BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FD DSU
COM NEW · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 09255R202
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($105.6k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $9.70.
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 101 |
| Q4 2022 | 104 |
| Q1 2023 | 100 |
| Q2 2023 | 89 |
| Q3 2023 | 87 |
| Q4 2023 | 82 |
| Q1 2024 | 83 |
| Q2 2024 | 76 |
| Q3 2024 | 86 |
| Q4 2024 | 91 |
| Q1 2025 | 87 |
| Q2 2025 | 91 |
| Q3 2025 | 92 |
| Q4 2025 | 101 |
| Q1 2026 | 90 |
| Q2 2026 | 102 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 43 | 20 |
| Q4 2024 | 49 | 22 |
| Q1 2025 | 49 | 32 |
| Q2 2025 | 39 | 34 |
| Q3 2025 | 51 | 31 |
| Q4 2025 | 50 | 34 |
| Q1 2026 | 41 | 44 |
| Q2 2026 | 52 | 37 |
Biggest buyers
| GREENUP STREET WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +103.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | Added | +67.3k |
| Bison Wealth, LLC | Added | +54.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +45.4k |
| GraniteShares Advisors LLC | Added | +35.6k |
| Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC | New | +30.9k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | Added | +27.6k |
| Clear Street Group Inc. | New | +25.8k |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | New | +24.2k |
| J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. | New | +21.2k |
Biggest sellers
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC | Reduced | -98.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | Reduced | -37.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -26.3k |
| KELLEHER FINANCIAL ADVISORS | Sold out | -23.6k |
| Virtu Financial LLC | Sold out | -17.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Sold out | -17.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -16.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -16.2k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | Reduced | -14.0k |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC | Reduced | -11.6k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-27 | 5.2% |
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $108 | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $43.1m | Reduced -26.3k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.8m $17.1m | Added +67.3k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $13.2m | Reduced -98.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 696.3k $6.8m | Reduced -10.2k |
| OAK HILL ADVISORS LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 578.9k $5.6m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 554.6k $5.4m | Reduced -7.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 552.6k $5.4m | Added +45.4k |
| Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 462.6k $4.5m | Added +7.1k |
| GREENUP STREET WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 396.2k $3.8m | Added +103.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 390.6k $3.8m | Reduced -16.2k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 351.5k $3.4m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. 0.20% of their portfolio | 329.0k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| GraniteShares Advisors LLC 1.70% of their portfolio | 272.3k $2.6m | Added +35.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.5k $2.2m | Reduced -5.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 221.7k $2.2m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 194.1k $1.9m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Bison Wealth, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 187.0k $1.8m | Added +54.0k |
| PMG Family Office LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 168.1k $1.6m | Added +17.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.9k $1.3m | Added +6.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.2k $1.1m | Reduced -11 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.7k $1.1m | Added +4.1k |
| Whipplewood Advisors, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 98.9k $959.6k | Reduced -3.8k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.5k $829.4k | Reduced -2.9k |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 84.2k $816.3k | Reduced -440 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.1k $728.0k | Reduced -37.8k |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 73.6k $714.6k | Reduced -6.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.4k $712.1k | Reduced -4.5k |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.4k $644.5k | Added +9.3k |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.1k $621.8k | Reduced -5.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.1k $582.7k | Reduced -135 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.5k $567.0k | Reduced -500 |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.0k $475.3k | Added +14.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.8k $453.0k | Unchanged |
| MELFA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.23% of their portfolio | 43.4k $421.3k | Reduced -373 |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.5k $412.0k | Added +27.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.3k $409.9k | Added +36 |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 39.9k $387.3k | Reduced -11.6k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.6k $354.8k | Reduced -5.9k |
| Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 36.0k $349.0k | Added +633 |
| Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 30.9k $300.1k | New |
| Nepsis Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 29.6k $287.6k | Added +12.0k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $282.4k | Reduced -79 |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 28.6k $277.0k | Unchanged |
| Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $259.7k | Reduced -6.3k |
| Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.5k $257.1k | Added +11.0k |
| Strong Retirement Solutions LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 26.5k $257.1k | Added +11.0k |
| Clear Street Group Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.8k $249.9k | New |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.0k $242.7k | Unchanged |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 24.6k $238.4k | Added +864 |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $235.1k | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.5k $218.0k | Reduced -9.9k |
| J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.2k $205.8k | New |
| Trek Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.8k $201.3k | Unchanged |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.3k $187.3k | Unchanged |
| RFG Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.6k $180.2k | New |
| Advyzon Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.6k $160.8k | Added +12.1k |
| KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.3k $158.1k | Added +358 |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.0k $155.4k | New |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.3k $148.4k | Unchanged |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.1k $146.7k | Added +1.1k |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $144.6k | Added +198 |
| Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.9k $135.3k | Added +557 |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $115.2k | Reduced -90 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $113.5k | Added +1 |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $112.4k | Reduced -14.0k |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $109.0k | New |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.1k $108.1k | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $106.0k | New |
| Stirlingshire Investments, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 10.9k $105.6k | New |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $105.4k | New |
| WHALEROCK POINT PARTNERS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.4k $100.8k | New |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.3k $99.9k | Reduced -9.6k |
| Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.1k $98.3k | New |
| Kathmere Capital Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0k $97.2k | New |
| MATRIX PRIVATE CAPITAL GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.0k $97.0k | Unchanged |
| STEVENS CAPITAL PARTNERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.0k $97.0k | New |
| Darwin Wealth Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.8k $94.8k | Unchanged |
| PRIVATE TRUST CO NA 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.1k $78.3k | New |
| CKW FINANCIAL GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7k $75.0k | Added +37 |
| MTM Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.7k $64.5k | Added +197 |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $48.5k | Reduced -538 |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2k $41.1k | Added +1.4k |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2k $40.7k | Reduced -998 |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $40.2k | Added +45 |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0k $38.5k | Added +3.5k |
| Activest Wealth Management 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9k $37.7k | New |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2k $30.7k | Added +2.6k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0k $29.1k | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3k $21.8k | Added +573 |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2k $21.0k | Added +9 |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $15.9k | First filing |
| Financial Gravity Companies, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $9.7k | First filing |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 536 $5.2k | Unchanged |
| HIGHLINE WEALTH PARTNERS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $4.8k | Unchanged |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 364 $3.5k | New |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 330 $3.2k | Unchanged |
| Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 300 $2.9k | Unchanged |
| Caldwell Trust Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 275 $2.7k | Unchanged |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 221 $2.2k | Reduced -195 |
| Axiom Investment Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97 $941 | New |