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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, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
90
−8 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
15.0M
+623.5K (+4.3%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$144.3M
−$2.27M (−1.5%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
7
34 more added
Sold out
15
29 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 90 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 heldQ1 2026: $144.3M
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding DSU in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley4,470,868$42.9M0.00%+136,136+3.1%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC1,696,101$16.3M0.19%+988,170+139.6%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC1,455,789$14.0M0.11%−132,502−8.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC706,490$6.78M0.00%−28,749−3.9%Reduced
Oak Hill Advisors LP578,922$5.55M0.63%00.0%Unchanged
Invesco Ltd.562,102$5.39M0.00%−75,128−11.8%Reduced
Bank of America Corp507,223$4.86M0.00%+41,216+8.8%Added
Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC455,494$4.37M1.10%+48,214+11.8%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc406,829$3.90M0.00%+44,248+12.2%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.360,531$3.46M0.06%−13,102−3.5%Reduced
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.329,048$3.16M0.22%+50,000+17.9%Added
Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC293,125$2.81M0.40%+21,014+7.7%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc238,596$2.29M0.00%−9,707−3.9%Reduced
GraniteShares Advisors LLC236,627$2.27M1.63%−27,075−10.3%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company232,019$2.23M0.00%−319−0.1%Reduced
Smith Asset Management Co., LLC199,531$1.91M1.64%+16,566+9.1%Added
PMG Family Office LLC150,356$1.44M1.61%+28,346+23.2%Added
Armis Advisers, LLC133,009$1.32M0.13%+2,976+2.3%Added
Royal Bank of Canada125,758$1.21M0.00%+3,958+3.2%Added
UBS Group AG118,226$1.13M0.00%−27,480−18.9%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC112,817$1.08M0.00%+46,311+69.6%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers112,618$1.08M0.00%+2,882+2.6%Added
Whipplewood Advisors, LLC102,704$984.9K0.51%+2,457+2.5%Added
Ethos Financial Group, LLC84,593$861.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC88,428$848.0K0.00%+3,787+4.5%Added
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.79,681$765.0K0.03%−33,373−29.5%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.77,904$747.1K0.00%−14,735−15.9%Reduced
Modern Wealth Management, LLC69,753$675.2K0.01%−11,057−13.7%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.57,162$580.0K0.00%+24,166+73.2%Added
Creative Planning60,207$577.4K0.00%+134+0.2%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC58,952$565.0K0.00%+5,096+9.5%Added
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.51,502$493.9K0.14%−5,917−10.3%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans46,755$448.0K0.00%+30,322+184.5%Added
Melfa Wealth Management, LLC43,802$420.1K0.24%−341−0.8%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.42,504$407.6K0.00%+2,247+5.6%Added
Citigroup Inc42,217$404.9K0.00%−1,708−3.9%Reduced
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.35,345$339.0K0.04%+27,720+363.5%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC34,500$330.9K0.00%+1,500+4.5%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC33,095$317.4K0.00%−1,389−4.0%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC32,416$310.9K0.00%−22,058−40.5%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC29,190$279.9K0.00%+1,111+4.0%Added
Register Financial Advisors LLC28,560$273.9K0.10%−4,000−12.3%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC25,628$245.8K0.00%+4,573+21.7%Added
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC25,024$240.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC23,718$227.5K0.02%−667−2.7%Reduced
Wall Street Access Asset Management, LLC23,599$226.3K0.06%+1,625+7.4%Added
Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC22,185$212.8K0.04%−120−0.5%Reduced
BCJ Capital Management, LLC20,754$199.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc.19,931$191.1K0.03%−21,786−52.2%Reduced
Sowell Financial Services LLC19,311$185.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Nepsis, Inc.17,646$169.2K0.06%−1,529−8.0%Reduced
Virtu Financial LLC17,311$166.0K0.01%+17,311New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP17,273$165.6K0.00%−7,240−29.5%Reduced
KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC15,942$152.9K0.04%+347+2.2%Added
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC15,500$148.6K0.01%−151−1.0%Reduced
Strong Retirement Solutions LLC15,500$148.6K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp15,300$146.7K0.00%+15,300New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.14,854$142.0K0.00%+234+1.6%Added
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC14,706$141.0K0.00%−1,812−11.0%Reduced
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.14,070$134.9K0.04%+660+4.9%Added
Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC.13,390$132.3K0.03%−1,143−7.9%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.11,965$114.7K0.00%−445−3.6%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp11,702$112.2K0.00%−50,839−81.3%Reduced
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC10,000$95.9K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Darwin Advisors, LLC9,776$93.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
CKW Financial Group7,711$75.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MTM Investment Management, LLC6,457$61.9K0.02%+191+3.0%Added
Allworth Financial LP5,538$53.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc5,193$49.8K0.00%+108+2.1%Added
Advyzon Investment Management, LLC4,450$42.7K0.00%+4,450New
Harbour Investments, Inc.4,104$39.4K0.00%+3,139+325.3%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC3,000$28.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC2,842$27.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC2,160$20.7K0.00%+8+0.4%Added
Spire Wealth Management1,758$16.9K0.00%+1,758New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA1,679$16.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,017$9.75K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sofos Investments, Inc.1,005$9.64K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)728$6.98K0.00%+711+4,182.4%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.578$5.54K0.00%+578New
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC536$5.14K0.00%−250−31.8%Reduced
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.500$4.79K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC500$4.79K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jones Financial Companies LLLP416$3.89K0.00%+416New
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc330$3.16K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC300$2.88K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co275$2.64K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Osbon Capital Management LLC107$1.03K0.00%+107New
Larson Financial Group LLC58$5540.00%+2+3.6%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co14$1340.00%−148−91.4%Reduced
NewEdge Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−167,081−100.0%Sold out
TrueMark Investments, LLC0$00.00%−81,573−100.0%Sold out
Envestnet Asset Management Inc0$00.00%−65,541−100.0%Sold out
Activest Wealth Management0$00.00%−32,814−100.0%Sold out
Wedbush Securities Inc0$00.00%−23,345−100.0%Sold out
StoneX Group Inc.0$00.00%−18,928−100.0%Sold out
Andina Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−16,987−100.0%Sold out
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−20,509−100.0%Sold out
Stifel Financial Corp0$00.00%−12,624−100.0%Sold out
DeLarme Wealth Management, Inc.0$00.00%−11,366−100.0%Sold out