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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
9.68 USD -0.04 (-0.412%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:18 a.m. EDT

The immediate danger here is the unsustainable payout ratio of 171%, which signals that the fund is distributing capital far beyond its earnings generation, likely eroding Net Asset Value (NAV) to maintain the headline yield. While the 12.2% yield looks attractive on paper, it is a trap built on borrowed strength rather than sustainable cash flow, evidenced by negative operating cash flow and shrinking earnings. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating with negative revenue and earnings growth, and the price has already punished this reality over the last nine years, closing lower than it did nearly a decade ago. Technically, the stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day averages, confirming a downtrend with no immediate reversal catalyst. For investors seeking income, the risk of dividend cuts or NAV destruction outweighs the current yield, making this a speculative play on distress rather than a reliable investment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.009783
AutoARIMA0.011698
AutoETS0.012030
MSTL0.012394

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 62%
H-stat 4.56
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.420
Excess Kurtosis -0.51
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 17.914
Revenue per Share 0.841
Market Cap 609,172,416
Trailing P/E 14.03
Beta 0.49
Profit Margins 73.97%
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240192/blackrock-debt-strategies-fund-inc-usd-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.02% 11.73% 10.93% 9.97%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.099 1.019567
2026-05-15 0.099 1.007121
2026-04-15 0.099 1.008147
2026-03-13 0.099 1.031250
2026-02-13 0.099 0.985075
2026-01-20 0.099 0.970588
2025-12-22 0.099 0.968689
2025-11-14 0.099 0.969638
2025-10-15 0.099 0.959302
2025-09-15 0.099 0.933082
2025-08-15 0.099 0.941960
2025-07-15 0.099 0.933962
2025-06-13 0.099 0.945559
2025-05-15 0.099 0.948276
2025-04-15 0.099 0.990000
2025-03-14 0.099 0.941960
2025-02-14 0.099 0.917516
2025-01-15 0.099 0.920074
2024-12-16 0.099 0.909091
2024-11-15 0.099 0.911602
2024-10-15 0.099 0.900000
2024-09-16 0.099 0.899183
2024-08-15 0.099 0.920930
2024-07-15 0.099 0.903285
2024-06-14 0.099 0.909926
2024-05-14 0.099 0.904110
2024-04-12 0.099 0.938389
2024-03-14 0.099 0.880783
2024-02-14 0.099 0.889488
2024-01-11 0.099 0.920930
2023-12-14 0.099 0.925234
2023-11-14 0.091 0.900990
2023-10-13 0.091 0.898322
2023-09-14 0.091 0.889541
2023-08-14 0.091 0.903674
2023-07-13 0.091 0.916415
2023-06-14 0.091 0.948905
2023-05-12 0.087 0.910995
2023-04-13 0.087 0.900621
2023-03-14 0.087 0.915789
2023-02-14 0.071 0.720812
2023-01-12 0.071 0.740355
2022-12-14 0.071 0.747368
2022-11-14 0.071 0.765086
2022-10-13 0.071 0.798650
2022-09-14 0.061 0.647558
2022-08-12 0.061 0.600985
2022-07-14 0.061 0.665939
2022-06-14 0.061 0.658747
2022-05-13 0.061 0.651014
2022-04-13 0.061 0.594542
2022-03-14 0.061 0.602172
2022-02-14 0.061 0.564815
2021-12-30 0.061 0.509607
2021-12-14 0.061 0.526316
2021-11-12 0.061 0.517827
2021-10-14 0.061 0.527226
2021-09-14 0.061 0.528596
2021-08-13 0.061 0.536500
2021-07-14 0.061 0.542222
2021-06-14 0.061 0.539823
2021-05-13 0.061 0.561694
2021-04-14 0.061 0.549055
2021-03-12 0.061 0.568500
2021-02-12 0.061 0.563250
2020-12-30 0.061 0.593963
2020-12-14 0.061 0.599214
2020-11-13 0.071 0.712136
2020-10-14 0.071 0.710000
2020-09-14 0.071 0.707171
2020-08-13 0.071 0.705765
2020-07-14 0.071 0.756930
2020-06-12 0.071 0.738046
2020-05-14 0.071 0.794183
2020-04-14 0.071 0.751323
2020-03-13 0.071 0.776805
2020-02-13 0.071 0.623354
2019-12-30 0.071 0.641373
