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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 2025

Institutional positions in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
86
0 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
11.5M
−277.3K (−2.4%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$121.4M
−$4.95M (−3.9%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
14
36 more added
Sold out
14
18 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 86 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 2025: $121.4M
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding DSU in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley3,921,433$40.9M0.00%+174,681+4.7%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,216,991$12.7M0.12%+163,607+15.5%Added
Invesco Ltd.651,266$6.80M0.00%+89,515+15.9%Added
Oak Hill Advisors LP597,004$6.23M1.32%00.0%Unchanged
LPL Financial LLC552,974$5.77M0.00%+32,916+6.3%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.542,622$5.66M0.11%−67,134−11.0%Reduced
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC413,571$4.32M1.21%−30,456−6.9%Reduced
Bank of America Corp346,626$3.62M0.00%+14,840+4.5%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc255,962$2.67M0.00%+11,071+4.5%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc249,457$2.61M0.00%+1,322+0.5%Added
GraniteShares Advisors LLC244,095$2.55M1.62%+14,790+6.4%Added
Smith Asset Management Co., LLC180,905$1.89M1.78%+8,840+5.1%Added
Wells Fargo & Company177,116$1.85M0.00%−99,246−35.9%Reduced
Whipplewood Advisors, LLC29$1.71M1.01%−159,196−100.0%Reduced
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC136,541$1.43M0.19%+11,655+9.3%Added
UBS Group AG122,590$1.28M0.00%+374+0.3%Added
Royal Bank of Canada110,286$1.15M0.00%−5,434−4.7%Reduced
Modern Wealth Management, LLC99,627$1.04M0.03%+2,432+2.5%Added
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC95,014$991.9K0.59%−1,880−1.9%Reduced
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.93,851$979.8K0.27%+93,851New
Ethos Financial Group, LLC89,404$933.4K0.09%+89,404New
GWM Advisors LLC84,379$880.9K0.01%+5,530+7.0%Added
Truist Financial Corp80,918$844.8K0.00%+7,226+9.8%Added
Armis Advisers, LLC73,058$762.7K0.07%+9,589+15.1%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.71,309$744.5K0.00%+587+0.8%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC69,948$730.0K0.00%+3,879+5.9%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc60,075$627.2K0.00%+1,624+2.8%Added
Creative Planning60,071$627.1K0.00%+5,718+10.5%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers51,512$537.8K0.00%+3,040+6.3%Added
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC49,527$517.1K0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC48,648$507.9K0.01%−6,823−12.3%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.42,465$443.3K0.00%+16,435+63.1%Added
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.34,888$364.2K0.00%+880+2.6%Added
Everstar Asset Management, LLC34,688$362.1K0.24%−1,286−3.6%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co34,553$360.7K0.00%−5,419−13.6%Reduced
Register Financial Advisors LLC31,560$329.5K0.17%+5,220+19.8%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC28,338$295.8K0.00%+73+0.3%Added
Stifel Financial Corp27,119$283.1K0.00%+2,560+10.4%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC27,011$282.0K0.01%−367−1.3%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC25,500$266.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC24,543$256.2K0.03%+9,144+59.4%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc24,432$255.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC21,905$228.7K0.05%−9,200−29.6%Reduced
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC21,199$221.3K0.08%+389+1.9%Added
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,754$216.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Wall Street Access Asset Management, LLC20,469$213.3K0.09%+20,469New
Virtu Financial LLC19,454$203.0K0.01%+19,454New
Citigroup Inc19,169$200.1K0.00%+29+0.2%Added
Thurston, Springer, Miller, Herd & Titak, Inc.18,504$193.2K0.03%+505+2.8%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans16,433$172.0K0.00%−3,500−17.6%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC16,084$167.9K0.00%+5,845+57.1%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.15,042$157.0K0.00%+15,042New
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.14,461$151.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.14,219$148.0K0.00%−1,823−11.4%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.12,929$135.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Focused Wealth Management, Inc12,712$132.7K0.02%+235+1.9%Added
Comerica Bank12,500$130.5K0.00%−2,000−13.8%Reduced
Allworth Financial LP11,820$120.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.11,879$119.3K0.04%+11,879New
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC11,127$119.2K0.00%+1,000+9.9%Added
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors10,515$110.6K0.02%−268−2.5%Reduced
Beaumont Asset Management, L.L.C.10,482$109.4K0.07%+10,482New
Darwin Advisors, LLC9,776$105.2K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen & Steers, Inc.10,000$104.0K0.00%+10,000New
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC8,599$82.5K0.00%−1,759−17.0%Reduced
CKW Financial Group7,711$80.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC7,116$74.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.5,600$58.5K0.02%+2,300+69.7%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4,909$51.2K0.00%+52+1.1%Added
N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC2,121$22.1K0.00%+2,121New
Creekmur Asset Management LLC1,819$19.0K0.00%+1,806+13,892.3%Added
Spire Wealth Management1,758$18.4K0.00%+1,758New
CoreCap Advisors, LLC1,500$15.7K0.00%−1,400−48.3%Reduced
CWM, LLC1,202$13.0K0.00%−260−17.8%Reduced
Sofos Investments, Inc.1,005$10.5K0.00%+1,005New
Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC970$10.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.965$10.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC786$8.21K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)485$5.06K0.00%+485New
IFP Advisors, Inc469$4.90K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC433$4.52K0.00%+433New
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec333$3.48K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc330$3.44K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co275$2.87K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC52$5380.00%+2+4.0%Added
Avenir Tech Ltd1$100.00%+1New
Penserra Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−493,927−100.0%Sold out
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC0$00.00%−70,013−100.0%Sold out
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC0$00.00%−52,254−100.0%Sold out
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.0$00.00%−41,585−100.0%Sold out
Readystate Asset Management LP0$00.00%−31,050−100.0%Sold out
XTX Topco Ltd0$00.00%−16,258−100.0%Sold out
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−15,300−100.0%Sold out
Monterey Private Wealth, Inc.0$00.00%−14,918−100.0%Sold out
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−13,487−100.0%Sold out
Colony Group, LLC0$00.00%−11,051−100.0%Sold out
Green Square Capital Advisors LLC0$00.00%−5,752−100.0%Sold out
WPG Advisers, LLC0$00.00%−348−100.0%Sold out
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC0$00.00%−2−100.0%Sold out
FMR LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out