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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
9.85 USD +0.05 (0.459%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:25 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:44 p.m. EDT

DSU is a high-yield fund with a dividend yield of 12.11%, but its payout ratio of 1.717 indicates that the dividend is not sustainable in the long term. The recent price history shows a downward trend, with the current price at $9.78, just above the 52-week low of $9.31. The fund has a low beta of 0.496, suggesting it is less volatile than the market, but the short-term momentum is weak, with the price below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The long-term fundamentals are also weak, with declining revenue and earnings growth, and a high debt-to-equity ratio of 17.914. Overall, DSU is not a strong investment for either short-term or long-term, and the dividend is not reliable.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.017821
MSTL0.018635
AutoTheta0.023356
AutoARIMA0.027304

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 21.45
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.185
Excess Kurtosis 0.07
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 17.914
Revenue per Share 0.841
Market Cap 619,556,032
Trailing P/E 14.27
Beta 0.50
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
1.01% 12.23% 13.22% 12.56%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.099 1.008147
2026-03-13 0.099 1.041709
2026-02-13 0.099 1.005284
2026-01-20 0.099 1.000305
2025-12-22 0.099 1.008036
2025-11-14 0.099 1.018835
2025-10-15 0.099 1.017758
2025-09-15 0.099 0.999519
2025-08-15 0.099 1.018524
2025-07-15 0.099 1.019415
2025-06-13 0.099 1.041766
2025-05-15 0.099 1.054637
2025-04-15 0.099 1.111501
2025-03-14 0.099 1.068119
2025-02-14 0.099 1.050238
2025-01-15 0.099 1.062918
2024-12-16 0.099 1.059973
2024-11-15 0.099 1.072616
2024-10-15 0.099 1.068707
2024-09-16 0.099 1.077354
2024-08-15 0.099 1.113368
2024-07-15 0.099 1.102129
2024-06-14 0.099 1.120371
2024-05-14 0.099 1.123375
2024-04-12 0.099 1.176557
2024-03-14 0.099 1.114490
2024-02-14 0.099 1.135399
2024-01-11 0.099 1.186027
2023-12-14 0.099 1.202594
2023-11-14 0.091 1.182029
2023-10-13 0.091 1.189211
2023-09-14 0.091 1.188135
2023-08-14 0.091 1.217772
2023-07-13 0.091 1.246135
2023-06-14 0.091 1.302129
2023-05-12 0.087 1.262121
2023-04-13 0.087 1.259089
2023-03-14 0.087 1.291869
2023-02-14 0.071 1.026290
2023-01-12 0.071 1.061683
2022-12-14 0.071 1.079743
2022-11-14 0.071 1.113568
2022-10-13 0.071 1.171191
2022-09-14 0.061 0.957104
2022-08-12 0.061 0.894027
2022-07-14 0.061 0.996678
2022-06-14 0.061 0.992453
2022-05-13 0.061 0.987399
2022-04-13 0.061 0.907605
2022-03-14 0.061 0.924703
2022-02-14 0.061 0.872430
2021-12-30 0.061 0.791556
2021-12-14 0.061 0.821644
2021-11-12 0.061 0.812632
2021-10-14 0.061 0.831649
2021-09-14 0.061 0.838242
2021-08-13 0.061 0.855268
2021-07-14 0.061 0.869033
2021-06-14 0.061 0.869850
2021-05-13 0.061 0.909962
2021-04-14 0.061 0.894497
2021-03-12 0.061 0.931293
2021-02-12 0.061 0.927901
2020-12-30 0.061 0.984034
2020-12-14 0.061 0.998683
2020-11-13 0.071 1.193971
2020-10-14 0.071 1.198892
2020-09-14 0.071 1.202612
2020-08-13 0.071 1.208752
2020-07-14 0.071 1.305522
2020-06-12 0.071 1.282506
2020-05-14 0.071 1.390394
2020-04-14 0.071 1.325793
2020-03-13 0.071 1.381432
2020-02-13 0.071 1.117652
2019-12-30 0.071 1.157110
2019-12-13 0.071 1.164566
