BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
BFK was delisted on the 6th of February, 2026.
56 hedge funds and large institutions have $59.3M invested in BlackRock Municipal Income Trust in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
550% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 2
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 13
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 46 → 56 (+10)
0.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 9.02% → 9.61% (+0.58%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $64M → $59.3M (-$4.66M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.87M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.77M |
| 3 |
FWIA
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$1.45M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.41M |
| 5 |
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
|
+$1.21M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.81M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.5M |
| 3 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$439K |
| 4 |
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Grosse Pointe Farms,
Michigan
|
-$278K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$247K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SPIA
51
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| $20K | +$21.5K | +1,500 | New |
|
52
ClearBridge Investments
New York
| $16K | – | – | – |
|
|
SF
53
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
|
FANJ
54
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| $10K | +$143 | +10 | +1% |
|
|
PSUF
55
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
| $9K | – | – | – |
|
56
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| $3K | +$291K | +20,315 | New |
|
|
MRCM
57
M&R Capital Management
Summit,
New Jersey
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
CT
58
Cambridge Trust
Cambridge,
Massachusetts
| – | -$224K | -14,175 | Closed |
|
|
WIC
59
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$42K | -2,640 | Closed |
|
BFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
56 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (BFK) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $59.3M — down 7.3% from $64M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new BFK positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $1.87M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $3.81M.
- 56 institutional investors held BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (BFK) as of Q4 2016, up from 46 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $59.3M of BlackRock Municipal Income Trust stock for Q4 2016, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new BlackRock Municipal Income Trust positions in Q4 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Municipal Income Trust buyer in Q4 2016 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $1.87M added.
- The largest BlackRock Municipal Income Trust seller in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.81M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.