BNY MELLON STRATEGIC MUN BD DSM
COM · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 09662E109
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $5.61.
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 83 |
| Q4 2022 | 87 |
| Q1 2023 | 82 |
| Q2 2023 | 89 |
| Q3 2023 | 91 |
| Q4 2023 | 96 |
| Q1 2024 | 92 |
| Q2 2024 | 98 |
| Q3 2024 | 99 |
| Q4 2024 | 104 |
| Q1 2025 | 96 |
| Q2 2025 | 93 |
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 2023 | 39 | 36 |
| Q4 2023 | 50 | 34 |
| Q1 2024 | 45 | 37 |
| Q2 2024 | 41 | 32 |
| Q3 2024 | 44 | 35 |
| Q4 2024 | 41 | 36 |
| Q1 2025 | 41 | 39 |
| Q2 2025 | 34 | 39 |
Biggest buyers
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Added | +902.0k |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | Added | +830.6k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | Added | +368.9k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | New | +340.6k |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | Added | +238.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +95.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +72.4k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | Added | +69.2k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | Added | +68.5k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | New | +40.0k |
Biggest sellers
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -377.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -212.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -192.1k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC | Reduced | -172.4k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. | Reduced | -92.3k |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | Reduced | -82.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -80.2k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC | Sold out | -66.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Reduced | -61.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -50.5k |
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 |
|---|---|
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
no change · filed 2025-12-31
Stated purposeOn December 30, 2025, Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., a private fund advised by Saba Capital, submitted to the Issuer a notice of intent informing the Issuer of its intention to nominate Paul Kazarian as an independent director for election to the Board at the Issuer's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Full filing |
10.3% |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP 13G · institution +1.6 pts · filed 2026-02-13 | 6.7% |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-02 | 6.0% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
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.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $35.2k6.3k shares |
| 2025-04-15 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $28.9k5.3k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.79% of their portfolio | 5.2m $28.9m | Added +902.0k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.5m $19.5m | Added +368.9k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP 3.68% of their portfolio | 2.6m $14.5m | Added +69.2k |
| RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.5m $8.4m | Reduced -17.5k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.0m $5.8m | Reduced -92.3k |
| Karpus Management, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 856.4k $4.8m | Added +830.6k |
| Almitas Capital LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 851.1k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 709.9k $4.0m | Reduced -172.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 650.2k $3.6m | Reduced -61.9k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 498.8k $2.8m | Added +26.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 451.1k $2.5m | Reduced -212.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 394.7k $2.2m | Reduced -50.5k |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 379.0k $2.1m | Reduced -377.8k |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 0.73% of their portfolio | 366.1k $2.0m | Added +238.3k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 340.6k $1.9m | New |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 338.9k $1.9m | Added +2.6k |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 294.9k $1.7m | Reduced -82.4k |
| Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 279.8k $1.8m | Reduced -10.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.0k $1.1m | Added +20.9k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.6k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 184.4k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 174.4k $977.0k | Added +15.3k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.0k $895.9k | Added +6.9k |
| Ackerman Capital Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 157.0k $879.0k | Reduced -15.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.2k $768.2k | Added +95.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.1k $762.2k | Reduced -192.1k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.6k $759.2k | Added +68.5k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 130.4k $730.5k | Added +4.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.4k $623.7k | Reduced -626 |
| Bridgewater Advisors Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 92.8k $509.3k | Unchanged |
| PFS Partners, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 88.7k $496.6k | Added +931 |
| Savvy Advisors, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 83.5k $467.8k | Reduced -3.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.4k $410.8k | Added +72.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.4k $349.4k | Reduced -511 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.4k $343.6k | Added +622 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.0k $341.7k | Reduced -502 |
| Traub Capital Management LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 53.0k $297.0k | First filing |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.2k $275.5k | Added +1.7k |
| Gridiron Partners, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 48.9k $273.8k | Unchanged |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 48.5k $271.5k | Unchanged |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.2k $259.0k | Reduced -2.0k |
| MELFA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 44.1k $247.0k | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.9k $240.0k | Reduced -28.2k |
| Camelot Portfolios, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 41.9k $234.4k | Added +2.9k |
| ROTHSCHILD INVESTMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.5k $226.7k | Unchanged |
| INTEGRATED CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 40.1k $224.4k | Added +6.8k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.0k $224.0k | New |
| Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. 0.12% of their portfolio | 38.8k $217.1k | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.4k $215.2k | Reduced -80.2k |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.5k $210.0k | Added +7.3k |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.3k $209.1k | Added +3.5k |
| Catalina Capital Group, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 36.5k $204.4k | New |
| Matisse Capital 0.09% of their portfolio | 32.6k $182.7k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.2k $169.4k | Reduced -4.7k |
| Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 29.0k $162.6k | Reduced -2.7k |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $132.1k | Unchanged |
| Advisor OS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.5k $120.6k | Reduced -3.4k |
| Capital Market Strategies LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 19.7k $110.3k | Added +1.0k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.2k $108.0k | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.7k $104.6k | Added +160 |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $102.0k | Reduced -675 |
| Novak & Powell Financial Services, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 17.6k $98.6k | Added +220 |
| LexAurum Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.2k $96.5k | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.3k $91.0k | Reduced -10.1k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $90.4k | Reduced -6.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $87.9k | Reduced -6.0k |
| Realta Investment Advisors 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.2k $85.4k | Unchanged |
| CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.1k $84.5k | Added +159 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.0k $83.8k | Reduced -33.4k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $73.0k | Added +1.6k |
| MIdWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.2k $68.4k | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $68.0k | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $65.0k | Added +1.3k |
| SIGNATURE ESTATE & INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $58.8k | Reduced -1.8k |
| Plan A Wealth LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.5k $58.8k | Unchanged |
| SMITH, MOORE & CO. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $56.0k | Unchanged |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $56.0k | New |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0k $39.2k | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0k $39.2k | First filing |
| HOLLENCREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0k $39.0k | Unchanged |
| Smallwood Wealth Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.5k $36.2k | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0k $33.7k | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8k $26.6k | Reduced -139 |
| EASTERN BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $19.3k | Unchanged |
| Activest Wealth Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $8.4k | Unchanged |
| Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $8.1k | Unchanged |
| Darwin Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $5.6k | Unchanged |
| Briaud Financial Planning Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 874 $4.0k | Unchanged |
| Mascoma Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 565 $3.2k | Unchanged |
| Elequin Capital, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 551 $3.1k | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 18 $0 | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $6 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. — of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |