BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) Competitors $10.59 +0.00 (+0.02%) Closing price 08/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.60 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 08/26/2025 04:10 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. GAB, RVT, 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 Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), 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 Gabelli Equity Trust Royce Small-Cap 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 Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GAB or DSU? 7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, GAB or DSU? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGabelli Equity TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is GAB or DSU a better dividend stock? Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Does the media refer more to GAB or DSU? In the previous week, Gabelli Equity Trust had 5 more articles in the media than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gabelli Equity Trust and 0 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.68 indicating that BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Gabelli Equity Trust Positive BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Positive Which has more volatility and risk, GAB or DSU? Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GAB or DSU more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gabelli Equity TrustN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund beats Gabelli Equity Trust on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DSU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$576.84M$3.94B$12.49B$21.17BDividend Yield11.19%6.24%5.45%3.53%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.3929.01Price / SalesN/A24.9326.4054.86Price / CashN/A18.0222.1023.61Price / BookN/A1.112.355.33Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$995.89M7 Day Performance1.02%0.71%1.77%2.68%1 Month Performance0.27%1.76%1.58%2.81%1 Year Performance-1.93%1.03%540.79%11.28% BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.59+0.0%N/A-2.6%$576.84MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.98+0.3%N/A+9.2%$1.83B$203.01M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$15.60+0.4%N/A+3.1%$1.79BN/A0.0050Positive NewsNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.60-0.1%N/A-1.8%$1.78BN/A0.00640Positive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.98+0.1%N/A+17.3%$1.73BN/A0.00N/ABCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.79-0.6%N/A-9.9%$1.59B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital1.9491 of 5 stars$3.42flatN/A-30.6%$1.55B$57.31M4.12601Positive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$49.64-0.3%N/A+12.4%$1.44B$222.17M0.006News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.3468 of 5 stars$11.15+0.2%$10.00-10.3%-19.9%$1.27B$434.37M8.85N/APositive NewsDividend CutMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.9082 of 5 stars$12.99+0.9%$13.50+3.9%-5.0%$1.20B$301.78M12.03N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.2976 of 5 stars$10.39+0.9%$10.75+3.5%-15.4%$1.10B$371.67M13.67N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GAB Alternatives RVT 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 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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