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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, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. as of Dec 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
101
+10 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
14.4M
+823.5K (+6.1%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$146.7M
+$2.36M (+1.6%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
17
36 more added
Sold out
7
27 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2025: 101 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 heldQ4 2025: $146.7M
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, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding DSU in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley4,334,732$44.1M0.00%+348,619+8.7%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,588,291$16.2M0.12%+40,449+2.6%Added
LPL Financial LLC735,239$7.48M0.00%+11,905+1.6%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC707,931$7.21M0.09%+65,539+10.2%Added
Invesco Ltd.637,230$6.49M0.00%−34,567−5.1%Reduced
Oak Hill Advisors LP578,922$5.89M0.96%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp466,007$4.74M0.00%+89,939+23.9%Added
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC407,280$4.15M0.97%+5,317+1.3%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.373,633$3.80M0.06%−106,938−22.3%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc362,581$3.69M0.00%+44,700+14.1%Added
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.279,048$2.84M0.19%+3,887+1.4%Added
Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC272,111$2.77M0.40%+272,111New
GraniteShares Advisors LLC263,702$2.68M1.63%−21,805−7.6%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc248,303$2.53M0.00%−1,735−0.7%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company232,338$2.37M0.00%+40,634+21.2%Added
Smith Asset Management Co., LLC182,965$1.86M1.54%−221−0.1%Reduced
NewEdge Wealth, LLC167,081$1.70M0.02%−22,866−12.0%Reduced
UBS Group AG145,706$1.48M0.00%+24,862+20.6%Added
Armis Advisers, LLC130,033$1.26M0.14%+58,791+82.5%Added
PMG Family Office LLC122,010$1.24M1.44%+15,289+14.3%Added
Royal Bank of Canada121,800$1.24M0.00%+334+0.3%Added
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.113,054$1.15M0.05%−1,047−0.9%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers109,736$1.12M0.00%−14,559−11.7%Reduced
Whipplewood Advisors, LLC100,247$1.02M0.66%+3,498+3.6%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.92,639$943.1K0.00%+1,914+2.1%Added
GWM Advisors LLC84,641$861.6K0.00%−3,866−4.4%Reduced
Ethos Financial Group, LLC84,593$861.2K0.06%−2,047−2.4%Reduced
TrueMark Investments, LLC81,573$830.4K0.16%+81,573New
Modern Wealth Management, LLC80,810$822.6K0.02%−17,935−18.2%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC66,506$677.0K0.00%+98+0.1%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc65,541$667.2K0.00%−8,060−11.0%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp62,541$636.7K0.00%−3,167−4.8%Reduced
Creative Planning60,073$611.5K0.00%+10.0%Added
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.57,419$584.5K0.16%−20,813−26.6%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC54,474$554.5K0.00%+54,474New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC53,856$548.0K0.00%+936+1.8%Added
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC44,143$449.4K0.26%+3,234+7.9%Added
Citigroup Inc43,925$447.2K0.00%+29,625+207.2%Added
Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc.41,717$424.7K0.06%+41,717New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.40,257$409.8K0.00%−8,185−16.9%Reduced
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC34,484$351.0K0.01%−6,085−15.0%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC33,000$335.9K0.00%+4,500+15.8%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.32,996$335.9K0.00%+7,257+28.2%Added
Activest Wealth Management32,814$334.0K0.06%+930+2.9%Added
Register Financial Advisors LLC32,560$331.5K0.13%+1,000+3.2%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC28,079$285.8K0.00%−83−0.3%Reduced
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC25,024$254.7K0.01%+25,024New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP24,513$249.5K0.00%+24,513New
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC24,385$249.0K0.03%−154−0.6%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc23,345$238.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC22,305$227.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Wall Street Access Asset Management, LLC21,974$223.7K0.05%+21,974New
Private Advisor Group, LLC21,055$214.3K0.00%+237+1.1%Added
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,754$211.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sowell Financial Services LLC19,311$196.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Nepsis, Inc.19,175$195.2K0.06%+19,175New
StoneX Group Inc.18,928$192.7K0.01%+18,928New
Andina Capital Management, LLC16,987$172.9K0.10%−2,267−11.8%Reduced
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC16,518$168.2K0.00%+1,176+7.7%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans16,433$167.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.20,509$165.4K0.00%+3,611+21.4%Added
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC15,651$159.3K0.01%+151+1.0%Added
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC15,595$158.8K0.04%+322+2.1%Added
Strong Retirement Solutions LLC15,500$157.8K0.11%+15,500New
Comerica Bank15,300$155.8K0.00%+2,800+22.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.14,620$149.0K0.00%+228+1.6%Added
Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.14,533$144.2K0.03%+1,316+10.0%Added
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.13,410$136.5K0.04%+13,410New
Stifel Financial Corp12,624$128.5K0.00%−18,513−59.5%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.12,410$126.3K0.00%−346−2.7%Reduced
DeLarme Wealth Management, Inc.11,366$115.7K0.08%+11,366New
HRT Financial LP10,266$104.0K0.00%+10,266New
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC10,000$101.8K0.05%−11,000−52.4%Reduced
Darwin Advisors, LLC9,776$99.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
CKW Financial Group7,711$78.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.7,625$77.6K0.01%+7,625New
MTM Investment Management, LLC6,266$63.8K0.02%+177+2.9%Added
Allworth Financial LP5,538$56.4K0.00%−14,282−72.1%Reduced
IFP Advisors, Inc5,085$51.8K0.00%+2,052+67.7%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC3,724$37.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC3,000$30.5K0.00%−2,020−40.2%Reduced
CoreCap Advisors, LLC2,842$28.9K0.00%+2,842New
N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC2,152$21.9K0.00%+17+0.8%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA1,679$17.1K0.00%−536−24.2%Reduced
Sofos Investments, Inc.1,005$10.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,017$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.965$9.82K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC846$8.61K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC786$8.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.500$5.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC500$5.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec333$3.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc330$3.36K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC300$3.05K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Wealth Management Group, LLC291$2.96K0.00%+291New
Caldwell Trust Co275$2.80K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co162$1.65K0.00%+162New
Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC133$1.35K0.00%−360−73.0%Reduced
Larson Financial Group LLC56$5710.00%+1+1.8%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)17$1730.00%−11−39.3%Reduced