2019-11-14 0.071 1.204718
2019-10-11 0.071 1.233243
2019-09-13 0.069 1.191923
2019-08-14 0.069 1.200721
2019-07-12 0.069 1.202777
2019-06-13 0.069 1.224170
2019-05-14 0.069 1.230966
2019-04-12 0.069 1.215027
2019-03-14 0.069 1.241052
2019-02-14 0.069 1.264379
2018-12-28 0.069 1.362948
2018-12-12 0.069 1.312780
2018-11-14 0.069 1.280590
2018-10-12 0.069 1.260458
2018-09-13 0.069 1.224610
2018-08-14 0.069 1.239814
2018-07-13 0.069 1.257554
2018-06-14 0.069 1.248474
2018-05-14 0.069 1.251681
2018-04-13 0.069 1.225714
2018-03-14 0.069 1.240470
2018-02-14 0.069 1.260975
2017-12-28 0.069 1.235069
2017-12-11 0.069 1.256244
2017-11-14 0.069 1.286996
2017-10-13 0.069 1.260409
2017-09-14 0.069 1.293282
2017-08-11 0.069 1.290919
2017-07-12 0.069 1.298691
2017-06-13 0.069 1.291940
2017-05-11 0.069 1.301758
2017-04-11 0.069 1.323007
2017-03-13 0.069 1.344864
2017-02-13 0.063 1.221426
2016-12-28 0.082 1.636667
2016-12-08 0.063 1.291839
2016-11-10 0.063 1.370945
2016-10-12 0.060 1.269891
2016-09-13 0.060 1.294792
2016-08-11 0.060 1.266470
2016-07-13 0.060 1.290979
2016-06-13 0.060 1.308999
2016-05-12 0.060 1.357877
2016-04-13 0.060 1.373598
2016-03-11 0.060 1.393644
2016-02-11 0.060 1.526503
2015-12-29 0.060 1.448720
2015-12-10 0.060 1.470527
2015-11-12 0.060 1.453125
2015-10-13 0.060 1.436130
2015-09-11 0.072 1.718433
2015-08-12 0.072 1.696088
2015-07-13 0.072 1.679028
2015-06-11 0.072 1.657937
2015-05-13 0.072 1.620071
2015-04-13 0.072 1.626166
2015-03-11 0.072 1.658438
2015-02-11 0.072 1.678148
2014-12-29 0.072 1.693580
2014-12-10 0.072 1.727927
2014-11-12 0.072 1.692713
2014-10-10 0.072 1.694490
2014-09-11 0.075 1.703967
2014-08-13 0.075 1.710523
2014-07-11 0.075 1.682866
2014-06-12 0.075 1.668453
2014-05-13 0.075 1.650441
2014-04-11 0.075 1.692977
2014-03-12 0.075 1.699199
2014-02-12 0.075 1.726457
2013-12-27 0.075 1.758843
2013-12-11 0.075 1.787725
2013-11-14 0.084 1.989630
2013-11-13 0.075 1.775569
2013-10-11 0.075 1.813504
2013-09-12 0.075 1.834127
2013-08-13 0.075 1.836387
2013-07-11 0.075 1.780766
2013-06-12 0.081 1.978312
2013-05-13 0.081 1.760360
2013-04-11 0.081 1.806213
2013-03-13 0.081 1.805101
2013-02-13 0.081 1.819961
2012-12-27 0.111 2.688115
2012-12-12 0.081 1.928321
2012-11-13 0.081 2.000975
2012-10-11 0.081 1.971265
2012-09-12 0.081 1.925110
2012-08-13 0.081 1.995913
2012-07-12 0.081 2.061394
2012-06-13 0.081 2.131086
2012-05-11 0.081 2.078563
2012-04-12 0.081 2.097191
2012-03-13 0.081 2.095813
2012-02-13 0.081 2.214944
2011-12-28 0.081 2.293056
2011-12-12 0.081 2.363604
2011-11-10 0.081 2.313462
2011-10-12 0.081 2.341610
2011-09-13 0.081 2.334232
2011-08-11 0.081 2.424321
2011-07-13 0.081 2.168001
2011-06-13 0.081 2.233770
2011-05-12 0.081 2.200844
2011-04-13 0.081 2.334866
2011-03-11 0.081 2.356224
2011-02-11 0.081 2.348919
2010-12-29 0.081 2.531695
2010-12-13 0.081 2.583485
2010-11-10 0.081 2.470984
2010-10-13 0.081 2.469076
2010-09-13 0.081 2.504557
2010-08-12 0.087 2.715201
2010-07-13 0.087 2.850399
2010-06-11 0.087 2.918109
2010-05-12 0.093 2.910165
2010-04-13 0.093 2.761819
2010-03-11 0.093 2.946288
2010-02-10 0.093 3.303188
2009-12-29 0.093 3.322588
2009-12-11 0.093 3.425829
2009-11-10 0.093 3.565616
2009-10-13 0.093 3.516270
2009-09-11 0.093 3.781750
2009-08-12 0.108 4.157017
2009-07-13 0.108 4.858509
2009-06-11 0.108 5.015068
2009-05-13 0.108 5.857140
2009-04-13 0.108 6.951043
2009-03-12 0.108 8.254404
2009-02-11 0.144 8.467421
2008-12-29 0.144 8.315500
2008-12-11 0.144 9.960211
