BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) Competitors $10.44 -0.03 (-0.24%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.44 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/8/2025 05:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSU vs. RVT, GAB, NUV, STEW, BCAT, OXLC, CET, GSBD, MFIC, and NMFCShould you be buying BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund include Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), and New Mountain Finance (NMFC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund vs. Its Competitors Royce Small-Cap Trust Gabelli Equity Trust Nuveen Municipal Value Fund SRH Total Return Fund BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Oxford Lane Capital Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) and Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Is DSU or RVT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A N/A N/A Royce Small-Cap Trust N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to DSU or RVT? In the previous week, Royce Small-Cap Trust had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Royce Small-Cap Trust and 2 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. Royce Small-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of 0.08 indicating that Royce Small-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Royce Small-Cap Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DSU or RVT? 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is DSU or RVT a better dividend stock? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DSU or RVT? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ARoyce Small-Cap TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, DSU or RVT? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRoyce Small-Cap Trust beats BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DSU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DSU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Debt Strategies FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$570.31M$4.13B$12.67B$22.02BDividend Yield11.32%6.09%5.54%3.58%P/E RatioN/AN/A30.2229.86Price / SalesN/A29.0530.2265.87Price / CashN/A17.6822.5724.43Price / BookN/A1.272.294.64Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.64%0.50%0.36%0.44%1 Month Performance-1.42%2.23%0.36%3.13%1 Year Performance-5.82%4.67%539.83%15.30% BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.45-0.2%N/A-5.9%$570.31MN/A0.00N/ARVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$16.08+0.0%N/A+5.5%$1.92BN/A0.0050News CoveragePositive NewsGABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$6.12-0.2%N/A+13.0%$1.88BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.93-1.1%N/A-1.9%$1.87BN/A0.00640Positive NewsShort Interest ↑STEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$18.15-0.5%N/A+16.3%$1.76BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.79+0.9%N/A-9.4%$1.59B$159.64M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑OXLCOxford Lane Capital1.6865 of 5 stars$16.68-1.4%N/A-36.4%$1.51B$57.31M4.02601Positive NewsShort Interest ↑CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$51.50-0.2%N/A+13.8%$1.49B$222.17M0.006News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6991 of 5 stars$10.76-1.2%$10.00-7.0%-28.2%$1.24B$434.37M8.54N/AAnalyst ForecastMFICMidCap Financial Investment3.0198 of 5 stars$11.96-0.7%$13.30+11.2%-11.7%$1.12B$108.70M11.07N/ANews CoverageAnalyst UpgradeNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.2232 of 5 stars$9.65-0.7%$10.60+9.8%-21.1%$1.03B$371.67M12.70N/AAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RVT Alternatives GAB Alternatives NUV Alternatives STEW Alternatives BCAT Alternatives OXLC Alternatives CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DSU) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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