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