BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC. (DSU)

Latest Insider Confidence Score

2026Q1

48.1
Bearish

Company insider confidence (by quarter)

2004Q2 2026Q1

Largest shareholders

Insider Role (last 12 mo) Shares held Filed at
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner 5,264,992 May 14, 2018
Weinstein Boaz 10% Owner 5,264,992 May 14, 2018
Keenan James Other 46,325 Jul 27, 2017
Hart Leland Other 30,000 Jul 31, 2015
Novick Barbara Director 10,000 Nov 14, 2016

Recent buy/sell transactions

Exec date Filing date Insider Role Signal Confidence Shares % of shares Under plan? Amount (USD)
Jan 30, 2026 Feb 3, 2026 Delbos David Other Sell 26.3 -4,390 -7.54% ✗ $44.8K
Jan 30, 2026 Feb 3, 2026 Wilson Carly Other Sell 26.3 -2,869 -71.11% ✗ $29.3K
Jan 30, 2026 Feb 3, 2026 Garfin Mitchell Other Sell 26.3 -2,256 -100.00% ✗ $23K
May 16, 2025 Minar Stephen Thomas President Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 31, 2025 Feb 4, 2025 Delbos David Other Sell 26.3 -3,919 -7.53% ✗ $42.1K
Jan 31, 2025 Feb 4, 2025 Garfin Mitchell Other Sell 26.3 -2,014 -100.00% ✗ $21.7K
Jan 31, 2025 Feb 4, 2025 Wilson Carly Other Sell 26.3 -1,122 -49.06% ✗ $12.1K
Oct 29, 2024 Oct 30, 2024 Harris Stayce D. Director Buy 90.0 +10 100.00% ✗ $108.2
Jan 31, 2024 Feb 2, 2024 Wilson Carly Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 31, 2024 Feb 2, 2024 Garfin Mitchell Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 31, 2024 Feb 2, 2024 Delbos David Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Sep 14, 2023 Steinmetz Arthur Philip Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 6, 2023 Wasserman Aaron David Chief Compliance Officer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 2, 2023 Wilson Carly Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 31, 2023 Feb 2, 2023 Delbos David Other Sell 26.3 -3,859 -8.95% ✗ $37.9K
Jan 31, 2023 Feb 2, 2023 Garfin Mitchell Other Sell 26.3 -2,466 -100.00% ✗ $24.2K
Jan 31, 2022 Feb 3, 2022 Delbos David Other Sell 22.5 -8,375 -18.65% ✗ $93.4K
Jan 31, 2022 Feb 2, 2022 Garfin Mitchell Other Sell 22.5 -6,040 -100.00% ✗ $67.4K
Aug 9, 2021 Flores Lorenzo Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 21, 2021 Harris Stayce D. Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 21, 2021 Holloman James Phillip Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 29, 2021 Feb 2, 2021 Delbos David Other Sell 22.5 -7,855 -18.64% ✗ $82.9K
Jan 29, 2021 Feb 2, 2021 Garfin Mitchell Other Sell 22.5 -5,666 -100.00% ✗ $59.8K
Jan 12, 2021 Walker Trent CFO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 31, 2020 Feb 4, 2020 Garfin Mitchell Other Sell 22.5 -4,615 -100.00% ✗ $52.4K
Jan 31, 2020 Feb 4, 2020 Delbos David Other Sell 26.3 -4,147 -11.64% ✗ $47.1K
Dec 19, 2019 BlackRock Internationl, Ltd. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 31, 2019 Feb 4, 2019 Garfin Mitchell Other Sell 26.3 -1,270 -100.00% ✗ $13.3K
Jan 31, 2019 Feb 4, 2019 Delbos David Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 4, 2019 GABBAY HENRY Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Sep 4, 2018 Delbos David Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 9, 2018 Aug 10, 2018 Garfin Mitchell Other Sell 22.5 -5,000 -100.00% ✗ $56.5K
May 10, 2018 May 14, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -37,146 -0.70% ✗ $423.5K
May 8, 2018 May 10, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -53,399 -1.00% ✗ $608.6K
May 4, 2018 May 4, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 40.0 -13,467 -0.25% ✗ $153.3K
Apr 30, 2018 May 4, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 27.5 -143,283 -0.65% ✗ $1.6M
Apr 26, 2018 Apr 30, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -53,225 -0.96% ✗ $608.3K
Apr 24, 2018 Apr 26, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 17.5 -356,946 -6.03% ✗ $4.1M
Apr 23, 2018 Apr 24, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 17.5 -185,959 -3.04% ✗ $2.1M
Apr 18, 2018 Apr 20, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 15.0 -1,994,256 -24.61% ✗ $24.6M
Jan 3, 2018 Feb 23, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 17.5 -207,607 -2.41% ✗ $2.4M
Feb 16, 2018 Fairbairn Robert W Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 31, 2018 Feb 2, 2018 Marshall Adrian C Other Sell 27.5 -781 -100.00% ✗ $9.1K
Jan 31, 2018 Feb 2, 2018 Garfin Mitchell Other Sell 26.3 -1,179 -19.08% ✗ $13.8K
Jan 24, 2018 Jan 26, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 17.5 -216,813 -2.61% ✗ $2.5M
Jan 23, 2018 Jan 24, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -50,000 -0.60% ✗ $586.5K
Jan 11, 2018 Jan 12, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 47.5 -5,600 -0.07% ✗ $65.7K
Jan 8, 2018 Jan 10, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 51.3 -2,050 -0.02% ✗ $23.9K
