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BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC.

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BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC.

DSU·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0001051003

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund that invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund, managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC, primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of debt instruments from various companies. These debt instruments include corporate loans that are rated in the lower rating categories by established rating services (specifically BBB or lower by S&P's or Baa or lower by Moody's). The fund also invests in unrated debt instruments that the investment adviser judges to be of equivalent quality. Formed on March 27, 1998, the fund was formerly known as Debt Strategies Fund Inc. and is domiciled in the United States.

BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC. (NYSE:DSU) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 1 item for DSU at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-02-09, rated 8/10. Recent SEC coverage for DSU spans 424B5.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Announces $302M Common Stock Offering at Premium to NAV

Short Interest & Short Volume

3.58 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 867,206 shares in DSU as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 7.6% decrease from the prior period — about 3.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 27.9% of DSU volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)867,206 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 7.6%
Days to cover3.58 at avg daily volume of 242,064
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)27.9% of 130,220 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume34.4%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

$8.93
52-week range · as of 2026-02-09 $8.72 – $10.81
Market cap
$572.86M
Volume
222.8K (0.7× avg)
3-mo avg 303.4K
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:48 UTC · Market closed

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DSU
Feb 09, 2026, 6:32 PM EST
Filing Type: 424B5
Importance Score:
8
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Announces $302M Common Stock Offering at Premium to NAV
Price at Filing: $10.15
Real-time Price: $8.93 info
Change: -$1.22 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $572.856M info
Sentiment: Neutral
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