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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA

99 hedge funds and large institutions have $140M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 6

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 29

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126M → $140M (+$14.7M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 99 (+10)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 24.37% → 24.35% (-0.02%)

Holders
99
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+11.24%
% of All Funds
2.26%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
16
Increased
36
Reduced
29
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$1.24M
2
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
+$1M
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$690K
4
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$503K
5
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$453K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.91M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$849K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$739K
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$658K
5
RCA
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
-$432K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cohen & Steers
76
Cohen & Steers
New York
$84K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
77
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$77K -$5.19K -375 -6%
SWM
78
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$70K – – –
IA
79
IFP Advisors
Florida
$59K +$14.3K +1,031 +31%
APA
80
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$47.6K – – –
MPWT
81
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$46.2K – – –
SWP
82
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$40K +$39.8K +2,876 New
GWM
83
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$37K – – –
BFEC
84
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$30K +$97 +7 +0.3%
M
85
MOTCO
Texas
$23K – – –
APSP
86
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$21K +$415 +30 +2%
CPIG
87
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$17K – – –
TFA
88
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$10K – – –
OFW
89
Omnia Family Wealth
Florida
$9K +$9.4K +680 New
BWA
90
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$8K – – –
HCM
91
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$7K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
92
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$7K – – –
CFG
93
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$7K +$7.01K +507 New
US Bancorp
94
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K +$6.42K +464 New
TCM
95
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$5K +$69 +5 +1%
WA
96
WP Advisors
California
$2K +$28 +2 +1%
NFG
97
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K +$1.38K +100 New
DC
98
Davenport & Co
Virginia
– -$230K -16,519 Closed
PAG
99
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$224K -16,162 Closed
M&T Bank
100
M&T Bank
New York
– -$187K -13,400 Closed
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

99 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $140M — up 12% from $126M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new FRA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, adding an estimated $1.24M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $1.91M.

  • 99 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q3 2018, up from 89 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $140M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $1.24M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.91M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.