BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
BFK was delisted on the 6th of February, 2026.
55 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.6M invested in BlackRock Municipal Income Trust in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 16
1.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 9.61% → 7.98% (-1.6%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 56 → 55 (-1)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.3M → $49.6M (-$9.72M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
+$667K |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$610K |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$385K |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$273K |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$169K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.89M |
| 2 |
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Grosse Pointe Farms,
Michigan
|
-$2.02M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.56M |
| 4 |
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.17M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.04M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
ClearBridge Investments
New York
| $17K | – | – | – |
|
|
SF
52
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
|
FANJ
53
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| $10K | +$155 | +11 | +2% |
|
|
PSUF
54
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
| $9K | – | – | – |
|
55
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| $3K | +$30.5K | +2,173 | +11% |
|
|
MRCM
56
M&R Capital Management
Summit,
New Jersey
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
LCM
57
Laurion Capital Management
New York
| – | -$1.17M | -84,621 | Closed |
|
58
Squarepoint
New York
| – | -$448K | -32,400 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
59
Weiss Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$334K | -24,161 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
60
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$161K | -11,603 | Closed |
|
BFK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
55 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (BFK) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $49.6M — down 16% from $59.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BFK positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $667K. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $3.89M.
- 55 institutional investors held BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (BFK) as of Q1 2017, down from 56 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $49.6M of BlackRock Municipal Income Trust stock for Q1 2017, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new BlackRock Municipal Income Trust positions in Q1 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest BlackRock Municipal Income Trust buyer in Q1 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $667K added.
- The largest BlackRock Municipal Income Trust seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.89M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.