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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 2023

Institutional positions in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. as of Dec 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
81
−3 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
11.5M
−871.3K (−7.1%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$123.7M
−$3.59M (−2.8%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
10
22 more added
Sold out
13
25 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2023: 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 2023: 81 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 2023: $123.7M
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 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding DSU in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley4,334,486$46.8M0.00%+127,230+3.0%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC964,319$10.4M0.08%−85,058−8.1%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.901,760$9.73M0.20%−53,512−5.6%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.702,564$7.58M0.00%−27,773−3.8%Reduced
Oak Hill Advisors LP613,839$6.62M0.85%−34,209−5.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC466,107$5.03M0.00%+86,022+22.6%Added
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC425,467$4.59M1.44%−6,213−1.4%Reduced
Bank of America Corp324,540$3.50M0.00%+7,656+2.4%Added
Royal Bank of Canada220,477$2.38M0.00%+9,120+4.3%Added
Westchester Capital Management, LLC160,166$1.73M0.07%+51,396+47.3%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc153,764$1.66M0.00%−7,270−4.5%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.152,181$1.64M0.00%−59,818−28.2%Reduced
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.145,885$1.57M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
GraniteShares Advisors LLC135,953$1.47M1.32%−18,437−11.9%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company126,906$1.37M0.00%+19,423+18.1%Added
UBS Group AG126,179$1.36M0.00%−4,363−3.3%Reduced
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC101,487$1.10M0.83%+170.0%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC86,231$930.0K0.00%+38,374+80.2%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.85,664$924.0K0.00%−20,000−18.9%Reduced
Congress Park Capital LLC76,500$825.4K0.40%−23,500−23.5%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp75,738$817.2K0.00%+32,354+74.6%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc72,096$777.9K0.00%+38,508+114.6%Added
GWM Advisors LLC64,957$700.9K0.01%+29,659+84.0%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC60,463$652.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC52,726$568.9K0.54%+1,721+3.4%Added
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC50,875$548.9K0.09%+12,849+33.8%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC45,260$488.0K0.00%−374−0.8%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co44,061$475.4K0.00%+8,679+24.5%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.42,137$454.7K0.00%−41,998−49.9%Reduced
Sowell Financial Services LLC40,911$441.0K0.02%+1,400+3.5%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co40,777$440.0K0.00%−6,407−13.6%Reduced
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC38,528$415.7K0.26%−15,024−28.1%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp38,127$411.4K0.00%−1,657−4.2%Reduced
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC31,112$335.7K0.12%−60,168−65.9%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC26,432$285.2K0.00%+7,179+37.3%Added
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.24,953$269.2K0.04%+24,953New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans24,564$265.0K0.00%−26,736−52.1%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc24,432$264.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.24,362$262.9K0.00%+24,362New
CI Private Wealth, LLC23,063$248.8K0.00%−3,089−11.8%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates21,411$231.0K0.00%+2,773+14.9%Added
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,754$223.9K0.02%+63+0.3%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.20,625$222.5K0.00%−963−4.5%Reduced
HRT Financial LP18,515$199.0K0.00%+5,471+41.9%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC18,242$198.5K0.00%+18,242New
Citigroup Inc17,315$186.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC16,532$178.4K0.00%+16,532New
Comerica Bank16,269$175.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC14,847$159.2K0.02%+1,741+13.3%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers14,286$154.1K0.00%−1,817−11.3%Reduced
Aristides Capital LLC13,950$150.5K0.08%+13,950New
Focused Wealth Management, Inc13,028$140.6K0.02%+94+0.7%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.12,683$136.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC12,000$129.5K0.00%−14,437−54.6%Reduced
Allworth Financial LP11,820$127.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.10,759$116.0K0.00%−6,516−37.7%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC10,289$111.0K0.00%+10,289New
CKW Financial Group9,518$103.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Creekmur Asset Management LLC7,946$85.7K0.03%+7,946New
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC7,182$77.5K0.01%−266−3.6%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4,666$50.3K0.00%+44+1.0%Added
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group3,000$32.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A2,666$28.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC2,019$22.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
McIlrath & Eck, LLC1,299$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management1,283$13.6K0.00%−1,755−57.8%Reduced
Truvestments Capital LLC1,241$13.4K0.01%+1,241New
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,020$11.0K0.00%+1,020New
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC955$10.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC786$8.48K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC745$8.04K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc550$5.93K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.500$5.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.500$5.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc469$5.06K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec333$3.59K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co275$2.97K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC160$1.71K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC45$4860.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bramshill Investments, LLC11$1190.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)10$1080.00%+10New
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC0$00.00%−526,585−100.0%Sold out
Shaker Financial Services, LLC0$00.00%−247,782−100.0%Sold out
City of London Investment Management Co Ltd0$00.00%−89,037−100.0%Sold out
Lazard Asset Management LLC0$00.00%–Sold out
AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−28,000−100.0%Sold out
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC0$00.00%−25,840−100.0%Sold out
SFMG, LLC0$00.00%−18,708−100.0%Sold out
FourThought Financial Partners, LLC0$00.00%−10,134−100.0%Sold out
US Bancorp0$00.00%−1,422−100.0%Sold out
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC0$00.00%−1,088−100.0%Sold out
LGT Financial Advisors LLC0$00.00%−912−100.0%Sold out
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC0$00.00%−506−100.0%Sold out
American National Bank0$00.00%−250−100.0%Sold out
Wealth Management Solutions, LLC––––Not filed