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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc

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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc

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FinancialsClosed End Investments
  • Price (USD)10.61
  • Today's Change0.04 / 0.38%
  • Shares traded293.03k
  • 1 Year change-2.57%
  • Beta0.5205
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About the company

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of the United States companies’ debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services or unrated debt instruments. The Fund's secondary investment objective is to provide capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund's total assets will be invested in debt instruments. The Fund may invest directly in debt instruments or synthetically using derivatives. The Fund has no restrictions on portfolio maturity or duration of the debt securities in which it may invest. Up to 20% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in distressed securities, which includes debt securities and corporate loans. The investment manager of the Fund is BlackRock Advisors, LLC.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)--
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  • Incorporated1997
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
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Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
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Net income
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(5 yr growth rate)
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(5 yr growth rate)
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fnd Inc39.45m46.82m548.37m0.0011.710.8577--13.900.85750.85750.722711.710.0415--24.64--4.930.47275.010.47875.6976.63118.6912.26----0.3222595.5919.75-0.9244334.24-8.08---6.25
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust44.15m21.42m548.82m--25.620.8847--12.430.45510.45510.938113.180.0473--65,414.24--2.30-0.35652.31-0.359257.6165.4248.51-8.53--6.340.3148---0.9899-2.49-53.76-26.82---5.41
Calamos Dynamic Convertible & Incm Fd61.80m31.24m555.71m--17.721.17--8.991.161.162.2917.560.079--11.60--3.995.834.025.8761.8973.4150.5573.24--5.520.368103.13-31.932.50775.8514.58--3.19
PGIM Global High Yield Fund Inc52.56m67.51m556.16m--8.241.02--10.581.651.651.2813.280.0764------9.812.819.982.8572.3277.54128.4443.29----0.199212.427.88-1.4993.821.35--4.84
Nuveen Calfrna AMT-Free Qlty Mncpl IncFd-100.00bn-100.00bn562.26m--------------------------------------------------------------
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc-100.00bn-100.00bn576.80m--------------------------------------------------------------
Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc20.33m30.85m579.68m18.0017.110.9112--28.521.291.290.773424.210.0313--63.02--4.759.434.769.46----151.77260.49----0.0061.99-4.16-6.83218.27-14.02---1.32
Nuveen Municipal Credit Opprtntes Fund60.89m128.03m579.80m--4.530.9026--9.522.342.341.1111.720.0558--3.54--11.730.140912.230.144250.7761.11210.292.68----0.41591,798.228.6079.64598.0198.11----
BlackRock Mnhldngs Nw Jrsy Qlty Fund Inc-100.00bn-100.00bn580.78m--------------------------------------------------------------
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund Inc47.47m11.72m584.51m--49.880.8467--12.310.22480.22480.910317.340.0443--3.42--1.09--1.10--58.29--24.69----1.760.1711---3.91--317.95------
Invesco Senior Income Trust-100.00bn-100.00bn588.40m--------------------------------------------------------------
Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd Inc69.84m61.55m589.44m--9.560.95599.588.441.061.061.2010.610.0826--443.01--7.28-0.10247.30-0.105868.9874.1688.12-1.58----0.2449--6.28-5.92-13.80-14.90---3.26
AlTi Global, Inc214.09m-155.87m591.53m430.00--1.62--2.76-1.65-1.652.414.700.1704--15.81497,874.40-15.86---25.71-------93.08-71.67---1.380.00---16.1928.1723.57--57.95--
Abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund44.53m42.87m603.20m--15.671.04--13.551.331.331.4520.120.0794------7.64--7.69--79.18--96.27------0.00---6.26--1,123.93------
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd3.56m220.77m604.97m0.004.782.19--170.066.696.690.09914.580.0085--2.67--52.788.4052.818.4094.3392.536,206.131,495.57----0.001.39-10.63-2.031,085.484.75----
Eaton Vance Risk-Mngd Dvrsfd Eqty Inc Fd5.67m135.00m605.72m0.004.490.9249--106.782.012.010.08439.730.0092--9.11--21.859.6322.029.73-16.1526.722,379.69682.39----0.0077.17-26.62-12.0568.0010.36---3.59
Data as of Jul 11 2025. Currency figures normalised to BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

18.21%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management)as of 31 Mar 20253.89m8.33%
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLCas of 31 Mar 20251.22m2.61%
Oak Hill Advisors LPas of 31 Mar 2025597.00k1.28%
LPL Financial LLCas of 31 Mar 2025552.97k1.18%
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.as of 31 Mar 2025542.62k1.16%
Invesco Capital Management LLCas of 31 Mar 2025448.56k0.96%
Elevated Capital Advisors LLCas of 31 Mar 2025413.57k0.89%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Invt Mgmt)as of 31 Mar 2025346.63k0.74%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLCas of 31 Mar 2025249.46k0.53%
GraniteShares Advisors LLCas of 31 Mar 2025244.10k0.52%
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