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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund

93 hedge funds and large institutions have $153M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 28

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $123M → $153M (+$29.8M)

4.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.5%38.19% (+4.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10193 (-8)

53% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
93
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-7.92%
% of All Funds
1.91%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
36
Reduced
28
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$34.8M +$4.84M +443,464 +17%
RVPG
2
Relative Value Partners Group
$16.6M +$1.04M +95,088 +7%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$11.7M +$7.28M +667,285 +174%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$7.89M +$698K +64,043 +10%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.29M -$779K -71,452 -10%
PCM
6
Penserra Capital Management
California
$6.49M +$260K +23,859 +4%
OCM
7
Oaktree Capital Management
California
$5.89M +$2.92M +267,327 +103%
EVM
8
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$5.84M
GC
9
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.2M -$399K -36,629 -9%
AAM
10
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.15M +$80.3K +7,360 +2%
NCM
11
Next Capital Management
New York
$3.8M +$204K +18,690 +6%
AUIM
12
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$2.49M +$273K +25,000 +13%
CRC
13
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.44M +$1.08M +99,208 +83%
FFA
14
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.92M -$470K -43,067 -20%
PPA
15
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.92M +$212K +19,449 +13%
SFS
16
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.91M +$721K +66,098 +63%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.79M +$138K +12,653 +9%
Rockefeller Capital Management
18
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$1.76M +$356K +32,600 +26%
Baird Financial Group
19
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.54M +$3.42K +314 +0.2%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.48M +$50.6K +4,641 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.4M +$459K +42,112 +51%
GIM
22
Guild Investment Management
California
$1.28M -$9.27K -850 -0.7%
SAM
23
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.27M -$80.7K -7,400 -6%
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$1.15M -$1.14M -104,902 -51%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.13M +$164K +15,078 +18%

FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

93 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $153M — up 24% from $123M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of FRA and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $7.28M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $1.33M.

  • 93 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q2 2020, down from 101 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $153M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2020, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2020 and 15 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2020 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $7.28M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2020 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.