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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $152M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $153M → $152M (-$756K)

1.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.19%36.93% (-1.3%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9389 (-4)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 36

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 12

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
89
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.3%
% of All Funds
1.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
28
Reduced
36
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$34.6M -$1.21M -105,083 -3%
RVPG
2
Relative Value Partners Group
$18.3M +$1.23M +106,543 +7%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.7M +$4.21M +365,896 +56%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$8.09M -$20.3K -1,762 -0.2%
PCM
5
Penserra Capital Management
California
$7.07M +$402K +34,907 +6%
RCM
6
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$6.43M -$5.65M -490,743 -47%
EVM
7
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$6.05M +$150 +13 +0%
OCM
8
Oaktree Capital Management
California
$5.85M -$218K -18,974 -4%
GC
9
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.49M +$163K +14,177 +4%
AAM
10
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.24M -$32K -2,778 -0.7%
NCM
11
Next Capital Management
New York
$3.86M -$47.8K -4,149 -1%
CRC
12
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.25M -$262K -22,793 -10%
AUIM
13
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$2.24M -$324K -28,100 -13%
FFA
14
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.84M -$133K -11,579 -7%
Rockefeller Capital Management
15
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$1.82M +$8.64K +750 +0.5%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.81M -$30.7K -2,669 -2%
Baird Financial Group
17
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.64M +$60.6K +5,260 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.54M +$106K +9,205 +7%
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.53M +$8K +695 +0.5%
SAM
20
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.31M
GIM
21
Guild Investment Management
California
$1.3M -$22.9K -1,990 -2%
SFS
22
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.21M -$749K -65,026 -38%
LWM
23
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$1.19M +$176K +15,243 +17%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.15M -$10.8K -939 -0.9%
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.14M -$838K -72,744 -42%

FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

89 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $152M — down 0.49% from $153M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of FRA and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.21M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $5.65M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q3 2020, down from 93 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $152M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2020, down 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.21M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2020 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $5.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.