2008-11-12 0.144 6.803367
2008-10-10 0.159 9.580653
2008-09-11 0.159 5.184531
2008-08-13 0.159 5.229109
2008-07-11 0.159 5.170366
2008-06-12 0.159 4.738774
2008-05-13 0.159 4.618823
2008-04-11 0.159 4.978306
2008-03-12 0.159 5.320137
2008-02-13 0.159 4.906349
2007-12-27 0.249 7.837065
2007-12-11 0.159 4.884502
2007-11-13 0.159 4.945409
2007-10-11 0.159 4.478717
2007-09-12 0.159 4.514864
2007-08-13 0.159 4.821953
2007-07-12 0.159 4.278673
2007-06-13 0.159 4.177919
2007-05-11 0.159 4.088446
2007-04-12 0.159 4.157810
2007-03-13 0.159 4.318840
2007-02-13 0.159 4.105621
2006-12-27 0.225 5.882615
2006-12-08 0.159 4.358384
2006-11-10 0.159 4.384706
2006-10-12 0.159 4.473499
2006-09-13 0.159 4.468984
2006-08-10 0.159 4.592533
2006-07-13 0.159 4.708044
2006-06-09 0.159 4.723545
2006-05-11 0.159 4.858527
2006-04-12 0.159 4.992706
2006-03-10 0.159 5.271403
2006-02-10 0.159 4.940766
2005-12-28 0.189 6.480355
2005-12-08 0.159 5.490591
2005-11-10 0.159 5.424461
2005-10-13 0.159 5.503275
2005-09-12 0.159 5.104320
2005-08-11 0.159 5.235140
2005-07-12 0.159 5.347584
2005-06-10 0.159 5.530932
2005-05-11 0.159 5.636902
2005-04-13 0.159 5.895769
2005-03-11 0.159 5.628609
2005-02-11 0.159 5.465105
2004-12-28 0.159 5.335048
2004-12-08 0.159 5.352644
2004-11-09 0.165 5.776793
2004-10-13 0.165 5.788973
2004-09-10 0.165 5.930166
2004-08-12 0.165 6.077126
2004-07-13 0.165 6.164272
2004-06-10 0.165 6.350180
2004-05-12 0.165 6.859692
2004-04-14 0.171 6.988478
2004-03-11 0.171 6.485443
2004-02-11 0.171 6.444894
2003-12-29 0.186 6.897116
2003-12-05 0.171 6.518193
2003-11-12 0.204 7.738795
2003-10-15 0.189 7.378120
2003-09-12 0.204 8.242022
2003-08-13 0.216 9.102777
2003-07-15 0.216 8.718556
2003-06-12 0.225 8.940528
2003-05-14 0.225 9.776906
2003-04-14 0.195 8.816138
2003-03-13 0.183 8.662423
2003-02-12 0.159 7.927916
2002-12-27 0.273 14.123751
2002-12-06 0.183 9.469241
2002-11-12 0.174 9.964929
2002-10-16 0.189 11.376449
2002-09-13 0.192 10.590396
2002-08-15 0.189 11.790145
2002-07-16 0.189 10.598110
2002-06-13 0.186 8.832898
2002-05-16 0.213 9.927620
2002-04-15 0.207 10.053673
2002-03-14 0.204 10.162508
2002-02-13 0.204 10.113402
2001-12-27 0.240 12.388659
2001-12-10 0.243 12.357583
2001-11-16 0.237 12.037078
2001-10-12 0.231 12.308255
2001-08-16 0.234 11.584128
2001-07-13 0.225 11.277146
2001-06-15 0.237 11.788536
2001-05-14 0.234 12.101885
2001-04-11 0.216 11.392975
2001-03-15 0.258 12.931384
2001-02-14 0.219 11.030820
2000-12-27 0.264 15.245328
2000-12-05 0.243 15.556799
2000-11-01 0.294 17.611733
2000-10-13 0.237 13.753332
2000-09-14 0.240 12.797793
2000-08-16 0.237 12.462516
2000-07-13 0.228 12.625987
2000-06-15 0.246 13.762219
2000-05-12 0.249 14.841310
2000-04-13 0.249 15.021026
2000-03-15 0.240 15.192892
2000-02-15 0.264 15.608240
1999-12-29 0.255 16.082974
1999-12-08 0.240 15.051776
1999-11-18 0.252 15.704301
1999-10-20 0.240 14.998373
1999-09-20 0.243 14.478680
1999-08-19 0.243 13.843748
1999-07-21 0.240 13.104858
1999-06-21 0.240 13.523700
1999-05-19 0.225 12.703240
1999-04-20 0.243 14.485421
1999-03-22 0.207 12.367810
1999-02-17 0.216 13.219453
1998-12-29 0.201 12.316064
1998-12-09 0.204 12.316592
1998-11-18 0.213 12.137676
1998-10-20 0.210 12.983342
1998-09-18 0.216 12.878719
1998-08-19 0.213 12.018779
1998-07-21 0.210 11.320838
1998-06-18 0.390 20.905930
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.18
dividendYield 12.09
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.185
