BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BLE
BLE was delisted on the 6th of February, 2026.
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.4M invested in BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 10
1.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 7.13% → 6.03% (-1.1%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 37 → 35 (-2)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.6M → $22.4M (-$3.2M)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.82M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$581K |
| 3 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$236K |
| 4 |
Edgewood Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$155K |
| 5 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$94.2K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.61M |
| 2 |
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Grosse Pointe Farms,
Michigan
|
-$1.68M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$617K |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$550K |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$173K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WC
26
Whitnell & Co
Oak Brook,
Illinois
| $51K | – | – | – |
|
|
JIC
27
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
| $39K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFEC
28
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $38K | -$25.2K | -1,625 | -40% |
|
|
CFA
29
Carroll Financial Associates
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $28K | – | – | – |
|
|
NFG
30
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $22K | -$31.3K | -2,018 | -59% |
|
|
SA
31
SRH Advisors
Salina,
Kansas
| $20K | – | – | – |
|
|
BWA
32
Burt Wealth Advisors
North Bethesda,
Maryland
| $16K | – | – | – |
|
33
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $15K | +$31 | +2 | +0.2% |
|
|
DLHL
34
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Sarasota,
Florida
| $2K | +$1.55K | +100 | New |
|
|
35
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$173K | -11,283 | Closed |
|
|
IA
36
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$167K | -10,908 | Closed |
|
37
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$55K | -3,600 | Closed |
|
BLE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
35 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $22.4M — down 12% from $25.6M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of BLE and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $1.82M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $3.61M.
- 35 institutional investors held BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) as of Q1 2016, down from 37 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $22.4M of BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II stock for Q1 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II positions in Q1 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II buyer in Q1 2016 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $1.82M added.
- The largest BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II seller in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.61M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.