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