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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
99
−2 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
13.8M
+375.3K (+2.8%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$131.0M
+$7.79M (+6.3%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
11
36 more added
Sold out
13
24 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2023: 99 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 heldQ1 2023: $131.0M
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding DSU in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley4,712,301$44.8M0.00%−90,016−1.9%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC939,368$8.93M0.08%−264,449−22.0%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.777,006$7.39M0.15%+149,904+23.9%Added
Invesco Ltd.743,118$7.07M0.00%−1,582−0.2%Reduced
Oak Hill Advisors LP648,048$6.16M0.45%00.0%Unchanged
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC576,984$5.49M0.01%+355,374+160.4%Added
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC547,439$5.21M1.87%+2,873+0.5%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC438,950$4.17M1.82%+47,383+12.1%Added
Bank of America Corp349,354$3.32M0.00%+27,628+8.6%Added
LPL Financial LLC335,901$3.19M0.00%+3,979+1.2%Added
City of London Investment Management Co Ltd282,886$2.69M0.21%+18,047+6.8%Added
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC248,300$2.36M1.08%+61,489+32.9%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.211,150$2.01M0.00%+180,003+577.9%Added
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC208,132$1.98M0.07%+14,798+7.7%Added
Royal Bank of Canada197,026$1.87M0.00%+46,891+31.2%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc164,622$1.57M0.00%−235−0.1%Reduced
GraniteShares Advisors LLC150,049$1.43M1.26%+150,049New
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC148,109$1.41M0.98%−12,861−8.0%Reduced
UBS Group AG147,223$1.40M0.00%−28,307−16.1%Reduced
Cohen & Steers, Inc.142,603$1.36M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC110,561$1.05M0.05%−157,882−58.8%Reduced
CNH Partners LLC105,489$1.00M0.03%+6,310+6.4%Added
Congress Park Capital LLC102,210$972.0K0.58%+5,000+5.1%Added
Wells Fargo & Company93,708$891.2K0.00%+57,678+160.1%Added
Wealth Management Solutions, LLC84,518$803.8K0.46%+10,918+14.8%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.72,194$686.6K0.00%+21,496+42.4%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC67,518$642.1K0.02%−3,610−5.1%Reduced
Riverbridge Partners LLC63,672$605.5K0.01%+1,333+2.1%Added
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC54,741$520.6K0.52%−5,503−9.1%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates49,508$470.8K0.00%+10,929+28.3%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC46,160$439.0K0.00%+1,300+2.9%Added
Stifel Financial Corp44,374$422.0K0.00%+8,110+22.4%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc42,119$400.6K0.00%+9,068+27.4%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co41,934$398.8K0.00%−1,616−3.7%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC40,744$391.4K0.00%+900+2.3%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC39,511$376.0K0.03%−99,975−71.7%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC37,658$358.1K0.01%+16,654+79.3%Added
Truist Financial Corp34,997$332.8K0.00%+10.0%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.34,311$326.0K0.00%−6,283−15.5%Reduced
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC33,890$322.3K0.18%+469+1.4%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC33,688$320.0K0.00%−814−2.4%Reduced
AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC33,144$315.2K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
OTA Financial Group L.P.33,221$315.0K0.28%+33,221New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans31,110$296.0K0.00%+11,380+57.7%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC30,348$288.6K0.00%−369−1.2%Reduced
Round Rock Advisors, LLC28,648$272.4K0.10%−10,913−27.6%Reduced
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC28,042$266.7K0.05%+383+1.4%Added
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC25,840$245.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Westchester Capital Management, LLC25,086$238.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc23,419$222.7K0.00%+400+1.7%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.22,683$215.7K0.00%+1,268+5.9%Added
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,833$198.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Wedbush Securities Inc19,866$189.0K0.01%−679−3.3%Reduced
SFMG, LLC18,708$177.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
FourThought Financial Partners, LLC18,065$171.8K0.02%−2,015−10.0%Reduced
Citigroup Inc17,315$164.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers16,733$159.1K0.00%−2,215−11.7%Reduced
Raymond James Trust N.A.15,311$146.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC13,817$131.4K0.00%−166−1.2%Reduced
Focused Wealth Management, Inc13,310$126.6K0.03%+2,503+23.2%Added
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC12,315$117.1K0.02%+12,315New
Allworth Financial LP11,820$112.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.11,569$110.0K0.01%−11,163−49.1%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC11,341$107.9K0.01%−1,331−10.5%Reduced
Darwin Advisors, LLC10,935$104.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.10,688$101.6K0.01%+324+3.1%Added
CKW Financial Group9,518$91.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC8,547$81.3K0.02%+8,547New
JPMorgan Chase & Co8,140$77.0K0.00%+8,140New
Advisory Services Network, LLC7,137$67.9K0.00%+5,538+346.3%Added
Elequin Capital LP4,907$46.7K0.03%−1,594−24.5%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4,136$39.3K0.00%+36+0.9%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC–$34.0K0.00%––
Spire Wealth Management3,018$28.7K0.00%+912+43.3%Added
Umb Bank N A2,666$25.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group2,000$19.0K0.01%+2,000New
CWM, LLC1,949$19.0K0.00%−55−2.7%Reduced
McIlrath & Eck, LLC1,299$12.4K0.00%−1,614−55.4%Reduced
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC1,088$10.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Accel Wealth Management1,000$9.51K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC955$9.08K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC843$8.02K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc550$5.23K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC506$4.81K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.500$4.75K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.500$4.75K0.00%+500New
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec333$3.17K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC300$2.86K0.00%+300New
Caldwell Trust Co275$2.62K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC269$2.56K0.00%+269New
Harbour Investments, Inc.243$2.31K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Antonetti Capital Management LLC166$1.58K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC160$1.54K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC45$4280.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bramshill Investments, LLC33$3140.00%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co18$1710.00%+1+5.9%Added
Huntington National Bank–$780.00%–New
Deutsche Bank AG1$100.00%+1New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)20$00.00%+11+122.2%Added
Logan Stone Capital, LLC0$00.00%−90,577−100.0%Sold out