2019-12-13 0.071 0.641373
2019-11-14 0.071 0.659239
2019-10-11 0.071 0.670444
2019-09-13 0.069 0.643657
2019-08-14 0.069 0.644258
2019-07-12 0.069 0.641264
2019-06-13 0.069 0.648496
2019-05-14 0.069 0.647887
2019-04-12 0.069 0.635359
2019-03-14 0.069 0.644860
2019-02-14 0.069 0.652791
2018-12-28 0.069 0.699088
2018-12-12 0.069 0.668605
2018-11-14 0.069 0.647887
2018-10-12 0.069 0.633609
2018-09-13 0.069 0.611702
2018-08-14 0.069 0.615522
2018-07-13 0.069 0.620504
2018-06-14 0.069 0.612245
2018-05-14 0.069 0.610080
2018-04-13 0.069 0.593804
2018-03-14 0.069 0.597403
2018-02-14 0.069 0.603675
2017-12-28 0.069 0.587734
2017-12-11 0.069 0.594315
2017-11-14 0.069 0.605263
2017-10-13 0.069 0.589240
2017-09-14 0.069 0.601045
2017-08-11 0.069 0.596370
2017-07-12 0.069 0.596370
2017-06-13 0.069 0.589744
2017-05-11 0.069 0.590753
2017-04-11 0.069 0.596886
2017-03-13 0.069 0.603147
2017-02-13 0.063 0.544512
2016-12-28 0.082 0.725664
2016-12-08 0.063 0.568592
2016-11-10 0.063 0.600000
2016-10-12 0.060 0.552486
2016-09-13 0.060 0.560224
2016-08-11 0.060 0.544959
2016-07-13 0.060 0.552486
2016-06-13 0.060 0.557103
2016-05-12 0.060 0.574713
2016-04-13 0.060 0.578035
2016-03-11 0.060 0.583090
2016-02-11 0.060 0.634921
2015-12-29 0.060 0.598802
2015-12-10 0.060 0.604230
2015-11-12 0.060 0.593472
2015-10-13 0.060 0.583090
2015-09-11 0.072 0.693642
2015-08-12 0.072 0.679887
2015-07-13 0.072 0.668524
2015-06-11 0.072 0.655738
2015-05-13 0.072 0.636605
2015-04-13 0.072 0.634921
2015-03-11 0.072 0.643432
2015-02-11 0.072 0.646900
2014-12-29 0.072 0.648649
2014-12-10 0.072 0.657534
2014-11-12 0.072 0.640000
2014-10-10 0.072 0.636605
2014-09-11 0.075 0.636132
2014-08-13 0.075 0.634518
2014-07-11 0.075 0.620347
2014-06-12 0.075 0.611247
2014-05-13 0.075 0.600962
2014-04-11 0.075 0.612745
2014-03-12 0.075 0.611247
2014-02-12 0.075 0.617284
2013-12-27 0.075 0.625000
2013-12-11 0.075 0.631313
2013-11-14 0.084 0.698254
2013-11-13 0.075 0.618812
2013-10-11 0.075 0.628141
2013-09-12 0.075 0.631313
2013-08-13 0.075 0.628141
2013-07-11 0.075 0.605327
2013-06-12 0.081 0.668317
2013-05-13 0.081 0.590810
2013-04-11 0.081 0.602679
2013-03-13 0.081 0.598670
2013-02-13 0.081 0.600000
2012-12-27 0.111 0.880952
2012-12-12 0.081 0.626450
2012-11-13 0.081 0.645933
2012-10-11 0.081 0.632318
2012-09-12 0.081 0.613636
2012-08-13 0.081 0.632318
2012-07-12 0.081 0.649038
2012-06-13 0.081 0.666667
2012-05-11 0.081 0.645933
2012-04-12 0.081 0.647482
2012-03-13 0.081 0.642857
2012-02-13 0.081 0.675000
2011-12-28 0.081 0.694087
2011-12-12 0.081 0.710526
2011-11-10 0.081 0.690537
2011-10-12 0.081 0.694087
2011-09-13 0.081 0.687023
2011-08-11 0.081 0.708661
2011-07-13 0.081 0.629371
2011-06-13 0.081 0.644391
2011-05-12 0.081 0.630841
2011-04-13 0.081 0.665025
2011-03-11 0.081 0.666667
2011-02-11 0.081 0.660147
2010-12-29 0.081 0.706806
2010-12-13 0.081 0.716180
2010-11-10 0.081 0.680101
2010-10-13 0.081 0.675000
2010-09-13 0.081 0.680101
2010-08-12 0.087 0.732323
2010-07-13 0.087 0.763158
2010-06-11 0.087 0.775401
2010-05-12 0.093 0.767327
2010-04-13 0.093 0.722611
2010-03-11 0.093 0.765432
2010-02-10 0.093 0.851648
2009-12-29 0.093 0.849315
2009-12-11 0.093 0.868347
2009-11-10 0.093 0.895954
2009-10-13 0.093 0.875706
2009-09-11 0.093 0.933735
2009-08-12 0.108 1.016949
2009-07-13 0.108 1.176471
2009-06-11 0.108 1.200000
2009-05-13 0.108 1.384615
2009-04-13 0.108 1.621622
2009-03-12 0.108 1.894737
2009-02-11 0.144 1.904762
2008-12-29 0.144 1.839080
2008-12-11 0.144 2.162162
2008-11-12 0.144 1.445783
2008-10-10 0.159 2.007576
2008-09-11 0.159 1.066398
2008-08-13 0.159 1.064257
2008-07-11 0.159 1.041257
2008-06-12 0.159 0.944742
2008-05-13 0.159 0.912220
2008-04-11 0.159 0.974265
2008-03-12 0.159 1.031128
2008-02-13 0.159 0.941385
2007-12-27 0.249 1.490126
2007-12-11 0.159 0.915371
