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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 101 | $148.4M |
| Q1 2026 | 90 | $144.3M |
| Q4 2025 | 101 | $146.7M |
| Q3 2025 | 92 | $144.4M |
| Q2 2025 | 90 | $128.2M |
| Q1 2025 | 86 | $121.4M |
| Q4 2024 | 90 | $128.1M |
| Q3 2024 | 85 | $119.6M |
| Q2 2024 | 75 | $111.2M |
| Q1 2024 | 82 | $118.3M |
| Q4 2023 | 81 | $123.7M |
| Q3 2023 | 85 | $128.0M |
| Q2 2023 | 88 | $128.1M |
| Q1 2023 | 99 | $131.0M |
| Q4 2022 | 102 | $123.2M |
| Q3 2022 | 100 | $131.2M |
| Q2 2022 | 97 | $123.0M |
| Q1 2022 | 91 | $123.4M |
| Q4 2021 | 88 | $139.7M |
| Q3 2021 | 87 | $135.9M |
| Q2 2021 | 88 | $145.2M |
| Q1 2021 | 87 | $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.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenir Tech Ltd | 1 | $11 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 28 | $297 | 0.00% | +19+211.1% | Added |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 55 | $579 | 0.00% | +2+3.8% | Added |
| Caldwell Trust Co | 275 | $2.92K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 291 | $3.09K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC | 300 | $3.19K | 0.00% | +300 | New |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 330 | $3.50K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 333 | $3.54K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC | 493 | $5.23K | 0.00% | −238−32.6% | Reduced |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 500 | $5.31K | 0.00% | +500 | New |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 500 | $5.31K | 0.00% | +500 | New |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 786 | $8.35K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 846 | $8.98K | 0.00% | −7,753−90.2% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 965 | $10.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sofos Investments, Inc. | 1,005 | $10.7K | 0.00% | +1,005 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 1,017 | $11.0K | 0.00% | −232−18.6% | Reduced |
| Creekmur Asset Management LLC | 1,818 | $19.3K | 0.00% | −1−0.1% | Reduced |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC | 2,135 | $22.7K | 0.00% | +7+0.3% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 2,215 | $23.5K | 0.00% | +2,215 | New |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 3,033 | $32.2K | 0.00% | +2,363+352.7% | Added |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 3,724 | $39.5K | 0.00% | +1,801+93.7% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 5,020 | $53.3K | 0.00% | +56+1.1% | Added |
| MTM Investment Management, LLC | 6,089 | $64.7K | 0.02% | +168+2.8% | Added |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 7,116 | $75.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CKW Financial Group | 7,711 | $82.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 9,652 | $102.5K | 0.01% | +6,310+188.8% | Added |
| Darwin Advisors, LLC | 9,776 | $103.8K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Everstar Asset Management, LLC | 10,831 | $115.0K | 0.07% | −23,772−68.7% | Reduced |
| Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors | 10,862 | $115.4K | 0.01% | +146+1.4% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 12,500 | $132.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 12,756 | $135.5K | 0.00% | −904−6.6% | Reduced |
| Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. | 13,217 | $138.1K | 0.04% | +65+0.5% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 14,300 | $151.9K | 0.00% | −268−1.8% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 14,392 | $153.0K | 0.00% | +446+3.2% | Added |
| KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC | 15,273 | $162.2K | 0.05% | −2,474−13.9% | Reduced |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 15,342 | $162.9K | 0.00% | +15,342 | New |
| Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC | 15,500 | $164.6K | 0.01% | +15,500 | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 16,433 | $175.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 16,898 | $179.5K | 0.00% | +426+2.6% | Added |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 18,574 | $197.3K | 0.00% | +18,574 | New |
| Andina Capital Management, LLC | 19,254 | $204.5K | 0.12% | +19,254 | New |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 19,311 | $205.1K | 0.01% | −1,100−5.4% | Reduced |
| Allworth Financial LP | 19,820 | $210.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BCJ Capital Management, LLC | 20,754 | $220.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 20,818 | $221.1K | 0.00% | +130+0.6% | Added |
| Matrix Private Capital Group LLC | 21,000 | $223.0K | 0.12% | −53,000−71.6% | Reduced |
| Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC | 22,305 | $236.9K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 23,345 | $248.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 24,539 | $256.4K | 0.03% | +2,254+10.1% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 25,739 | $273.3K | 0.00% | +25,739 | New |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 28,162 | $299.1K | 0.00% | −224−0.8% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 28,500 | $302.7K | 0.00% | +3,000+11.8% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 31,137 | $330.7K | 0.00% | −1,250−3.9% | Reduced |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC | 31,560 | $335.2K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Activest Wealth Management | 31,884 | $338.6K | 0.07% | +31,884 | New |
| Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 40,569 | $430.8K | 0.01% | −3,384−7.7% | Reduced |
| Melfa Wealth Management, LLC | 40,909 | $434.5K | 0.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 48,442 | $514.5K | 0.00% | +5,977+14.1% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 52,920 | $562.0K | 0.00% | +52,920 | New |
| Creative Planning | 60,072 | $638.0K | 0.00% | −110.0% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 65,708 | $697.8K | 0.00% | +5,091+8.4% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 66,408 | $705.0K | 0.00% | +626+1.0% | Added |
| Armis Advisers, LLC | 71,242 | $736.6K | 0.07% | +2,609+3.8% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 73,601 | $781.6K | 0.00% | +6,722+10.1% | Added |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 78,232 | $830.8K | 0.24% | +5,536+7.6% | Added |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 86,640 | $920.1K | 0.07% | −237−0.3% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 88,507 | $939.9K | 0.00% | +1,972+2.3% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 90,725 | $962.7K | 0.00% | −1,524−1.7% | Reduced |
| Whipplewood Advisors, LLC | 96,749 | $1.03M | 0.68% | +879+0.9% | Added |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 98,745 | $1.05M | 0.02% | +1,272+1.3% | Added |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 106,721 | $1.13M | 1.27% | +106,721 | New |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 114,101 | $1.21M | 0.06% | +114,101 | New |
| UBS Group AG | 120,844 | $1.28M | 0.00% | −32,091−21.0% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 121,466 | $1.29M | 0.00% | +16,030+15.2% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 124,295 | $1.32M | 0.00% | +79,486+177.4% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 183,186 | $1.95M | 1.66% | +2,816+1.6% | Added |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 189,947 | $1.96M | 0.03% | +189,947 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 191,704 | $2.04M | 0.00% | +10,526+5.8% | Added |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 232,046 | $2.46M | 0.05% | +6,390+2.8% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 250,038 | $2.66M | 0.00% | −21,998−8.1% | Reduced |
| Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. | 275,161 | $2.92M | 0.22% | +64,300+30.5% | Added |
| GraniteShares Advisors LLC | 285,507 | $3.03M | 1.75% | +25,143+9.7% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 317,881 | $3.38M | 0.00% | +47,006+17.4% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 376,068 | $3.99M | 0.00% | +26,458+7.6% | Added |
| Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC | 401,963 | $4.27M | 1.06% | −11,608−2.8% | Reduced |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 480,571 | $5.10M | 0.09% | +12,853+2.7% | Added |
| Oak Hill Advisors LP | 578,922 | $6.15M | 1.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | 642,392 | $6.82M | 0.08% | +642,392 | New |
| Invesco Ltd. | 671,797 | $7.13M | 0.00% | +16,178+2.5% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 723,334 | $7.68M | 0.00% | +31,897+4.6% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 1,547,842 | $16.4M | 0.12% | +144,371+10.3% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,986,113 | $42.3M | 0.00% | +140,541+3.7% | Added |
| Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −137,184−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −37,894−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wall Street Access Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,967−100.0% | Sold out |
| Thurston, Springer, Miller, Herd & Titak, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −19,036−100.0% | Sold out |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −16,010−100.0% | Sold out |
| Focused Wealth Management, Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,569−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,100−100.0% | Sold out |