BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
FRA
67 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 17
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 63 → 67 (+4)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $112M → $113M (+$1.21M)
0.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 20.48% → 20.55% (+0.08%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
|
+$3.32M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$805K |
| 3 |
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
Asheville,
North Carolina
|
+$638K |
| 4 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$609K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$607K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.12M |
| 2 |
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$895K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$889K |
| 5 |
AC
Addison Capital
Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
-$562K |
FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
67 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $113M — up 1.1% from $112M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FRA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Aegon USA Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.32M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $5.12M.
- 67 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q2 2014, up from 63 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $113M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $3.32M added.
- The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $5.12M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.