(DSU) BlackRock Debt Strategies - Overview
Fund: Bank Loans, High-Yield Debt, Secured Notes, Floating-Rate Assets
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 11.42% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 20.65% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 12.87% |
| Payout Consistency | 92.1% |
| Payout Ratio | - |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 8.74% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -0.51% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.16 |
| Alpha | -1.52 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.299 |
| Beta Downside | 0.499 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 14.59% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.86 |
Description: DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies December 27, 2025
BlackRock Debt Strategies Closed Fund (NYSE: DSU) is a U.S.-based closed-end fund that focuses on the bank-loan market, offering investors exposure to senior secured floating-rate loans.
Key metrics as of the latest filing show an average portfolio yield of roughly 6.8% and a weighted-average credit rating near BB-, reflecting a tilt toward higher-yield, lower-rated borrowers. The fund’s net asset value (NAV) has historically tracked the performance of the S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan Index, with a 12-month total return of about +4% after fees. Current economic drivers include the Federal Reserve’s policy stance-higher short-term rates tend to boost loan spreads-but also rising corporate debt levels, which can pressure default rates if growth slows.
Given the fund’s sensitivity to interest-rate cycles and credit-quality trends, monitoring the leveraged-loan issuance volume (currently around $150 billion Q3 2024) and the U.S. default rate (≈ 2.1% YTD) can help gauge future performance. For a deeper dive into DSU’s risk metrics, you might explore ValueRay’s analytics platform.
What is the price of DSU shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.69%, over one month by +0.38%, over three months by +1.15% and over the past year by +5.44%.
Is DSU a buy, sell or hold?
What are the forecasts/targets for the DSU price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 12.7 | 24.9% |
DSU Fundamental Data Overview February 02, 2026
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 469.2m USD (469.2m + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
EV/FCF = unknown (FCF TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 469.2m)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 469.2m / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 7.02% (E(469.2m)/V(469.2m) * Re(7.02%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 7.02% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)