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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
Decker Retirement Planning Inc.0$00.00%−250−100.0%Sold out
US Bancorp0$00.00%−219−100.0%Sold out
Jones Financial Companies LLLP0$00.00%−109−100.0%Sold out
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.––––Not filed
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group––––Not filed
Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.––––Not filed