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If You Invested in Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

Financial Services · Asset Management · NYSE
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$1,000 invested 1 Year Ago
$843
-15.7% price return -15.9% CAGR
-4.8% with dividends reinvested
Bought on Nov 10, 2025 at $10.37 split-adjusted
$1,000 invested 5 Years Ago
$744
-25.6% price return -5.8% CAGR
+24.8% with dividends reinvested
Bought on Nov 8, 2021 at $11.75 split-adjusted

What $1,000 or $10,000 in DSU Would Be Worth Now

Real historical value by amount invested and how long ago
If you invested 1 year ago 5 years ago 10 years ago Since Nov 9, 2015
$1,000 $843 -16% $744 -26% $814 -19% $847 -15%
$10,000 $8,428 -16% $7,438 -26% $8,138 -19% $8,469 -15%

Based on real historical closing prices adjusted for stock splits, without dividends, through 2026-11-06. Figures with dividends reinvest each cash dividend at the previous close less the dividend, before taxes. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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$1,000 Investment Over Time

DSU vs S&P 500

Year-by-Year Returns

DSU annual performance
Year Start Price End Price Annual Return Cumulative
2015Nov 9, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 $10.32 $10.11 -2.0% -2.0%
2016 $10.11 $11.34 +12.2% +9.9%
2017 $11.34 $11.70 +3.2% +13.4%
2018 $11.70 $9.77 -16.5% -5.3%
2019 $9.77 $11.20 +14.6% +8.5%
2020 $11.20 $10.45 -6.7% +1.3%
2021 $10.45 $11.70 +12.0% +13.4%
2022 $11.70 $9.20 -21.4% -10.9%
2023 $9.20 $10.79 +17.3% +4.6%
2024 $10.79 $10.76 -0.3% +4.3%
2025 $10.76 $10.18 -5.4% -1.4%
2026Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026 $10.18 $8.74 -14.1% -15.3%

About Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

Financial Services · NYSE

Market Cap
$0.6B
Current Price
$8.74
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Frequently Asked Questions

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. investment returns

How much would $1,000 invested in Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. be worth today?

If you invested $1,000 in Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU) 10 years ago on 2016-11-08, your investment would be worth $814 as of 2026-11-06, a -18.6% price return without dividends, growing at a compounded rate of -2.0% per year (CAGR).

Has Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. outperformed the S&P 500?

Over the past 10 years, DSU returned -18.6% compared to +243.4% for the S&P 500, underperforming the benchmark by 262.0 percentage points.

What is Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.'s average annual return?

The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of DSU’s share price over the past 10 years is -2.0%, without dividends. Individual years vary a great deal, and DSU’s best recent full year was 2023 (+17.3%) while the worst was 2022 (-21.4%).

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