Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund closed at $8.88 on Sep 28, down 0.67%, within 0.0% of its 52-week closing low. Volume of 320.5K shares was 1.13× its 20-day average (close to normal).
Split-adjusted performance: -5.5% over one month, -5.0% over six months, -16.1% over one year.
Short interest was 867.2K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, down 7.6% from the prior report (1.4% of float, 3.6 days to cover).
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What does Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund do?
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek to provide current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of U.S.
What is DSU's market cap?
$575.27M, based on the Sep 28 close of $8.88.
Does Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.0987 per share (ex-date Sep 15), an annualised yield of 13.34%.
How much of DSU is sold short?
867.2K shares, 1.4% of float, as of Sep 15, 2026.
About Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek to provide current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of U.S. companies debt instruments, including senior and subordinated corporate loans, both secured and unsecured, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. The Fund may invest directly in debt instruments or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Fund's secondary investment objective is to seek to provide capital appreciation.
Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology
