BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) Competitors $10.60 +0.03 (+0.24%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.61 +0.00 (+0.05%) As of 09/12/2025 07:25 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, CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, and PFLTShould 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), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT). 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 Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) and Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to DSU or RVT? In the previous week, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund both had 2 articles in the media. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Royce Small-Cap Trust's score of 0.94 indicating that BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royce Small-Cap Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in DSU or RVT? 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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 volatility and risk, DSU or RVT? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 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 11.1%. Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. SummaryBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund beats Royce Small-Cap Trust on 3 of the 5 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$578.48M$3.92B$12.73B$21.54BDividend Yield11.16%6.28%5.42%3.51%P/E RatioN/AN/A237.9127.39Price / SalesN/A21.5230.9052.16Price / CashN/A18.7719.2518.13Price / BookN/A1.232.314.63Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance0.28%1.40%1.00%0.68%1 Month Performance0.27%2.83%2.74%4.02%1 Year Performance-4.20%3.21%543.82%16.39% BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.61+0.2%N/A-4.2%$578.48MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsRVTRoyce Small-Cap TrustN/A$16.41+0.3%N/A+7.3%$1.96BN/A0.0050GABGabelli Equity TrustN/A$6.17+0.4%N/A+14.7%$1.89BN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓NUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.80+0.3%N/A-1.4%$1.82BN/A0.00640Positive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$18.38-0.5%N/A+19.3%$1.78BN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$15.20+1.0%N/A-8.6%$1.63B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$50.09-0.3%N/A+12.3%$1.45B$222.17M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.2815 of 5 stars$11.43-0.1%$10.00-12.5%-20.3%$1.31B$434.37M9.07N/ANews CoverageMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.3515 of 5 stars$12.96-0.5%$13.30+2.6%-9.4%$1.22B$301.78M12.00N/APositive NewsEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumeNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.8079 of 5 stars$10.56-0.6%$10.75+1.8%-14.9%$1.13B$371.67M13.89N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.6282 of 5 stars$10.28+0.1%$10.88+5.8%-12.4%$1.02B$89.89M7.34658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RVT Alternatives GAB Alternatives NUV Alternatives STEW Alternatives BCAT Alternatives CET Alternatives GSBD Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives PFLT 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 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollege grad makes $64,000 a monthA Wall Street legend just helped train our own proprietary AI system in the stock market (a project that took ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump’s right about Epstein.A crisis that could devastate your wealth, upend the dollar, and accelerate the collapse of America’s economy....Porter & Company | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredDo NOT Day Trade (Do THIS instead)Forget day trading (especially in markets like these). 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