BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF
MEAR
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.1M invested in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 21 → 24 (+3)
9.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.85% → 49.64% (-9.2%)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35.2M → $27.1M (-$8.04M)
44% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.43M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$538K |
| 3 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$473K |
| 4 |
BP
BBR Partners
New York
|
+$280K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$125K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$4.32M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.05M |
| 3 |
BCA
Berman Capital Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$1.47M |
| 4 |
PAG
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
-$1.18M |
| 5 |
WF
WealthTrust Fairport
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
-$882K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$284K | -5,700 | Closed |
|
|
IWP
27
Icon Wealth Partners
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$15K | -294 | Closed |
|
MEAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
24 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $27.1M — down 23% from $35.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new MEAR positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.43M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $4.32M.
- 24 institutional investors held BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) as of Q1 2018, up from 21 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $27.1M of BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.43M added.
- The largest BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF seller in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.32M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.