BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · DSU · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
92
Institutional Holders
▲ 2 vs Q2
$144.38M
Total Inst. Value
▲ $16.17M vs Q2
54.57M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.85%
13.60M
13F Shares Held
▲ 1.46M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
DSU largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MORGAN STANLEY | 3.99M | 8.55% | 8.55% | $42.33B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 140.5K |
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC | 1.55M | 3.32% | 3.32% | $16.44B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 144.4K |
LPL FINANCIAL LLC | 723.3K | 1.55% | 1.55% | $7.68B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 31.9K |
INVESCO LTD. | 671.8K | 1.44% | 1.44% | $7.13B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 16.2K |
PENSERRA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 642.4K | 1.38% | 1.38% | $6.82B | Nov 4, 2025 | NEW |
OAK HILL ADVISORS LP | 578.9K | 1.24% | 1.24% | $6.15B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
ADVISORS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 480.6K | 1.03% | 1.03% | $5.10B | Nov 6, 2025 | ▲ 12.9K |
ELEVATED CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC | 402.0K | 86.24% | 86.24% | $4.27B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 11.6K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 376.1K | 80.68% | 80.68% | $3.99B | Feb 3, 2026 | ▲ 26.5K |
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 317.9K | 68.20% | 68.20% | $3.38B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 47.0K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
26
Increased
+660.1K shares7
New Positions
first time holders10
Decreased
−125.3K shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+534.7K
+660.1K / −125.3K
Net new holders
+23
7 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
DSU insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
1
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delbos David Portfolio Manager | Jan 30, 2026 | D-Return | 4,390.128 | $10.21 | $44.8K | 53.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Wilson Carly Portfolio Manager | Jan 30, 2026 | Award | 4,991.43 | — | — | 5.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Wilson Carly Portfolio Manager | Jan 30, 2026 | D-Return | 2,869.814 | $10.21 | $29.3K | 1.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Garfin Mitchell Portfolio Manager | Jan 30, 2026 | Award | 13,946.651 | — | — | 13.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Garfin Mitchell Portfolio Manager | Jan 30, 2026 | D-Return | 2,256.328 | $10.21 | $23.0K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Delbos David Portfolio Manager | Jan 31, 2025 | D-Return | 3,919.648 | $10.75 | $42.1K | 48.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Garfin Mitchell Portfolio Manager | Jan 31, 2025 | D-Return | 2,014.522 | $10.75 | $21.7K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Wilson Carly Portfolio Manager | Jan 31, 2025 | Award | 4,317.907 | — | — | 4.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 24.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.15%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 74.93%.
The largest institutional shareholder of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is MORGAN STANLEY, holding approximately 3.99 million shares — equal to 8.55% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 92 institutional investors currently hold DSU stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $144,376,213 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
DSU ownershipBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 24.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is MORGAN STANLEY with a 8.55% stake. Company insiders hold 0.15%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.