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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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%)

Holders
67
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.35%
% of All Funds
1.93%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
17
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$3.32M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$805K
3
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$638K
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$609K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$607K

Top Sellers

1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$5.12M
2
ARC
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
-$1.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$895K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$889K
5
AC
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
-$562K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.4M -$895K -62,013 -5%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$16.2M -$5.12M -354,986 -24%
AUIM
3
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$8.24M +$3.32M +230,239 +69%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.32M +$607K +42,060 +9%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$6.2M +$805K +55,776 +15%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$4.96M -$889K -61,591 -15%
SCM
7
Saba Capital Management
New York
$4.87M +$599K +41,539 +14%
PPA
8
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.39M +$609K +42,195 +16%
HK
9
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$4.06M -$9.54K -661 -0.2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.89M +$52.5K +3,636 +2%
AAM
11
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.8M -$276K -19,134 -9%
RCM
12
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.55M – – –
TAM
13
Trust Asset Management
Texas
$2.21M -$212K -14,716 -9%
CFA
14
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$2.05M +$33K +2,286 +2%
MIG
15
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.79M – – –
CIA
16
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.69M -$92.7K -6,427 -5%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$1.55M +$93.1K +6,450 +6%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.5M -$5.05K -350 -0.3%
SFS
19
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.44M -$88K -6,100 -6%
PMG
20
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.31M +$62.1K +4,303 +5%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.2M -$3.42K -237 -0.3%
SRC
22
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.2M -$14.4K -1,000 -1%
U
23
UBS
Switzerland
$1.16M -$152K -10,538 -12%
JIR
24
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.03M – – –
FNYS
25
First New York Securities
New York
$965K +$111K +7,704 +13%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

67 of the 3,479 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.