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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc DSU
$8.65 -$0.02-0.23%
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Rating C
Reward Index Good
Reward Grade B-
Risk Index Fair
Risk Grade C+
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Provider BlackRock
Manager/Tenure (Years) Mitchell S. Garfin (10), David Delbos (4), Carly Wilson (3)
Website http://www.blackrock.com
Fund Information DSU-NYSE Click to
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Fund Name BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc
Category Bank Loan
Sub-Category US Fixed Income
Prospectus Objective Corporate Bond - General
Inception Date Mar 27, 1998
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment --
Minimum Subsequent Investment --
Front End Fee --
Back End Fee --
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Dividend Yield 6.91%
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Cash -3.94%
Stock 0.22%
U.S. Stock 0.15%
Non-U.S. Stock 0.07%
Bond 101.74%
U.S. Bond 89.87%
Non-U.S. Bond 11.87%
Preferred 0.53%
Convertible 0.12%
Other Net 1.35%
Price History DSU-NYSE Click to
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7-Day Total Return 0.20%
30-Day Total Return -0.45%
60-Day Total Return -0.88%
90-Day Total Return 0.14%
Year to Date Total Return 1.30%
1-Year Total Return 2.47%
2-Year Total Return 9.58%
3-Year Total Return 23.36%
5-Year Total Return 31.82%
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Closing Price --
1-Month Low Price $8.49
1-Month High Price $9.00
52-Week Low Price $8.49
52-Week Low Price (Date) Oct 26, 2026
52-Week High Price $10.38
52-Week High Price (Date) Jan 12, 2026
NAV DSU-NYSE Click to
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Nav $9.31
1-Month Low NAV $9.24
1-Month High NAV $9.41
52-Week Low NAV $9.24
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Oct 23, 2026
52-Week High NAV $10.24
52-Week High Price (Date) Nov 12, 2025
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Beta --
Standard Deviation 2.47
Balance Sheet DSU-NYSE Click to
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Total Assets 608.96M
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Expense Ratio 1.24%
Turnover Ratio 38.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 5.31%
Last Bear Market Total Return -8.11%