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BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $128M invested in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 11

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6972 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.77%11.25% (-0.52%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 20

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $155M → $128M (-$27M)

Holders
72
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
18
Reduced
20
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15M -$3.83M -178,908 -19%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14.7M +$995K +46,512 +7%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.9M -$1.85M -86,577 -12%
JHIU
4
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$10.6M -$2.25M -105,387 -16%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$10.5M +$141K +6,569 +1%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$9.87M +$212K +9,910 +2%
SIA
7
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$5.91M +$2.85M +133,178 +81%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.97M +$281K +13,136 +6%
FFA
9
First Foundation Advisors
California
$4.86M +$1.48M +69,239 +39%
LI
10
Longer Investments
Arkansas
$4.51M +$676K +31,590 +16%
OHA
11
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
$3.46M
OA
12
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$3.38M -$831K -38,872 -19%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$3.32M -$1.34M -62,728 -27%
RCM
14
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.5M +$2.69M +125,645 New
PMLI
15
Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Pennsylvania
$2.16M
DA
16
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.8M +$1.93M +90,464 New
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.69M -$674K -31,526 -27%
MIC
18
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$1.02M +$173K +8,100 +19%
LCM
19
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$984K +$1.06M +49,510 New
FEG
20
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$914K +$984K +46,008 New
GC
21
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$858K -$29.2K -1,365 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$844K -$113K -5,286 -11%
Cohen & Steers
23
Cohen & Steers
New York
$829K
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$813K -$406K -18,980 -32%
CI
25
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$721K +$13.9K +648 +2%

BBN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

72 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $128M — down 17% from $155M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BBN positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $2.85M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.29M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) as of Q2 2015, up from 69 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $128M of BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust stock for Q2 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $2.85M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust seller in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.