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DSU · Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

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$9.41 -0.04 (-0.42%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$592.18M
Shares
62.93M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$9.41 Open$9.46 Day$9.40–9.47 52W close$9.35–10.65 Avg vol 30d335K Short int889K · 1.4% float · 2.1d Short vol41% Last earningsJul 15, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 14, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 7 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −5%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −2%
below
RSI (14) 40
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 5%
near low
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return 0%
trailing
6-month return −5%
trailing
YTD return −8%
this year
Relative strength −17%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $10 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+13% holders QoQ · +21 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
1.41% of float · ▼ -19.6% MoM · 2.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
102 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 45
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 9%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −12%
past year
ATR 0.7%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−5% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−2% Neutral
RSI (14)
40 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
5% Bearish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $10 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+13% holders QoQ · +21 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
1.41% of float · ▼ -19.6% MoM · 2.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
102 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $9 Now $9 · 5% Range high $11
vs 200-day avg -5% vs 50-day avg -2%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
DSU
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
this stock
$592.18M -7.6% 1.4%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$375.82B +8.1% +16.2% 27.7 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$107.62B -7.0% +9.2% 32.2 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$97.09B -14.9% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$93.07B -9.2% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
102
% held
24.3%
Net QoQ
+274.6K sh
Top holder
MORGAN STANLEY
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
11
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
889.2K
Days to cover
2.1d
Change
-217.2K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
41%
As of
Aug 21, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
5.5K
Value
$51.7K
As of
Jul 20, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
52.5%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Joe Courtney
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Oct 9, 2020
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Jun 2, 2026
This year
1
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 15, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
BlackRock Declares Quarterly Divi…
Published
Jul 22, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
DSU -0.4% +0.2% -5.0% -0.1% -7.6%
SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
vs SPY +1.0% -3.4% -16.5% -2.6% -19.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.099 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.0987 / share · ex Sep 15, 2026
Raised 8.8%
Paid (TTM)
$1.188 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
12.62%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1051003 CUSIP 09255R202 13F (30d) 88 filings 83 filers Visit website Investor relations