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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $132M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 25

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9089 (-1)

3.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.48%28.33% (-3.1%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $147M → $132M (-$14.3M)

Holders
89
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.11%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
36
Reduced
25
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVPG
1
Relative Value Partners Group
$23M +$715K +55,057 +3%
PPA
2
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$10.1M +$1.45M +111,769 +17%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.55M -$4.06M -312,388 -30%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$9.1M +$13.3K +1,026 +0.1%
RCM
5
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$8.72M +$644K +49,597 +8%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.26M +$454K +34,931 +8%
AAM
7
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.64M -$448K -34,501 -9%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.19M +$2.3M +177,140 +126%
NCM
9
Next Capital Management
New York
$3.87M -$290K -22,323 -7%
EVM
10
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$3.45M -$1.58K -122 -0%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.69M +$279K +21,483 +12%
Rockefeller Capital Management
12
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$2.66M -$25.5K -1,960 -1%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.06M +$223K +17,137 +12%
Baird Financial Group
14
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.02M +$53.1K +4,085 +3%
SFS
15
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$2M +$1.2M +92,256 +158%
SCM
16
Saba Capital Management
New York
$1.77M -$11.5M -884,435 -87%
FFA
17
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.64M +$61.9K +4,768 +4%
CPC
18
Congress Park Capital
New York
$1.62M +$551K +42,411 +53%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.5M +$297K +22,892 +25%
SAM
20
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.49M
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.44M -$660K -50,798 -32%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.37M
WWMSC
23
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$1.19M +$4.35K +335 +0.4%
AUIM
24
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$1.13M -$54.5K -4,200 -5%
DADC
25
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.1M +$47.5K +3,655 +5%

FRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

89 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $132M — down 9.8% from $147M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of FRA and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $2.3M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $11.5M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund (FRA) as of Q2 2021, down from 90 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $132M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2021, down 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2021 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2021 was Ameriprise, an estimated $2.3M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2021 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.