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.120918356
lastDividendValue 0.099
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-01-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.008097172
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 31.3125
All Time Low 4.89
Ask 9.85
Ask Size 1,600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 255,660
Average Daily Volume3 Month 272,500
Average Volume 272,500
Average Volume10Days 255,660
Beta 0.496
Bid 9.84
Bid Size 2,700
Book Value 10.135
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.845
Current Ratio 0.083
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 9.8699
Day Low 9.8101
Debt To Equity 17.914
Display Name BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
Dividend Date 1,546,992,000
Dividend Rate 1.18
Dividend Yield 12.09
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 13.773
Enterprise Value 720,661,568
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.69
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
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 9.8316
Fifty Day Average Change 0.013400078
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.00136296
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.8097172
Fifty Two Week High 10.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.8249998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07731957
Fifty Two Week Low 9.31
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.53499985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.057465073
Fifty Two Week Range 9.31 - 10.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 891,268,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.26
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 0.22902
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 1,776,211,200
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 619,556,032
Market State REGULAR
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 616,724,113
Open 9.82
Operating Cashflow -53,888,764
Operating Margins 0.91733
Payout Ratio 1.717
Phone 212 810 5300
Previous Close 9.8
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9713863
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 11.840481
Profit Margins 0.73971003
Quick Ratio 0.078
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.045000076
Regular Market Change Percent 0.45918444
Regular Market Day High 9.8699
Regular Market Day Low 9.8101
Regular Market Day Range 9.8101 - 9.8699
Regular Market Open 9.82
Regular Market Previous Close 9.8
Regular Market Price 9.845
Regular Market Time 1,776,450,312
Regular Market Volume 248,590
Return On Assets 0.04188
Return On Equity 0.06552
Revenue Growth -0.039
Revenue Per Share 0.841
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 62,931,032
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0179
Shares Short 1,123,531
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,076,877
Short Name Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund,
Short Percent Of Float 0.0179
Short Ratio 6.03
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 0.120918356
Trailing Eps 0.69
Trailing P E 14.268116
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.2563
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.4112997
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.040102154
Type Disp Equity
Volume 248,590
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240192/blackrock-debt-strategies-fund-inc-usd-fund
Zip 10,001