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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

DSU
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0001051003

No open-market purchases or sales by BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 101 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $148.4M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2022

Institutional positions in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. as of Dec 31, 2022. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
102
+6 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
13.4M
−138.3K (−1.0%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$123.2M
−$7.10M (−5.5%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
16
28 more added
Sold out
10
30 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2022: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting DSU on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2022: 102 institutions
Q1 2021: 87 institutionsQ2 2021: 88 institutionsQ3 2021: 87 institutionsQ4 2021: 88 institutionsQ1 2022: 91 institutionsQ2 2022: 97 institutionsQ3 2022: 100 institutionsQ4 2022: 102 institutionsQ1 2023: 99 institutionsQ2 2023: 88 institutionsQ3 2023: 85 institutionsQ4 2023: 81 institutionsQ1 2024: 82 institutionsQ2 2024: 75 institutionsQ3 2024: 85 institutionsQ4 2024: 90 institutionsQ1 2025: 86 institutionsQ2 2025: 90 institutionsQ3 2025: 92 institutionsQ4 2025: 101 institutionsQ1 2026: 90 institutionsQ2 2026: 101 institutions
Value heldQ4 2022: $123.2M
Q1 2021: $149.0MQ2 2021: $145.2MQ3 2021: $135.9MQ4 2021: $139.7MQ1 2022: $123.4MQ2 2022: $123.0MQ3 2022: $131.2MQ4 2022: $123.2MQ1 2023: $131.0MQ2 2023: $128.1MQ3 2023: $128.0MQ4 2023: $123.7MQ1 2024: $118.3MQ2 2024: $111.2MQ3 2024: $119.6MQ4 2024: $128.1MQ1 2025: $121.4MQ2 2025: $128.2MQ3 2025: $144.4MQ4 2025: $146.7MQ1 2026: $144.3MQ2 2026: $148.4M
Institutions holding DSU and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026101$148.4M
Q1 202690$144.3M
Q4 2025101$146.7M
Q3 202592$144.4M
Q2 202590$128.2M
Q1 202586$121.4M
Q4 202490$128.1M
Q3 202485$119.6M
Q2 202475$111.2M
Q1 202482$118.3M
Q4 202381$123.7M
Q3 202385$128.0M
Q2 202388$128.1M
Q1 202399$131.0M
Q4 2022102$123.2M
Q3 2022100$131.2M
Q2 202297$123.0M
Q1 202291$123.4M
Q4 202188$139.7M
Q3 202187$135.9M
Q2 202188$145.2M
Q1 202187$149.0M

