BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BLE
BLE was delisted on the 6th of February, 2026.
95 hedge funds and large institutions have $182M invested in BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
48% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 23
0.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 36.16% → 36.52% (+0.37%)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $182M → $182M (-$159K)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 105 → 95 (-10)
53% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 15
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HWAM
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management
Parsippany,
New Jersey
|
+$2.17M |
| 2 |
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
|
+$2.15M |
| 3 |
Pathstone Holdings
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$1.62M |
| 4 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
+$602K |
| 5 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
+$579K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.57M |
| 2 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$1.08M |
| 3 |
PAS
Park Avenue Securities
New York
|
-$1.04M |
| 4 |
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$751K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$461K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$284K | -27,000 | Closed |
|
102
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
| – | -$218K | -20,785 | Closed |
|
|
LCM
103
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
| – | -$206K | -19,598 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
104
Sagespring Wealth Partners
Franklin,
Tennessee
| – | -$108K | -10,320 | Closed |
|
|
PI
105
PFG Investments
Woodbury,
New York
| – | -$108K | -10,269 | Closed |
|
|
S
106
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$57.6K | -5,477 | Closed |
|
107
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$15K | -1,466 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
108
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$2.29K | -218 | Closed |
|
109
BlackRock
New York
| – | -$6 | -1 | Closed |
|
|
PA
110
Parallel Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$11 | -1 | Closed |
|
BLE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
95 of the 7,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $182M — down 0.09% from $182M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of BLE and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.
The largest buyer was Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.17M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $1.57M.
- 95 institutional investors held BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) as of Q1 2025, down from 105 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $182M of BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II stock for Q1 2025, down 0.09% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II positions in Q1 2025 and 15 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II buyer in Q1 2025 was Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, an estimated $2.17M added.
- The largest BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II seller in Q1 2025 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $1.57M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.