DSU

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

Sector: financial servicesAsset ManagementNYSEMarket Cap: $545.7M

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund is a closed-end fund with minimal direct political exposure, though parent BlackRock faces significant regulatory scrutiny on ESG and asset-manager concentration.

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Govt Dependence

5/100

Regulatory Density

25/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

LOW

BusinessWhat DSU does

DSU is a closed-end investment fund managed by BlackRock that invests primarily in debt securities. Revenue derives from management fees on assets under management. The fund itself has no direct lobbying or regulatory footprint; political exposure flows through parent BlackRock's regulatory environment.

12 months past · 3 months futureDSU activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

250 trading days · 0 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 0 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsDSU federal contracts

DSU doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading DSU

2020-10-09 Joe Courtney D-Connecticut · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2020-10-09 Joe Courtney D-Connecticut · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2+ trades on file · most recent 2020-11-06

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Bills to WatchLegislation flagged by our analysis

SEC asset-manager concentration rulesESG disclosure standardsInvestment Company Act amendments

Political ProfileWhere DSU sits in Washington

DSU is a passive closed-end fund with no direct political engagement. Stock moves reflect bond-market conditions and BlackRock parent-company regulatory news, not fund-specific policy.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

SEC fiduciary duty expansion
ESG mandate restrictions
asset-manager antitrust scrutiny

Regulatory opportunities

fixed-income market transparency rules
credit-rating reform

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Frequently AskedAbout DSU & political exposure

Does BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Has Congress traded DSU stock?

2 congressional trades by 1 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2020-10-09. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is DSU political risk profile?

Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: low.

How does GovGreed track DSU political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. DSU data is updated daily from these official federal sources.