Institutions, Q4 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding DSU in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley4,802,317$44.2M0.01%+580,744+13.8%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,203,817$11.1M0.10%−182,047−13.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.744,700$6.85M0.00%−4,992−0.7%Reduced
Oak Hill Advisors LP648,048$5.96M0.37%+3060.0%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.627,102$5.77M0.12%+43,740+7.5%Added
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC544,566$5.01M1.91%+7,929+1.5%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC391,567$3.60M1.69%−23,423−5.6%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC331,922$3.05M0.00%+19,781+6.3%Added
Bank of America Corp321,726$2.96M0.00%−13,841−4.1%Reduced
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC268,443$2.47M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
City of London Investment Management Co Ltd264,839$2.43M0.20%−120,000−31.2%Reduced
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC221,610$2.04M0.00%+152,819+222.1%Added
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC193,334$1.78M0.07%+53,118+37.9%Added
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC186,811$1.72M0.88%−89,858−32.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG175,530$1.61M0.00%−2,496−1.4%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc164,857$1.52M0.00%−13,273−7.5%Reduced
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC160,970$1.48M0.97%−26,215−14.0%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada150,135$1.38M0.00%+6,327+4.4%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.142,603$1.31M0.00%+28,589+25.1%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC139,486$1.28M0.08%−1,700−1.2%Reduced
CNH Partners LLC99,179$912.4K0.02%+30,703+44.8%Added
Congress Park Capital LLC97,210$894.3K0.57%+27,065+38.6%Added
Logan Stone Capital, LLC90,577$833.3K0.31%+15,574+20.8%Added
Wealth Management Solutions, LLC73,600$677.0K0.36%+2,116+3.0%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC71,128$654.0K0.02%−3,305−4.4%Reduced
Riverbridge Partners LLC62,339$574.0K0.01%+2,891+4.9%Added
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC60,244$554.2K0.58%+60,244New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.50,698$466.3K0.00%−60,074−54.2%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC44,860$413.0K0.00%−889−1.9%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co43,550$400.7K0.00%−5,052−10.4%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.40,594$373.0K0.00%+4,854+13.6%Added
Round Rock Advisors, LLC39,561$364.0K0.15%−1,963−4.7%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates38,579$354.9K0.00%+10,000+35.0%Added
Stifel Financial Corp36,264$333.6K0.00%+2,013+5.9%Added
Wells Fargo & Company36,030$331.5K0.00%−7,439−17.1%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp34,996$322.0K0.00%+10.0%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.34,558$317.9K0.05%−848−2.4%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC34,502$317.0K0.00%−888−2.5%Reduced
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC33,421$307.5K0.16%−6,979−17.3%Reduced
AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC33,144$304.9K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc33,051$304.1K0.00%+176+0.5%Added
GWM Advisors LLC39,844$293.9K0.01%+5,000+14.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.31,147$286.6K0.00%−7,081−18.5%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC30,717$282.6K0.00%+30,717New
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC27,659$254.5K0.05%+3,931+16.6%Added
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC25,840$237.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Westchester Capital Management, LLC25,086$230.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC23,039$212.0K0.00%+23,039New
Goldman Sachs Group Inc23,019$211.8K0.00%+800+3.6%Added
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.22,732$209.1K0.03%−53,622−70.2%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.21,415$197.0K0.00%+20+0.1%Added
Walleye Capital LLC21,004$193.2K0.00%+21,004New
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,833$191.7K0.02%+9,886+90.3%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc20,545$189.0K0.01%−989−4.6%Reduced
FourThought Financial Partners, LLC20,080$184.7K0.03%+20,080New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans19,730$182.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers18,948$174.3K0.00%+8,095+74.6%Added
SFMG, LLC18,708$172.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc17,315$159.3K0.00%−318−1.8%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP16,248$149.5K0.00%+16,248New
Raymond James Trust N.A.15,311$141.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC13,983$128.6K0.00%−3,353−19.3%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC12,672$116.6K0.02%−1,218−8.8%Reduced
Weiss Asset Management LP12,378$113.9K0.01%+12,378New
Money Concepts Capital Corp11,878$109.3K0.00%+11,878New
Allworth Financial LP11,820$108.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Darwin Advisors, LLC10,935$104.5K0.03%−4,721−30.2%Reduced
Focused Wealth Management, Inc10,807$99.4K0.02%−2,345−17.8%Reduced
Ares Management LLC10,745$98.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.10,364$95.3K0.00%−323−3.0%Reduced
Virtu Financial LLC10,205$94.0K0.01%+10,205New
CKW Financial Group9,518$88.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Elequin Capital LP6,501$59.8K0.02%+6,501New
IFP Advisors, Inc4,215$48.0K0.00%+3,710+734.7%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4,100$37.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lazard Asset Management LLC–$33.0K0.00%––
McIlrath & Eck, LLC2,913$26.8K0.01%+2,913New
Umb Bank N A2,666$25.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management2,106$19.0K0.00%+8+0.4%Added
CWM, LLC2,004$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC1,599$14.7K0.00%+1,599New
One Wealth Advisors, LLC1,144$10.5K0.00%+1,144New
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC1,088$10.0K0.00%+1,088New
Accel Wealth Management1,000$9.20K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC955$8.79K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC843$7.76K0.00%+786+1,378.9%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC660$6.07K0.00%+660New
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc550$5.06K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC506$4.66K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC500$4.60K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.500$4.60K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Covestor Ltd440$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec333$3.06K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co275$2.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.243$2.24K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Credit Suisse AG166$1.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Antonetti Capital Management LLC166$1.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC160$1.47K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC45$4140.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bramshill Investments, LLC33$3040.00%−571,948−100.0%Reduced