2007-11-13 0.159 0.918544
2007-10-11 0.159 0.824261
2007-09-12 0.159 0.824261
2007-08-13 0.159 0.873147
2007-07-12 0.159 0.768116
2007-06-13 0.159 0.744382
2007-05-11 0.159 0.723056
2007-04-12 0.159 0.730028
2007-03-13 0.159 0.752841
2007-02-13 0.159 0.710456
2006-12-27 0.225 1.010782
2006-12-08 0.159 0.741259
2006-11-10 0.159 0.740223
2006-10-12 0.159 0.749646
2006-09-13 0.159 0.743338
2006-08-10 0.159 0.758226
2006-07-13 0.159 0.771470
2006-06-09 0.159 0.768116
2006-05-11 0.159 0.784024
2006-04-12 0.159 0.799397
2006-03-10 0.159 0.837283
2006-02-10 0.159 0.778267
2005-12-28 0.189 1.012862
2005-12-08 0.159 0.849359
2005-11-10 0.159 0.832025
2005-10-13 0.159 0.837283
2005-09-12 0.159 0.770349
2005-08-11 0.159 0.784024
2005-07-12 0.159 0.794603
2005-06-10 0.159 0.815385
2005-05-11 0.159 0.824261
2005-04-13 0.159 0.854839
2005-03-11 0.159 0.809160
2005-02-11 0.159 0.779412
2004-12-28 0.159 0.754986
2004-12-08 0.159 0.751773
2004-11-09 0.165 0.805271
2004-10-13 0.165 0.800582
2004-09-10 0.165 0.813609
2004-08-12 0.165 0.827068
2004-07-13 0.165 0.832073
2004-06-10 0.165 0.850077
2004-05-12 0.165 0.910596
2004-04-14 0.171 0.919355
2004-03-11 0.171 0.845697
2004-02-11 0.171 0.833333
2003-12-29 0.186 0.884451
2003-12-05 0.171 0.828488
2003-11-12 0.204 0.975610
2003-10-15 0.189 0.921053
2003-09-12 0.204 1.019490
2003-08-13 0.216 1.114551
2003-07-15 0.216 1.055719
2003-06-12 0.225 1.071429
2003-05-14 0.225 1.159196
2003-04-14 0.195 1.033386
2003-03-13 0.183 1.004942
2003-02-12 0.159 0.910653
2002-12-27 0.273 1.607774
2002-12-06 0.183 1.060870
2002-11-12 0.174 1.104762
2002-10-16 0.189 1.247525
2002-09-13 0.192 1.146953
2002-08-15 0.189 1.262525
2002-07-16 0.189 1.120996
2002-06-13 0.186 0.923994
2002-05-16 0.213 1.028985
2002-04-15 0.207 1.031390
2002-03-14 0.204 1.031866
2002-02-13 0.204 1.016442
2001-12-27 0.240 1.232666
2001-12-10 0.243 1.214393
2001-11-16 0.237 1.168639
2001-10-12 0.231 1.180982
2001-08-16 0.234 1.098592
2001-07-13 0.225 1.057828
2001-06-15 0.237 1.094183
2001-05-14 0.234 1.111111
2001-04-11 0.216 1.034483
2001-03-15 0.258 1.162162
2001-02-14 0.219 0.979866
2000-12-27 0.264 1.340952
2000-12-05 0.243 1.350000
2000-11-01 0.294 1.507692
2000-10-13 0.237 1.159633
2000-09-14 0.240 1.066667
2000-08-16 0.237 1.027642
2000-07-13 0.228 1.030508
2000-06-15 0.246 1.111864
2000-05-12 0.249 1.185714
2000-04-13 0.249 1.185714
2000-03-15 0.240 1.185185
2000-02-15 0.264 1.203419
1999-12-29 0.255 1.225225
1999-12-08 0.240 1.132743
1999-11-18 0.252 1.168696
1999-10-20 0.240 1.103448
1999-09-20 0.243 1.053659
1999-08-19 0.243 0.996923
1999-07-21 0.240 0.934307
1999-06-21 0.240 0.955224
1999-05-19 0.225 0.888889
1999-04-20 0.243 1.004651
1999-03-22 0.207 0.849231
1999-02-17 0.216 0.900000
1998-12-29 0.201 0.831008
1998-12-09 0.204 0.824242
1998-11-18 0.213 0.805674
1998-10-20 0.210 0.854962
1998-09-18 0.216 0.840876
1998-08-19 0.213 0.778082
1998-07-21 0.210 0.727273
1998-06-18 0.390 1.333333
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.18
dividendYield 12.19
exDividendDate 2026-07-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.185
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.121913575
lastDividendValue 0.099
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2019-01-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.08646619
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 31.3125
All Time Low 4.89
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 348,070
Average Daily Volume3 Month 308,655
Average Volume 308,655
Average Volume10Days 348,070
Beta 0.489
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 1,100
Book Value 10.135
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.68
Current Ratio 0.083
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 9.72
Day Low 9.67
Debt To Equity 17.914
