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BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $165M invested in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

128% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 18

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.27%12.78% (-0.49%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $176M → $165M (-$11.1M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10592 (-13)

65% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
92
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-12.38%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
7
Increased
41
Reduced
18
Closed
20
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.2M -$1.47M -65,922 -6%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.2M +$924K +41,493 +5%
AWA
3
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$11.4M -$13.5M -605,522 -54%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.4M +$76.8K +3,449 +0.8%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$10.3M -$874K -39,259 -8%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$10.2M +$451K +20,256 +5%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.73M -$2.83M -127,347 -23%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.77M +$7.68M +344,865 New
CA
9
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
$6.19M +$5.86M +263,270 +2,263%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.51M +$189K +8,479 +4%
LI
11
Longer Investments
Arkansas
$4.96M -$42.4K -1,905 -0.9%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.43M +$43.6K +1,958 +1%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.41M -$3.61K -162 -0.1%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.39M +$156K +7,012 +5%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$2.39M +$1.4M +62,815 +146%
GFPC
16
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$2.32M -$29.9K -1,341 -1%
FFA
17
First Foundation Advisors
California
$2.14M +$18.4K +825 +0.9%
AFS
18
Access Financial Services
Minnesota
$1.78M +$14.2K +640 +0.8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.66M +$242K +10,857 +17%
HH
20
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.46M +$414K +18,620 +40%
IP
21
Intellectus Partners
California
$1.28M -$141K -6,316 -10%
MIC
22
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$1.15M -$4.83K -217 -0.4%
ASN
23
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.12M +$10K +450 +0.9%
FRA
24
Front Row Advisors
California
$953K +$82.4K +3,700 +10%
PAA
25
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$814K +$824 +37 +0.1%

BBN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

92 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $165M — down 6.3% from $176M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of BBN and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.68M. The largest seller was AmeriServ Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $13.5M.

  • 92 institutional investors held BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) as of Q1 2018, down from 105 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $165M of BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust stock for Q1 2018, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust positions in Q1 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust buyer in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.68M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust seller in Q1 2018 was AmeriServ Wealth Advisors, an estimated $13.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.