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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 2024

Institutional positions in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
82
+1 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
10.7M
−764.4K (−6.7%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$118.3M
−$5.36M (−4.3%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
8
26 more added
Sold out
7
26 more reduced

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2024: 82 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 2024: $118.3M
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding DSU in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley3,970,053$43.9M0.00%−364,433−8.4%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC902,037$9.98M0.07%−62,282−6.5%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.901,824$9.97M0.19%+640.0%Added
Oak Hill Advisors LP613,839$6.79M0.81%00.0%Unchanged
Invesco Ltd.519,056$5.74M0.00%−183,508−26.1%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC480,542$5.31M0.00%+14,435+3.1%Added
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC442,022$4.89M1.40%+16,555+3.9%Added
Bank of America Corp318,461$3.52M0.00%−6,079−1.9%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada225,764$2.50M0.00%+5,287+2.4%Added
Wells Fargo & Company195,890$2.17M0.00%+68,984+54.4%Added
GraniteShares Advisors LLC155,777$1.72M0.91%+19,824+14.6%Added
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.152,411$1.69M0.18%+6,526+4.5%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.145,355$1.61M0.00%−6,826−4.5%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc141,540$1.57M0.00%−12,224−7.9%Reduced
UBS Group AG135,860$1.50M0.00%+9,681+7.7%Added
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC101,004$1.12M0.76%−483−0.5%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC84,899$939.0K0.00%−1,332−1.5%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp67,577$747.4K0.00%−8,161−10.8%Reduced
Cohen & Steers, Inc.60,664$671.0K0.00%−25,000−29.2%Reduced
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC59,985$663.4K0.02%−478−0.8%Reduced
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC58,244$644.2K0.10%+7,369+14.5%Added
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC52,863$584.7K0.42%+137+0.3%Added
GWM Advisors LLC47,782$528.5K0.00%−17,175−26.4%Reduced
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC47,671$527.2K0.28%+9,143+23.7%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC47,198$522.0K0.00%+1,938+4.3%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.44,551$492.7K0.00%+2,414+5.7%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc42,789$473.3K0.00%−29,307−40.6%Reduced
Sowell Financial Services LLC40,911$452.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co40,347$446.2K0.00%−430−1.1%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp31,963$353.5K0.00%−6,164−16.2%Reduced
Imprint Wealth LLC30,934$342.1K0.08%+30,934New
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC30,656$339.1K0.11%−456−1.5%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.29,859$330.2K0.00%+5,497+22.6%Added
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.27,786$307.3K0.03%+2,833+11.4%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC26,550$293.6K0.00%+118+0.4%Added
Congress Park Capital LLC25,500$282.0K0.12%−51,000−66.7%Reduced
HRT Financial LP25,173$278.0K0.00%+6,658+36.0%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans24,564$272.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wedbush Securities Inc24,432$270.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,754$229.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.20,625$228.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates20,607$227.9K0.00%−804−3.8%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC18,000$199.1K0.00%+6,000+50.0%Added
Citigroup Inc17,122$189.4K0.00%−193−1.1%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers15,181$167.9K0.00%+895+6.3%Added
Comerica Bank14,500$160.4K0.00%−1,769−10.9%Reduced
Focused Wealth Management, Inc13,279$146.9K0.02%+251+1.9%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP13,169$145.6K0.00%+13,169New
Citadel Advisors LLC12,842$142.0K0.00%+12,842New
Raymond James Trust N.A.12,683$140.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC12,126$134.1K0.00%−4,406−26.7%Reduced
Allworth Financial LP11,820$130.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC11,817$130.7K0.02%−3,030−20.4%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC11,797$130.5K0.00%−11,266−48.8%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.11,691$129.3K0.00%+11,691New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.11,635$129.0K0.00%+876+8.1%Added
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC10,100$111.7K0.03%+10,100New
CKW Financial Group9,518$105.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC7,610$84.2K0.00%+7,610New
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC7,242$80.1K0.00%+7,242New
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC6,407$70.9K0.01%−775−10.8%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4,711$52.1K0.00%+45+1.0%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co4,600$50.9K0.00%−39,461−89.6%Reduced
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group4,000$44.2K0.01%+1,000+33.3%Added
Spire Wealth Management3,041$33.6K0.00%+1,758+137.0%Added
Umb Bank N A2,666$29.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Creekmur Asset Management LLC2,232$24.7K0.01%−5,714−71.9%Reduced
CWM, LLC2,019$22.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
McIlrath & Eck, LLC1,299$14.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,020$11.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC955$10.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.840$9.29K0.00%+840New
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC786$8.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC745$8.24K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc556$6.15K0.00%+6+1.1%Added
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.500$5.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc469$5.19K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec333$3.68K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co275$3.04K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC160$1.77K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC46$5110.00%+1+2.2%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)10$1110.00%00.0%Unchanged
Westchester Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−160,166−100.0%Sold out
AE Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−18,242−100.0%Sold out
Aristides Capital LLC0$00.00%−13,950−100.0%Sold out
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC0$00.00%−10,289−100.0%Sold out
Truvestments Capital LLC0$00.00%−1,241−100.0%Sold out
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.0$00.00%−500−100.0%Sold out
Bramshill Investments, LLC0$00.00%−11−100.0%Sold out