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BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust

129 hedge funds and large institutions have $345M invested in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

1.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.23%24.8% (+1.6%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $353M → $345M (-$8.21M)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 131129 (-2)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
129
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.53%
% of All Funds
2.26%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
12
Increased
33
Reduced
44
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$42.4M -$6.46M -253,641 -13%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$34.4M +$6.44M +253,000 +22%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$33.4M -$153 -6 -0%
LGA
4
Lebenthal Global Advisors
New York
$19.8M -$2.2M -86,520 -10%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.7M -$1.51M -59,408 -8%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17M -$5.16M -202,886 -23%
TC
7
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$13.6M +$3.47M +136,337 +33%
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13.4M +$13.8M +541,720 +78,510%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$12.6M -$1.2M -47,128 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11M +$943K +37,036 +9%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$10.3M +$858K +33,707 +9%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$7.24M +$1.5M +58,959 +25%
V
13
Veritable
Delaware
$6.79M +$7.01M +275,260 New
JWCA
14
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$6.16M -$679K -26,694 -10%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.69M +$416K +16,351 +8%
Osaic Holdings
16
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$5.43M +$1.31M +51,508 +31%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.04M -$262K -10,292 -5%
BRWA
18
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$4.66M +$4.81M +189,041 New
FFA
19
First Foundation Advisors
California
$4.18M -$648K -25,446 -13%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.55M +$936K +36,764 +34%
HH
21
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$3.5M +$915K +35,952 +34%
JG
22
Jefferies Group
New York
$3.42M -$59K -2,319 -2%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.26M -$17.6K -693 -0.5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.12M -$58.5K -2,300 -2%
SB
25
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$3M -$4.43M -174,088 -59%

BBN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

129 of the 5,696 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $345M — down 2.3% from $353M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of BBN and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.46M.

  • 129 institutional investors held BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (BBN) as of Q1 2021, down from 131 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $345M of BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust stock for Q1 2021, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust positions in Q1 2021 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust buyer in Q1 2021 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust seller in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.