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.
| 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, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 4,334,732 | $44.1M | 0.00% | +348,619+8.7% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 1,588,291 | $16.2M | 0.12% | +40,449+2.6% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 735,239 | $7.48M | 0.00% | +11,905+1.6% | Added |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | 707,931 | $7.21M | 0.09% | +65,539+10.2% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 637,230 | $6.49M | 0.00% | −34,567−5.1% | Reduced |
| Oak Hill Advisors LP | 578,922 | $5.89M | 0.96% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of America Corp | 466,007 | $4.74M | 0.00% | +89,939+23.9% | Added |
| Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC | 407,280 | $4.15M | 0.97% | +5,317+1.3% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 373,633 | $3.80M | 0.06% | −106,938−22.3% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 362,581 | $3.69M | 0.00% | +44,700+14.1% | Added |
| Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. | 279,048 | $2.84M | 0.19% | +3,887+1.4% | Added |
| Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC | 272,111 | $2.77M | 0.40% | +272,111 | New |
| GraniteShares Advisors LLC | 263,702 | $2.68M | 1.63% | −21,805−7.6% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 248,303 | $2.53M | 0.00% | −1,735−0.7% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 232,338 | $2.37M | 0.00% | +40,634+21.2% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 182,965 | $1.86M | 1.54% | −221−0.1% | Reduced |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 167,081 | $1.70M | 0.02% | −22,866−12.0% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 145,706 | $1.48M | 0.00% | +24,862+20.6% | Added |
| Armis Advisers, LLC | 130,033 | $1.26M | 0.14% | +58,791+82.5% | Added |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 122,010 | $1.24M | 1.44% | +15,289+14.3% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 121,800 | $1.24M | 0.00% | +334+0.3% | Added |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 113,054 | $1.15M | 0.05% | −1,047−0.9% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 109,736 | $1.12M | 0.00% | −14,559−11.7% | Reduced |
| Whipplewood Advisors, LLC | 100,247 | $1.02M | 0.66% | +3,498+3.6% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 92,639 | $943.1K | 0.00% | +1,914+2.1% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 84,641 | $861.6K | 0.00% | −3,866−4.4% | Reduced |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 84,593 | $861.2K | 0.06% | −2,047−2.4% | Reduced |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC | 81,573 | $830.4K | 0.16% | +81,573 | New |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 80,810 | $822.6K | 0.02% | −17,935−18.2% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 66,506 | $677.0K | 0.00% | +98+0.1% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 65,541 | $667.2K | 0.00% | −8,060−11.0% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 62,541 | $636.7K | 0.00% | −3,167−4.8% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 60,073 | $611.5K | 0.00% | +10.0% | Added |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. | 57,419 | $584.5K | 0.16% | −20,813−26.6% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 54,474 | $554.5K | 0.00% | +54,474 | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 53,856 | $548.0K | 0.00% | +936+1.8% | Added |
| Melfa Wealth Management, LLC | 44,143 | $449.4K | 0.26% | +3,234+7.9% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 43,925 | $447.2K | 0.00% | +29,625+207.2% | Added |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | 41,717 | $424.7K | 0.06% | +41,717 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 40,257 | $409.8K | 0.00% | −8,185−16.9% | Reduced |
| Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 34,484 | $351.0K | 0.01% | −6,085−15.0% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 33,000 | $335.9K | 0.00% | +4,500+15.8% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 32,996 | $335.9K | 0.00% | +7,257+28.2% | Added |
| Activest Wealth Management | 32,814 | $334.0K | 0.06% | +930+2.9% | Added |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC | 32,560 | $331.5K | 0.13% | +1,000+3.2% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 28,079 | $285.8K | 0.00% | −83−0.3% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 25,024 | $254.7K | 0.01% | +25,024 | New |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 24,513 | $249.5K | 0.00% | +24,513 | New |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 24,385 | $249.0K | 0.03% | −154−0.6% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 23,345 | $238.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC | 22,305 | $227.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wall Street Access Asset Management, LLC | 21,974 | $223.7K | 0.05% | +21,974 | New |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 21,055 | $214.3K | 0.00% | +237+1.1% | Added |
| BCJ Capital Management, LLC | 20,754 | $211.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 19,311 | $196.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nepsis, Inc. | 19,175 | $195.2K | 0.06% | +19,175 | New |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 18,928 | $192.7K | 0.01% | +18,928 | New |
| Andina Capital Management, LLC | 16,987 | $172.9K | 0.10% | −2,267−11.8% | Reduced |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 16,518 | $168.2K | 0.00% | +1,176+7.7% | Added |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 16,433 | $167.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 20,509 | $165.4K | 0.00% | +3,611+21.4% | Added |
| Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC | 15,651 | $159.3K | 0.01% | +151+1.0% | Added |
| KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC | 15,595 | $158.8K | 0.04% | +322+2.1% | Added |
| Strong Retirement Solutions LLC | 15,500 | $157.8K | 0.11% | +15,500 | New |
| Comerica Bank | 15,300 | $155.8K | 0.00% | +2,800+22.4% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 14,620 | $149.0K | 0.00% | +228+1.6% | Added |
| Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. | 14,533 | $144.2K | 0.03% | +1,316+10.0% | Added |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 13,410 | $136.5K | 0.04% | +13,410 | New |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 12,624 | $128.5K | 0.00% | −18,513−59.5% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 12,410 | $126.3K | 0.00% | −346−2.7% | Reduced |
| DeLarme Wealth Management, Inc. | 11,366 | $115.7K | 0.08% | +11,366 | New |
| HRT Financial LP | 10,266 | $104.0K | 0.00% | +10,266 | New |
| Matrix Private Capital Group LLC | 10,000 | $101.8K | 0.05% | −11,000−52.4% | Reduced |
| Darwin Advisors, LLC | 9,776 | $99.5K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CKW Financial Group | 7,711 | $78.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. | 7,625 | $77.6K | 0.01% | +7,625 | New |
| MTM Investment Management, LLC | 6,266 | $63.8K | 0.02% | +177+2.9% | Added |
| Allworth Financial LP | 5,538 | $56.4K | 0.00% | −14,282−72.1% | Reduced |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 5,085 | $51.8K | 0.00% | +2,052+67.7% | Added |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 3,724 | $37.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,000 | $30.5K | 0.00% | −2,020−40.2% | Reduced |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 2,842 | $28.9K | 0.00% | +2,842 | New |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC | 2,152 | $21.9K | 0.00% | +17+0.8% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 1,679 | $17.1K | 0.00% | −536−24.2% | Reduced |
| Sofos Investments, Inc. | 1,005 | $10.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 1,017 | $10.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 965 | $9.82K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 846 | $8.61K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 786 | $8.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 500 | $5.09K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 500 | $5.09K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 333 | $3.39K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 330 | $3.36K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC | 300 | $3.05K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Wealth Management Group, LLC | 291 | $2.96K | 0.00% | +291 | New |
| Caldwell Trust Co | 275 | $2.80K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 162 | $1.65K | 0.00% | +162 | New |
| Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC | 133 | $1.35K | 0.00% | −360−73.0% | Reduced |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 56 | $571 | 0.00% | +1+1.8% | Added |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 17 | $173 | 0.00% | −11−39.3% | Reduced |