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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA

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
GWM
76
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$37K -$57.2K -4,000 -60%
BFEC
77
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$30K – – –
M
78
MOTCO
Texas
$23K – – –
APSP
79
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$22K +$200 +14 +0.9%
BCA
80
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$20K +$21K +1,471 New
CPIG
81
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$18K – – –
CAL
82
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
TFA
83
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$10K – – –
RFC
84
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$10K +$386 +27 +4%
BWA
85
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$8K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
86
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$7K -$3.59K -251 -33%
HCM
87
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$7K – – –
TCM
88
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$5K +$5.25K +367 New
TRCT
89
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K +$4.29K +300 New
WA
90
WP Advisors
California
$2K +$1.96K +137 New
PMG
91
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.9K -$46K -3,221 -2%
SPC
92
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$243K -16,703 Closed
AWM
93
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
– -$207K -14,234 Closed
SS
94
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
– -$174K -12,001 Closed
SWP
95
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$55K -3,801 Closed
PWM
96
Perigon Wealth Management
California
– -$11K -724 Closed
US Bancorp
97
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$7K -475 Closed
WAM
98
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
– -$6K -417 Closed
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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.