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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $125M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

4.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.35%28.59% (+4.2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 99100 (+1)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 24

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $125M (-$15M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 31

Holders
100
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.01%
% of All Funds
2.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
26
Increased
26
Reduced
31
Closed
24
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$13.4M +$5.95M +461,668 +71%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.5M +$1.02M +79,050 +10%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$9.14M +$9.95M +772,207 New
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$7.41M -$8.49M -658,575 -51%
RCA
5
Restructuring Capital Associates
Connecticut
$6.57M +$1.45M +112,895 +26%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.06M -$1.73M -134,567 -21%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$5.15M +$1.49M +115,850 +37%
AUIM
8
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$4.95M +$4.89M +379,440 +1,043%
FFA
9
First Foundation Advisors
California
$4.61M -$76.5K -5,939 -2%
AAM
10
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.78M -$102K -7,954 -2%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.48M -$1.51M -117,045 -29%
FIMG
12
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$3.36M +$3.64M +282,595 New
EVM
13
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$3.14M
CRC
14
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.14M +$1.68M +130,085 +261%
NCM
15
Next Capital Management
New York
$2.07M +$2.24M +173,810 New
LCM
16
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.04M +$2.08M +161,484 +1,595%
WAM
17
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.99M +$1.75M +136,143 +440%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.89M +$321K +24,897 +19%
PMG
19
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.48M -$101K -7,832 -6%
SAM
20
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.41M +$21.7K +1,688 +1%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.32M -$263K -20,429 -16%
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.28M -$240K -18,595 -15%
MIG
23
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.22M +$1.32M +102,270 New
JIP
24
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.21M -$114K -8,819 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$992K -$273K -21,204 -20%

FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

100 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $125M — down 11% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FRA positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.95M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $8.49M.

  • 100 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q4 2018, up from 99 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $125M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $9.95M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $8.49M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.