Display Name BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
Dividend Date 1,546,992,000
Dividend Rate 1.18
Dividend Yield 12.19
Earnings Growth -0.226
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.071
Earnings Timestamp End 1,757,334,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,756,902,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 13.63
Enterprise Value 713,192,832
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.69
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 810 5801
Fifty Day Average 9.7796
Fifty Day Average Change -0.09959984
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.010184449
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.64662
Fifty Two Week High 10.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.9899998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09278348
Fifty Two Week Low 9.31
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.3699999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.039742198
Fifty Two Week Range 9.31 - 10.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 891,268,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.42
Free Cashflow 31,063,258
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 52,325,244
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000020000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.2867
Implied Shares Outstanding 62,931,032
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Last Dividend Value 0.099
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,479,254,400
Last Split Factor 1:3
Long Business Summary BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of 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) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. It was formerly known as Debt Strategies Fund Inc. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. was formed on March 27, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 609,172,416
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3590954
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 38,705,440
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 609,172,389
Open 9.71
Operating Cashflow -53,888,764
Operating Margins 0.91733
Payout Ratio 1.717
Phone 212 810 5300
Previous Close 9.72
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9551061
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 11.642036
Profit Margins 0.73971003
Quick Ratio 0.078
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.04
Regular Market Change Percent -0.411522
Regular Market Day High 9.72
Regular Market Day Low 9.67
Regular Market Day Range 9.67 - 9.72
Regular Market Open 9.71
Regular Market Previous Close 9.72
Regular Market Price 9.68
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 533,719
Return On Assets 0.04188
Return On Equity 0.06552
Revenue Growth -0.039
Revenue Per Share 0.841
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 62,931,032
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0185
Shares Short 1,162,093
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,115,518
Short Name Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund,
Short Percent Of Float 0.0185
Short Ratio 3.91
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol DSU
Total Cash 2,286,112
Total Cash Per Share 0.037
Total Debt 113,000,000
Total Revenue 52,325,244
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.185
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.121913575
Trailing Eps 0.69
Trailing P E 14.028986
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.03075
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.35074997
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.03496747
Type Disp Equity
Volume 533,719
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240192/blackrock-debt-strategies-fund-inc-usd-fund
Zip 10,001