Jan 3, 2018 Jan 5, 2018 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -47,672 -0.55% ✗ $559.2K
Jul 26, 2017 Jul 27, 2017 Keenan James Other Buy 95.0 +10,000 27.53% ✗ $116.9K
Jun 12, 2017 Jun 12, 2017 Lynch Catherine A. Director Buy 91.3 +2,120 98.38% ✗ $25K
Feb 8, 2017 Feb 10, 2017 Keenan James Other Buy 83.8 +1,500 4.31% ✗ $17.3K
Jan 31, 2017 Feb 2, 2017 Marshall Adrian C Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 31, 2017 Feb 2, 2017 Garfin Mitchell Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 12, 2017 Jan 12, 2017 Egan Cynthia Director Buy 77.5 +200 2.34% ✗ $2.3K
Jan 10, 2017 Jan 11, 2017 Egan Cynthia Director Buy 95.0 +8,550 100.00% ✗ $98.1K
Nov 14, 2016 Dec 6, 2016 Keenan James Other Buy 95.0 +50,000 1116.32% ✗ $173.3K
Dec 5, 2016 Dec 6, 2016 Castellano Michael J Director Buy 91.3 +1,800 71.57% ✗ $19.9K
Nov 22, 2016 Nov 23, 2016 Perlowski John CEO Buy 91.3 +4,000 100.00% ✗ $43.4K
Nov 15, 2016 Nov 15, 2016 Keenan James Other Buy 95.0 +50,000 91.78% ✗ $175.6K
Nov 11, 2016 Nov 14, 2016 NOVICK BARBARA Director Buy 91.3 +10,000 100.00% ✗ $34.8K
Nov 14, 2016 Nov 14, 2016 KESTER W CARL Director Buy 90.0 +1,100 78.57% ✗ $3.8K
Nov 14, 2016 Nov 14, 2016 Keenan James Other Buy 95.0 +50,000 51.20% ✗ $173.3K
Nov 14, 2016 Nov 14, 2016 CAVANAGH RICHARD Director Buy 90.0 +2,500 212.59% ✗ $8.7K
Nov 11, 2016 Nov 14, 2016 ROBARDS KAREN P Director Buy 91.3 +4,000 100.00% ✗ $13.9K
Nov 11, 2016 Nov 14, 2016 Lynch Catherine A. Director Buy 91.3 +6,465 100.00% ✗ $22.5K
Oct 17, 2016 Oct 19, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 67.5 +103,600 0.40% ✗ $374K
Sep 26, 2016 Sep 28, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 87.5 +301,800 1.19% ✗ $1.1M
Jul 25, 2016 Jul 27, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 67.5 +100,000 0.39% ✗ $362K
Jul 13, 2016 Jul 15, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 67.5 +104,577 0.41% ✗ $377.5K
May 2, 2016 May 4, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +157,814 0.63% ✗ $554.5K
Apr 28, 2016 May 2, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +20,000 0.08% ✗ $70.4K
Apr 29, 2016 Garfin Mitchell Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Apr 18, 2016 Apr 19, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +33,924 0.14% ✗ $118.1K
Apr 14, 2016 Apr 15, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +20,419 0.08% ✗ $70.6K
Apr 7, 2016 Apr 8, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 65.0 +50,000 0.20% ✗ $171K
Apr 1, 2016 Egan Cynthia Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 24, 2016 Mar 29, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 67.5 +118,400 0.48% ✗ $404.9K
Mar 18, 2016 Mar 22, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +41,848 0.17% ✗ $144.8K
Mar 10, 2016 Mar 14, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 67.5 +76,976 0.31% ✗ $260.9K
Mar 4, 2016 Mar 8, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 48.8 +11,310 0.05% ✗ $38.3K
Mar 2, 2016 Mar 4, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 87.5 +491,666 2.03% ✗ $1.7M
Mar 2, 2016 Lynch Catherine A. Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 29, 2016 Mar 2, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 92.5 +738,713 3.14% ✗ $2.5M
Feb 25, 2016 Feb 29, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 95.0 +1,365,003 6.17% ✗ $4.5M
Feb 22, 2016 Feb 24, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 92.5 +550,147 2.60% ✗ $1.8M
Feb 19, 2016 Feb 22, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 65.0 +65,276 0.31% ✗ $209.5K
Feb 16, 2016 Feb 18, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 85.0 +260,999 1.25% ✗ $827.4K
Feb 12, 2016 Feb 16, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 85.0 +300,506 1.46% ✗ $949.6K
Feb 8, 2016 Feb 10, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +150,500 0.74% ✗ $483.1K
Jan 25, 2016 Jan 28, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 67.5 +100,000 0.49% ✗ $318K
Jan 21, 2016 Jan 25, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 87.5 +448,200 2.26% ✗ $1.4M
Jan 19, 2016 Jan 21, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 95.0 +1,057,174 5.63% ✗ $3.4M
Jan 20, 2016 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Sep 21, 2015 Diorio Jonathan President Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 30, 2015 Jul 31, 2015 Hart Leland Other Buy 95.0 +30,000 100.00% ✗ $107.8K
Jan 6, 2015 NOVICK BARBARA Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 10, 2014 Park Charles Chief Compliance Officer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Dec 9, 2013 Dec 17, 2013 KESTER W CARL Director Neutral 90.0 +1,300 1300.00% ✗ -
Dec 9, 2013 Dec 17, 2013 Keenan James Other Neutral 90.0 +979 27.97% ✗ -