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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 2024

Institutional positions in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. as of Dec 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
90
+9 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
11.9M
+1.27M (+12.0%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$128.1M
+$10.8M (+9.2%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
17
38 more added
Sold out
8
14 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2024: 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 2024: 90 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 2024: $128.1M
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding DSU in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley3,746,752$40.3M0.00%+23,868+0.6%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,053,384$11.3M0.09%+319,554+43.5%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.609,756$6.56M0.12%−114,341−15.8%Reduced
Oak Hill Advisors LP597,004$6.42M1.19%00.0%Unchanged
Invesco Ltd.561,751$6.04M0.00%+7,480+1.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC520,058$5.60M0.00%+33,639+6.9%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC493,927$5.31M0.10%+33,271+7.2%Added
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC444,027$4.78M1.30%+3,439+0.8%Added
Bank of America Corp331,786$3.57M0.00%+14,679+4.6%Added
Wells Fargo & Company276,362$2.97M0.00%+19,737+7.7%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc248,135$2.67M0.00%+36,960+17.5%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc244,891$2.64M0.00%+244,891New
GraniteShares Advisors LLC229,305$2.47M1.56%+16,811+7.9%Added
Smith Asset Management Co., LLC172,065$1.85M1.80%+172,065New
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.161,011$1.74M0.14%+1,400+0.9%Added
Whipplewood Advisors, LLC159,225$1.71M0.97%+159,225New
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC124,886$1.34M0.18%+37,956+43.7%Added
UBS Group AG122,216$1.32M0.00%−135−0.1%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada115,720$1.25M0.00%+6,045+5.5%Added
Modern Wealth Management, LLC97,195$1.05M0.04%+34,709+55.5%Added
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC96,894$1.04M0.59%+180.0%Added
GWM Advisors LLC78,849$848.4K0.01%+1,981+2.6%Added
Truist Financial Corp73,692$792.9K0.00%+4,797+7.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.70,722$761.0K0.00%+30,763+77.0%Added
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC70,013$753.3K0.31%+10,341+17.3%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC66,069$711.0K0.00%−12,447−15.9%Reduced
Armis Advisers, LLC63,469$682.9K0.08%+63,469New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc58,451$628.9K0.00%+14,941+34.3%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC55,471$596.9K0.01%−2,819−4.8%Reduced
Creative Planning54,353$584.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC52,254$562.0K0.00%+1,802+3.6%Added
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC49,527$532.9K0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers48,472$521.6K0.00%−3,670−7.0%Reduced
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.41,585$447.5K0.02%+3,549+9.3%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co39,972$430.1K0.00%+77+0.2%Added
Everstar Asset Management, LLC35,974$387.1K0.27%−1,026−2.8%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.34,008$365.9K0.00%+1,513+4.7%Added
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC31,105$334.7K0.07%+16,525+113.3%Added
Readystate Asset Management LP31,050$334.1K0.01%+31,050New
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC28,265$304.1K0.00%−63−0.2%Reduced
Sowell Financial Services LLC27,378$294.6K0.02%−13,533−33.1%Reduced
Register Financial Advisors LLC26,340$283.4K0.14%+913+3.6%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.26,030$280.1K0.00%+5,405+26.2%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC25,500$274.4K0.01%+5,000+24.4%Added
Stifel Financial Corp24,559$264.2K0.00%−485−1.9%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc24,432$263.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC20,810$223.9K0.09%−2,093−9.1%Reduced
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,754$223.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans19,933$214.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc19,140$206.0K0.00%+1,018+5.6%Added
Thurston, Springer, Miller, Herd & Titak, Inc.17,999$193.7K0.04%+17,999New
XTX Topco Ltd16,258$174.9K0.01%+16,258New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.16,042$173.0K0.00%−581−3.5%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC15,399$165.7K0.02%+3,599+30.5%Added
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC15,300$164.6K0.01%+15,300New
Monterey Private Wealth, Inc.14,918$160.5K0.05%+14,918New
Comerica Bank14,500$156.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.14,461$155.6K0.00%−1,387−8.8%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.13,487$145.1K0.02%+13,487New
StoneX Group Inc.12,929$139.1K0.01%+12,929New
Focused Wealth Management, Inc12,477$134.3K0.02%+100+0.8%Added
Allworth Financial LP11,820$126.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Colony Group, LLC11,051$118.9K0.00%+172+1.6%Added
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors10,783$116.0K0.02%+10,783New
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC10,358$112.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC10,239$110.2K0.00%+202+2.0%Added
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC10,127$109.0K0.00%+10,127New
Darwin Advisors, LLC9,776$105.2K0.04%+434+4.6%Added
CKW Financial Group7,711$83.0K0.01%+53+0.7%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC7,116$76.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Green Square Capital Advisors LLC5,752$61.9K0.01%+5,752New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4,857$52.3K0.00%+50+1.0%Added
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group4,000$43.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.3,300$35.5K0.01%−2,000−37.7%Reduced
CoreCap Advisors, LLC2,900$31.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,462$16.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC970$10.4K0.01%+970New
Harbour Investments, Inc.965$10.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC955$10.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC786$8.46K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc469$5.05K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
WPG Advisers, LLC348$3.74K0.00%+348New
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec333$3.58K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc330$3.55K0.00%−226−40.6%Reduced
Caldwell Trust Co275$2.96K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC160$1.72K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC50$5390.00%+1+2.0%Added
Creekmur Asset Management LLC13$1370.00%+1+8.3%Added
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC2$220.00%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC1$110.00%+1New
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−15,401−100.0%Sold out
Worth Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−13,690−100.0%Sold out
HRT Financial LP0$00.00%−11,031−100.0%Sold out
Cohen & Steers, Inc.0$00.00%−10,664−100.0%Sold out
Spire Wealth Management0$00.00%−1,758−100.0%Sold out
Uncommon Cents Investing LLC0$00.00%−1,740−100.0%Sold out
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)0$00.00%−583−100.0%Sold out
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−500−100.0%Sold out
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Raymond James & Associates––––Not filed