BlackRock Debt Strategies:DSU

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    Overview

    As of 4/10/2026. NAV as of 4/9/2026.

     Share
    Price    		NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$9.78$9.810.20%
    52 Wk Avg$10.28$10.171.08%
    52 Wk High$10.67$10.423.70%
    52 Wk Low$9.31$9.72-3.81%
    Regular Distribution Type†Managed Distribution
    Distribution Rate12.11411000%
    Distribution Amount$0.0987
    Distribution FrequencyMonthly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The Fund primary investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of US companies’ debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P’s or Baa or lower by Moody’s). The Fund’s secondary objective is to provide capital appreciation. Corporate loans include senior and subordinated corporate loans, both secured and unsecured. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

    Capital Structure

    As of 4/10/2026

    Total Investment Exposure:$724.192M
    Total Common Assets:$611.192M
    Common Shares Outstanding:62,239,558
    Leverage

    As of 4/10/2026

    Preferred Share Assets:
    Total Debt (USD): $113.000M
    Regulatory Leverage (USD): $113.000M
    Effective Leverage (USD): $113.000M
    Effective Leverage (%): 15.60%
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 12/31/2025

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees0.65%
    Other Expenses:0.09%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:0.96%
    Total: 1.69%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    BlackRock

    Portfolio Managers
    Carly Wilson, Mitchell S. Garfin, David Delbos

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-Senior Loans
    Ticker: DSU
    NAV Ticker: XDSUX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 247,252
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $2.549M
    Inception Date: 3/27/1998
    Inception Share Price: $10.00
    Inception NAV: $9.93
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: December 31
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    Distributions

    As of 4/10/2026

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

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    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions†
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 12/31/2025    		 $0.3528
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 4/10/2026    		12.06%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 4/10/2026    		5.82%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 4/10/2026     		15.60%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 4/10/2026

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month0.60%
    1 Year1.08%
    3 Year-0.75%
    5 Year-3.06%
    Z-Score

    As of 4/10/2026

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.12
    6 Month-0.41
    1 Year-0.67
    Pricing History
     from  
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 3/31/2026
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Senior Loans

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD-2.94%-1.04%-9.81%-5.33%
    20256.13%6.99%-4.21%-1.67%
    202411.34%8.96%15.01%10.58%
    202330.28%15.01%18.44%14.27%
    2022-15.48%-3.62%-14.61%-6.12%
    202119.39%6.51%20.67%7.70%
    20201.52%1.60%0.14%1.12%
    201923.83%15.06%18.13%8.70%
    2018-10.05%-3.55%-7.68%-1.95%
    201710.69%8.29%3.80%5.83%
    201620.31%14.62%24.86%18.27%
    2015-2.24%-1.87%-3.65%-4.65%
    20140.50%2.60%-2.59%1.36%
    20130.68%10.02%  
    201220.10%17.06%  
    201110.39%4.29%  
    201015.65%17.85%  
    200963.96%73.80%  
    2008-47.82%-53.18%  
    2007-15.21%0.92%  
    200630.52%16.21%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 3/31/2026
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Senior Loans

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 12/31/2025    		1302
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 12/31/2025    		38.00%
    Asset Allocation

    As of 12/31/2025

    Top Sectors

    As of 12/31/2025

    Sector%Portfolio
    Corporate (Super Sector)97.93%
    Bank Loan71.81%
    Corporate Bond25.62%
    Securitized (Super Sector)1.57%
    Asset Backed1.57%
    Preferred Stock0.42%
    Convertible0.08%
    Cash Equivalents-0.84%
    Cash Equivalents (Super Sector)-0.84%
    Top Holdings

    As of 12/31/2025

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    Invesco Senior Loan ETF$23.97M3.79%
    iShares Broad USD High Yield Corp Bd ETF$10.66M1.69%
    BEIGNET INV LLC$10.52M1.67%
    State Street® Blackstone Senior Loan ETF$7.22M1.14%
    ALLIANT (ALLIANT HLDNGS INTMDIATE) TL-B$6.75M1.07%
    GENESYS (GENESYS CLOUD SERVICES) TL-B$4.52M0.71%
    CHOBANI (CHOBANI LLC) TL-B$4.36M0.69%
    Hub International (Hub Internation Tl-B1$4.30M0.68%
    ALLIED UNIVERSAL (ALD UNVRSL HLDC TL-B$4.18M0.66%
    SSB LOC OVERNIGHT LIBOR FACILITY REVOLVE$-112.00M-17.73%
    Credit Quality

    As of 12/31/2025

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 12/31/2025

    Country Allocation

    As of 12/31/2025

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Fixed Income100.43%
    Canada - Fixed Income5.42%
    Others - Fixed Income3.07%
    United Kingdom - Fixed Income1.23%
    Netherlands - Fixed Income1.14%
    Australia - Fixed Income0.40%
    France - Fixed Income0.38%
    Germany - Fixed Income0.31%
    Ireland - Fixed Income0.29%
    Italy - Fixed Income0.20%
    United States - Equity0.19%
    Switzerland - Fixed Income0.15%
    Japan - Fixed Income0.15%
    Austria - Fixed Income0.14%
    United Kingdom - Equity0.11%
    Denmark - Fixed Income0.04%
    Others - Equity0.03%
    Brazil - Fixed Income0.03%
    China - Fixed Income0.03%
    Israel - Fixed Income0.02%
    Norway - Fixed Income0.00%
    Spain - Fixed Income0.00%
    Sweden - Fixed Income0.00%
    Finland - Fixed Income0.00%
    Greece - Fixed Income0.00%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    † Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. In general, managed distributions may be sourced from net investment income, realized gains and return of capital. CEFConnect.com does not undertake to disclose specific information about closed-end fund distribution sources. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

    The following information applies to closed-end funds in general: Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. NAV returns are net of fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions.

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