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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
Avenir Tech Ltd1$100.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)17$1730.00%−11−39.3%Reduced
Larson Financial Group LLC56$5710.00%+1+1.8%Added
Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLC133$1.35K0.00%−360−73.0%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co162$1.65K0.00%+162New
Caldwell Trust Co275$2.80K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Wealth Management Group, LLC291$2.96K0.00%+291New
Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC300$3.05K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc330$3.36K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec333$3.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.500$5.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC500$5.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC786$8.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC846$8.61K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.965$9.82K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,017$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sofos Investments, Inc.1,005$10.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA1,679$17.1K0.00%−536−24.2%Reduced
N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC2,152$21.9K0.00%+17+0.8%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC2,842$28.9K0.00%+2,842New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC3,000$30.5K0.00%−2,020−40.2%Reduced
Global Retirement Partners, LLC3,724$37.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc5,085$51.8K0.00%+2,052+67.7%Added
Allworth Financial LP5,538$56.4K0.00%−14,282−72.1%Reduced
MTM Investment Management, LLC6,266$63.8K0.02%+177+2.9%Added
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.7,625$77.6K0.01%+7,625New
CKW Financial Group7,711$78.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Darwin Advisors, LLC9,776$99.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC10,000$101.8K0.05%−11,000−52.4%Reduced
HRT Financial LP10,266$104.0K0.00%+10,266New
DeLarme Wealth Management, Inc.11,366$115.7K0.08%+11,366New
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.12,410$126.3K0.00%−346−2.7%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp12,624$128.5K0.00%−18,513−59.5%Reduced
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.13,410$136.5K0.04%+13,410New
Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.14,533$144.2K0.03%+1,316+10.0%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.14,620$149.0K0.00%+228+1.6%Added
Comerica Bank15,300$155.8K0.00%+2,800+22.4%Added
Strong Retirement Solutions LLC15,500$157.8K0.11%+15,500New
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC15,595$158.8K0.04%+322+2.1%Added
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC15,651$159.3K0.01%+151+1.0%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.20,509$165.4K0.00%+3,611+21.4%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans16,433$167.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC16,518$168.2K0.00%+1,176+7.7%Added
Andina Capital Management, LLC16,987$172.9K0.10%−2,267−11.8%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.18,928$192.7K0.01%+18,928New
Nepsis, Inc.19,175$195.2K0.06%+19,175New
Sowell Financial Services LLC19,311$196.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,754$211.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC21,055$214.3K0.00%+237+1.1%Added
Wall Street Access Asset Management, LLC21,974$223.7K0.05%+21,974New
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC22,305$227.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Wedbush Securities Inc23,345$238.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC24,385$249.0K0.03%−154−0.6%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP24,513$249.5K0.00%+24,513New
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC25,024$254.7K0.01%+25,024New
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC28,079$285.8K0.00%−83−0.3%Reduced
Register Financial Advisors LLC32,560$331.5K0.13%+1,000+3.2%Added
Activest Wealth Management32,814$334.0K0.06%+930+2.9%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.32,996$335.9K0.00%+7,257+28.2%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC33,000$335.9K0.00%+4,500+15.8%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC34,484$351.0K0.01%−6,085−15.0%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.40,257$409.8K0.00%−8,185−16.9%Reduced
Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc.41,717$424.7K0.06%+41,717New
Citigroup Inc43,925$447.2K0.00%+29,625+207.2%Added
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC44,143$449.4K0.26%+3,234+7.9%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC53,856$548.0K0.00%+936+1.8%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC54,474$554.5K0.00%+54,474New
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.57,419$584.5K0.16%−20,813−26.6%Reduced
Creative Planning60,073$611.5K0.00%+10.0%Added
Truist Financial Corp62,541$636.7K0.00%−3,167−4.8%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc65,541$667.2K0.00%−8,060−11.0%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC66,506$677.0K0.00%+98+0.1%Added
Modern Wealth Management, LLC80,810$822.6K0.02%−17,935−18.2%Reduced
TrueMark Investments, LLC81,573$830.4K0.16%+81,573New
Ethos Financial Group, LLC84,593$861.2K0.06%−2,047−2.4%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC84,641$861.6K0.00%−3,866−4.4%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.92,639$943.1K0.00%+1,914+2.1%Added
Whipplewood Advisors, LLC100,247$1.02M0.66%+3,498+3.6%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers109,736$1.12M0.00%−14,559−11.7%Reduced
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.113,054$1.15M0.05%−1,047−0.9%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada121,800$1.24M0.00%+334+0.3%Added
PMG Family Office LLC122,010$1.24M1.44%+15,289+14.3%Added
Armis Advisers, LLC130,033$1.26M0.14%+58,791+82.5%Added
UBS Group AG145,706$1.48M0.00%+24,862+20.6%Added
NewEdge Wealth, LLC167,081$1.70M0.02%−22,866−12.0%Reduced
Smith Asset Management Co., LLC182,965$1.86M1.54%−221−0.1%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company232,338$2.37M0.00%+40,634+21.2%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc248,303$2.53M0.00%−1,735−0.7%Reduced
GraniteShares Advisors LLC263,702$2.68M1.63%−21,805−7.6%Reduced
Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC272,111$2.77M0.40%+272,111New
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.279,048$2.84M0.19%+3,887+1.4%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc362,581$3.69M0.00%+44,700+14.1%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.373,633$3.80M0.06%−106,938−22.3%Reduced
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC407,280$4.15M0.97%+5,317+1.3%Added
Bank of America Corp466,007$4.74M0.00%+89,939+23.9%Added
Oak Hill Advisors LP578,922$5.89M0.96%00.0%Unchanged
Invesco Ltd.637,230$6.49M0.00%−34,567−5.1%Reduced
Penserra Capital Management LLC707,931$7.21M0.09%+65,539+10.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC735,239$7.48M0.00%+11,905+1.6%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,588,291$16.2M0.12%+40,449+2.6%Added