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BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF
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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $755M invested in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

127% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 11

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 44

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $605M → $755M (+$150M)

11.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.88% → 91.36% (+11%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160 → 172 (+12)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

Holders
172
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+7.5%
% of All Funds
2.31%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
25
Increased
77
Reduced
44
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$89.2M
2
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
+$14.2M
3
RCA
Resonant Capital Advisors
Wisconsin
+$9.04M
4
RWM
Rockwood Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
+$8.71M
5
KIM
Kestra Investment Management
Texas
+$8.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SI
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
-$8.51M
2
Focus Partners Wealth
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
-$6.15M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.84M
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$2.53M
5
YWM
Yardley Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
-$2.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KCM
51
KM Capital Management
Texas
$2.1M +$1.26M +25,206 +153%
FPW
52
Flagship Private Wealth
Massachusetts
$2.02M -$138K -2,749 -6%
TC
53
TAGStone Capital
North Carolina
$2.01M +$2.01M +40,040 New
HFA
54
Highland Financial Advisors
New Jersey
$1.97M -$31.8K -634 -2%
BlackRock
55
BlackRock
New York
$1.97M +$18.7K +372 +1%
FCFC
56
First Citizens Financial Corp
Iowa
$1.92M +$1.92M +38,215 New
MFG
57
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$1.8M +$1.8M +35,798 New
EGA
58
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$1.79M -$226K -4,500 -11%
HIF
59
Hill Island Financial
Michigan
$1.76M +$8.93K +178 +0.5%
1WM
60
1900 Wealth Management
Texas
$1.55M – – –
TAM
61
Titleist Asset Management
Texas
$1.52M +$128K +2,561 +9%
MML Investors Services
62
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.49M +$190K +3,792 +15%
HBFP
63
Henderson Brothers Financial Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.48M +$1.48M +29,495 New
Mariner
64
Mariner
Kansas
$1.47M +$570K +11,373 +63%
AWS
65
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$1.46M +$216K +4,302 +17%
BCI
66
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.43M -$269K -5,355 -16%
OPS
67
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$1.43M -$269K -5,355 -16%
Comerica Bank
68
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.4M +$1.32M +26,348 +1,825%
Creative Planning
69
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.26M +$201 +4 +0%
AWM
70
Aprio Wealth Management
Georgia
$1.26M +$198K +3,947 +19%
KAS
71
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.25M +$115K +2,287 +10%
TCWM
72
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.24M – – –
LA
73
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$1.23M +$1.23M +24,513 New
CRFG
74
Columbia River Financial Group
Washington
$1.21M -$200K -3,994 -14%
WB
75
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$1.21M -$1.74M -34,624 -59%
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MEAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

172 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $755M — up 25% from $605M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new MEAR positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $89.2M. The largest seller was Stephens Inc, cutting an estimated $8.51M.

  • 172 institutional investors held BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) as of Q1 2025, up from 160 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $755M of BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 11 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $89.2M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Stephens Inc, an estimated $8.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.