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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $144M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

271% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 7

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 88 (+19)

0.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.9% → 28.02% (+0.12%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $149M → $144M (-$5.57M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
88
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+27.54%
% of All Funds
2%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
26
Increased
23
Reduced
30
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$2.66M
2
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
+$1.05M
3
FFA
First Foundation Advisors
California
+$1.04M
4
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$931K
5
CS
Comerica Securities
Michigan
+$885K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.92M
2
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$2.62M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.04M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$854K
5
UR
USCA RIA
Texas
-$819K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$29.7M +$2.66M +189,732 +10%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$16.1M +$641K +45,663 +4%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.7M -$3.92M -279,539 -26%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$9.05M -$1.04M -74,309 -10%
RCA
5
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
$7.07M -$691K -49,288 -9%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.36M +$44.4K +3,164 +0.7%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$6.36M +$861K +61,373 +15%
FFA
8
First Foundation Advisors
California
$5.91M +$1.04M +74,320 +21%
AAM
9
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$5.57M -$148K -10,561 -3%
EVM
10
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$3.59M – – –
GWM
11
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.9M -$312K -22,226 -10%
PMG
12
Private Management Group
California
$2.38M -$19.3K -1,375 -0.8%
PMG
13
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.94M -$54.3K -3,874 -3%
AAMU
14
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$1.93M – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.83M -$145K -10,341 -7%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.82M -$854K -60,877 -32%
SCM
17
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$1.79M +$191K +13,616 +12%
CT
18
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$1.59M +$122K +8,670 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.46M -$29.4K -2,098 -2%
SAM
20
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.38M +$88.9K +6,338 +7%
WWMSC
21
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$1.33M +$1.32M +94,107 New
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.24M -$18.5K -1,321 -1%
CIA
23
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.17M -$38.2K -2,726 -3%
G
24
GenTrust
Florida
$1.13M -$195K -13,908 -15%
HighTower Advisors
25
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.1M -$6.75K -481 -0.6%
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FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

88 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $144M — down 3.7% from $149M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FRA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Relative Value Partners Group, adding an estimated $2.66M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.92M.

  • 88 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q4 2017, up from 69 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $144M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2017, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $2.66M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.