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DSU

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund,Pre-market

8.78−0.06 −0.68%USD

NYSE · as of Oct 13, 16:00 ET · 20m delayPre-market 8.77 −0.11%

Open

8.87

Prev close

8.84

Day range

8.788.87

52-week range

8.7810.40

Volume

590.98K1.87×

Mkt cap

568.79M

P/E ttm

19.95

Fwd P/E

—

EPS ttm

0.4400

Div yield

13.49%

Earnings

—

From 52w high

−15.58%

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DSUOct 13, 2026O 8.87H 8.87L 8.78C 8.78−0.06 (−0.68%)Vol 591.10K

SMA 509.23
SMA 2009.69

1Y change −15.82% since Oct 13, 2025 close539 bars loadedTimes in America/New_YorkDraw from the left toolbar · click a drawing to edit · right-click for alerts and export

DSU Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, · Last Guard Finance

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Key Statistics

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Performance

1 week: −1.57%
1 month: −5.79%
3 months: −9.67%
6 months: −10.95%
Year to date: −13.75%
1 year: −15.82%

Valuation & ownership

Market cap: 568.79M
Enterprise value: 677.18M
P/E (ttm): 19.95
Forward P/E: —
PEG ratio: —
Price / book: 0.91
Price / sales (ttm): 10.97
EV / EBITDA: —
EPS (ttm): 0.4400
EPS (forward): —
Beta (5y monthly): 0.51
Dividend yield: 13.49%
Payout ratio: 269.26%
Shares outstanding: 64.78M
Float: —
Short % of float: 0.76%
Short ratio (days): 1.55
Held by insiders: 0.00%
Held by institutions: 28.97%
Avg volume (3m): 316.42K
50-day average: 9.24
200-day average: 9.70
52-week change: −15.82%
S&P 500 52-week: +17.03%

Technicals (daily)

RSI (14): 32.7
vs 50-day SMA: −4.85%
vs 200-day SMA: −9.42%
50 / 200-day trend: ▼ 50 below 200
MACD vs signal: ▲ above
ATR (14) % of price: 0.95%
Realised vol (20d, ann.): 11.5%
From 52-week high: −15.74%
From 52-week low: 0.00%

ANR

Analyst Consensus

No analyst coverage for this instrument.

Financial Snapshot

Full statements →trailing twelve months

Revenue (ttm): 51.86M
Revenue growth (yoy): −1.80%
Earnings growth (yoy): −79.00%
Gross margin: 100.00%
Operating margin: 90.36%
Profit margin: 49.71%

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About Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund,

Yahoo Finance profile

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of companies' debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P's or Baa or lower by Moody's) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. It was formerly known as Debt Strategies Fund Inc. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. was formed on March 27, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Headquarters: New York, NY, United States
Website: blackrock.com
Officers: Mr. Charles Choon Sik Park Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Mr. Leland Tiffany Hart Portfolio Manager
Mr. C. Adrian Marshall CFA Portfolio Manager
Mr. Mitchell S. Garfin C.F.A., M.B.A. Portfolio Manager

SEAS

Seasonality · DSU

2007–2026 · monthly returns

Strongest month Jan +2.99%Weakest month Oct −2.04%Averages use completed years only. Past seasonality doesn't predict future returns.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2026	0.3	-3.1	-3.0	4.6	-2.2	-1.1	-2.9	0.7	-5.2	-2.4			−13.8%
2025	-0.1	-0.5	-2.4	-1.3	1.7	0.9	0.1	0.5	0.0	-2.7	-0.3	-1.2	−5.4%
2024	2.4	-0.1	0.2	-3.4	2.6	-1.1	1.5	-1.4	1.7	-2.1	0.6	-0.9	−0.3%
2023	6.6	0.6	-3.6	1.5	-3.0	4.6	3.2	1.1	0.6	-3.7	5.2	3.8	+17.3%
2022	-4.7	-4.9	-1.7	-2.8	-5.1	-4.9	6.0	-0.5	-7.5	2.0	7.4	-5.8	−21.4%
2021	1.0	1.9	2.3	0.0	2.1	2.0	-3.1	4.0	0.0	1.7	-1.2	0.9	+12.0%
2020	1.4	-7.0	-20.1	8.5	5.3	-3.4	5.0	2.0	-0.6	-4.1	8.5	1.1	−6.7%
2019	7.4	2.8	-0.6	1.1	-3.2	2.7	1.9	-2.5	0.5	0.2	1.3	2.7	+14.6%
2018	-0.2	-1.8	1.3	-1.5	-1.6	-0.8	0.4	1.0	-1.8	-4.5	-2.4	-5.9	−16.5%
2017	1.2	1.7	-1.4	1.6	-0.3	-1.1	1.9	-1.4	0.6	0.4	-1.5	1.3	+3.2%
2016	-1.8	0.3	4.5	1.2	1.1	-0.6	3.1	1.9	-1.6	-0.8	0.6	3.8	+12.2%
2015	-1.3	3.8	-2.1	1.9	-1.8	-2.9	-0.8	-2.5	-4.6	3.6	-3.2	0.6	−9.4%
2014	0.8	1.5	0.5	-0.2	0.7	-0.5	-3.7	1.5	-4.7	-0.3	-0.3	-2.1	−6.8%
2013	3.5	0.2	-0.2	3.8	-6.3	-1.8	-4.2	-3.2	2.0	2.2	-2.2	-0.7	−7.2%
2012	3.6	2.7	0.2	0.5	-1.2	0.2	4.9	1.2	3.2	-5.8	-0.2	1.4	+10.8%
2011	2.1	4.1	-1.5	6.0	2.6	-2.1	-3.5	-2.9	-4.0	2.6	-3.3	2.4	+1.8%
2010	3.1	5.4	7.7	-2.1	-7.3	-0.8	2.6	0.5	1.8	0.0	-1.8	-2.6	+5.8%
2009	22.0	-33.2	-2.9	22.4	15.4	5.3	8.4	3.4	8.7	-9.6	5.5	3.7	+41.7%
2008	5.6	-9.5	-3.1	8.6	1.6	-7.8	-7.9	3.4	-23.7	-7.5	-20.6	-11.2	−55.3%
2007	4.2	-5.8	-1.2	0.6	2.4	-3.1	-12.1	1.7	3.9	-10.5	-0.2	-4.5	−23.5%

INSD

Insider Activity · DSU

Market-wide insider buying →Congress trades →SEC Form 4 filings via Yahoo Finance

Buys, 6 months

0 shares

Sells, 6 months

— shares

Net shares

Net change in insider shares

—

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Value
Jan 29, 2026	Garfin MitchellOther Executive	—	2.3K	—
Jan 29, 2026	Wilson CarlyOther Executive	—	2.9K	—
Jan 29, 2026	Delbos DavidOther Executive	—	4.4K	—
Jan 30, 2025	Garfin MitchellOther Executive	—	2K	—
Jan 30, 2025	Wilson CarlyOther Executive	—	1.1K	—
Jan 30, 2025	Delbos DavidOther Executive	—	3.9K	—
Oct 28, 2024	Harris Stayce D.Director	Purchase at price 10.82 per share.	10	$108

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Seasonality · DSU

Insider Activity · DSU

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Congress Trades · DSU

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Seasonality · DSU

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Performance

Valuation & ownership

Technicals (daily)

Analyst Consensus

Financial Snapshot

About Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund,

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