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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, Q3 2025

Institutional positions in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. as of Sep 30, 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
92
+5 vs. Q2 2025
Shares held
13.6M
+1.49M (+12.3%) vs. Q2 2025
Total value
$144.4M
+$16.5M (+12.9%) vs. Q2 2025
New holders
16
38 more added
Sold out
11
19 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2025: 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 holdersQ3 2025: 92 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 heldQ3 2025: $144.4M
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, Q3 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q2 2025.

Institutions holding DSU in Q3 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley3,986,113$42.3M0.00%+140,541+3.7%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,547,842$16.4M0.12%+144,371+10.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC723,334$7.68M0.00%+31,897+4.6%Added
Invesco Ltd.671,797$7.13M0.00%+16,178+2.5%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC642,392$6.82M0.08%+642,392New
Oak Hill Advisors LP578,922$6.15M1.28%00.0%Unchanged
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.480,571$5.10M0.09%+12,853+2.7%Added
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC401,963$4.27M1.06%−11,608−2.8%Reduced
Bank of America Corp376,068$3.99M0.00%+26,458+7.6%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc317,881$3.38M0.00%+47,006+17.4%Added
GraniteShares Advisors LLC285,507$3.03M1.75%+25,143+9.7%Added
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.275,161$2.92M0.22%+64,300+30.5%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc250,038$2.66M0.00%−21,998−8.1%Reduced
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.232,046$2.46M0.05%+6,390+2.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company191,704$2.04M0.00%+10,526+5.8%Added
NewEdge Wealth, LLC189,947$1.96M0.03%+189,947New
Smith Asset Management Co., LLC183,186$1.95M1.66%+2,816+1.6%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers124,295$1.32M0.00%+79,486+177.4%Added
Royal Bank of Canada121,466$1.29M0.00%+16,030+15.2%Added
UBS Group AG120,844$1.28M0.00%−32,091−21.0%Reduced
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.114,101$1.21M0.06%+114,101New
PMG Family Office LLC106,721$1.13M1.27%+106,721New
Modern Wealth Management, LLC98,745$1.05M0.02%+1,272+1.3%Added
Whipplewood Advisors, LLC96,749$1.03M0.68%+879+0.9%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.90,725$962.7K0.00%−1,524−1.7%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC88,507$939.9K0.00%+1,972+2.3%Added
Ethos Financial Group, LLC86,640$920.1K0.07%−237−0.3%Reduced
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.78,232$830.8K0.24%+5,536+7.6%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc73,601$781.6K0.00%+6,722+10.1%Added
Armis Advisers, LLC71,242$736.6K0.07%+2,609+3.8%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC66,408$705.0K0.00%+626+1.0%Added
Truist Financial Corp65,708$697.8K0.00%+5,091+8.4%Added
Creative Planning60,072$638.0K0.00%−110.0%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC52,920$562.0K0.00%+52,920New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.48,442$514.5K0.00%+5,977+14.1%Added
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC40,909$434.5K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC40,569$430.8K0.01%−3,384−7.7%Reduced
Activest Wealth Management31,884$338.6K0.07%+31,884New
Register Financial Advisors LLC31,560$335.2K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Stifel Financial Corp31,137$330.7K0.00%−1,250−3.9%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC28,500$302.7K0.00%+3,000+11.8%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC28,162$299.1K0.00%−224−0.8%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.25,739$273.3K0.00%+25,739New
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC24,539$256.4K0.03%+2,254+10.1%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc23,345$248.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC22,305$236.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC21,000$223.0K0.12%−53,000−71.6%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC20,818$221.1K0.00%+130+0.6%Added
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,754$220.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP19,820$210.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sowell Financial Services LLC19,311$205.1K0.01%−1,100−5.4%Reduced
Andina Capital Management, LLC19,254$204.5K0.12%+19,254New
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC18,574$197.3K0.00%+18,574New
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.16,898$179.5K0.00%+426+2.6%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans16,433$175.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC15,500$164.6K0.01%+15,500New
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC15,342$162.9K0.00%+15,342New
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC15,273$162.2K0.05%−2,474−13.9%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.14,392$153.0K0.00%+446+3.2%Added
Citigroup Inc14,300$151.9K0.00%−268−1.8%Reduced
Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.13,217$138.1K0.04%+65+0.5%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.12,756$135.5K0.00%−904−6.6%Reduced
Comerica Bank12,500$132.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors10,862$115.4K0.01%+146+1.4%Added
Everstar Asset Management, LLC10,831$115.0K0.07%−23,772−68.7%Reduced
Darwin Advisors, LLC9,776$103.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC9,652$102.5K0.01%+6,310+188.8%Added
CKW Financial Group7,711$82.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC7,116$75.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MTM Investment Management, LLC6,089$64.7K0.02%+168+2.8%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC5,020$53.3K0.00%+56+1.1%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC3,724$39.5K0.00%+1,801+93.7%Added
IFP Advisors, Inc3,033$32.2K0.00%+2,363+352.7%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA2,215$23.5K0.00%+2,215New
N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC2,135$22.7K0.00%+7+0.3%Added
Creekmur Asset Management LLC1,818$19.3K0.00%−1−0.1%Reduced
CWM, LLC1,017$11.0K0.00%−232−18.6%Reduced
Sofos Investments, Inc.1,005$10.7K0.00%+1,005New
Harbour Investments, Inc.965$10.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC846$8.98K0.00%−7,753−90.2%Reduced
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC786$8.35K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.500$5.31K0.00%+500New
Highline Wealth Partners LLC500$5.31K0.00%+500New
Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC493$5.23K0.00%−238−32.6%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec333$3.54K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc330$3.50K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC300$3.19K0.00%+300New
Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc.291$3.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co275$2.92K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC55$5790.00%+2+3.8%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)28$2970.00%+19+211.1%Added
Avenir Tech Ltd1$110.00%00.0%Unchanged
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−137,184−100.0%Sold out
Jane Street Group, LLC0$00.00%−37,894−100.0%Sold out
Wall Street Access Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−20,967−100.0%Sold out
Thurston, Springer, Miller, Herd & Titak, Inc.0$00.00%−19,036−100.0%Sold out
Virtu Financial LLC0$00.00%−16,010−100.0%Sold out
Focused Wealth Management, Inc0$00.00%−12,569−100.0%Sold out
Cohen & Steers, Inc.0$00.00%−10,000−100.0%Sold out
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.0$00.00%−6,100−100.0%Sold out