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$21K +$168 +12 +0.8%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
83
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$17K -$8.02K -572 -31%
PWM
84
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$10K – – –
TFA
85
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$10K – – –
BWA
86
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$8K – – –
HCM
87
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$7K – – –
TCM
88
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$5K +$84 +6 +2%
TRCT
89
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K +$4.2K +299 New
JIP
90
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
– -$739K -51,482 Closed
PWPCM
91
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
– -$735 -51,151 Closed
WAM
92
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$360K -25,115 Closed
DA
93
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$360K -25,069 Closed
TFCP
94
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$328K -22,837 Closed
BAM
95
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
– -$174K -12,142 Closed
NFG
96
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$44K -3,100 Closed
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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.