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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 21

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $136M → $149M (+$13.1M)

1.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.02%27.9% (+1.9%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6969 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
69
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
28
Reduced
21
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$28.2M +$3.25M +230,689 +13%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$16.1M +$5.48M +389,104 +53%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.2M -$450K -31,972 -3%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$10.5M -$127K -8,995 -1%
RCA
5
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
$8.07M
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.57M -$1.32M -93,567 -17%
AAM
7
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$5.95M -$22.5K -1,599 -0.4%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$5.74M -$797K -56,566 -12%
FFA
9
First Foundation Advisors
California
$5.08M +$989K +70,202 +25%
EVM
10
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$3.75M
GWM
11
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$3.34M +$2.92M +207,627 +840%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.78M -$257K -18,250 -9%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
13
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$2.71M +$34.1K +2,420 +1%
PMG
14
Private Management Group
California
$2.5M -$9.16K -650 -0.4%
PMG
15
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$2.07M +$170K +12,046 +9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.05M +$831 +59 +0%
AAMU
17
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$2.01M
SCM
18
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$1.66M +$190K +13,510 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.55M +$166K +11,752 +12%
CT
20
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$1.53M +$84.9K +6,025 +6%
G
21
GenTrust
Florida
$1.37M -$70.8K -5,028 -5%
SAM
22
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.34M +$21.1K +1,500 +2%
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.31M -$151K -10,738 -11%
CIA
24
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.26M -$40K -2,839 -3%
UR
25
USCA RIA
Texas
$1.16M

FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

69 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $149M — up 9.6% from $136M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FRA was balanced in Q3 2017: 9 funds opened new positions, 9 closed out, 28 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $5.48M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.32M.

  • 69 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q3 2017, unchanged from Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $149M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.48M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.