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BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $906M invested in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 12

66% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 50

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $755M → $906M (+$150M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172 → 184 (+12)

10.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.36% → 80.41% (-11%)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)

Holders
184
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+6.98%
% of All Funds
2.42%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
26
Increased
83
Reduced
50
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$58.7M
2
KIM
Kestra Investment Management
Texas
+$21.7M
3
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
+$15M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.1M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$6.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PDL
Portfolio Design Labs
California
-$6.08M
2
AG
Ascent Group
Virginia
-$4.81M
3
Focus Partners Wealth
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
-$3.6M
4
SC
Savant Capital
Illinois
-$1.73M
5
KCM
KM Capital Management
Texas
-$1.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Rockefeller Capital Management
51
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$2.8M +$1.63M +32,600 +142%
PCA
52
Prosperity Capital Advisors
Ohio
$2.58M +$77.7K +1,551 +3%
Jones Financial Companies
53
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$2.21M +$1.3M +25,936 +144%
FPW
54
Flagship Private Wealth
Massachusetts
$2.18M +$154K +3,078 +8%
Stifel Financial
55
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.12M -$7.66K -153 -0.4%
MAS
56
Meeder Advisory Services
Ohio
$2.1M +$2.09M +41,704 New
Raymond James Financial
57
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$2.04M -$274K -5,467 -12%
KL
58
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$2.04M -$320K -6,390 -14%
HFA
59
Highland Financial Advisors
New Jersey
$1.99M +$22.6K +451 +1%
BlackRock
60
BlackRock
New York
$1.91M -$54.9K -1,096 -3%
KAS
61
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.86M +$604K +12,061 +49%
EGA
62
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$1.84M +$50.1K +1,000 +3%
MFG
63
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$1.81M +$11.2K +224 +0.6%
WJA
64
Willis Johnson & Associates
Texas
$1.81M +$718K +14,336 +66%
PAG
65
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.79M -$813K -16,248 -31%
HIF
66
Hill Island Financial
Michigan
$1.77M +$4.05K +81 +0.2%
AWM
67
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$1.72M +$1.46M +29,116 +569%
AWS
68
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$1.66M +$196K +3,911 +13%
TAM
69
Titleist Asset Management
Texas
$1.64M +$119K +2,379 +8%
SWP
70
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.59M +$439K +8,773 +38%
1WM
71
1900 Wealth Management
Texas
$1.55M – – –
SWP
72
Summit Wealth Partners
Florida
$1.54M +$671K +13,399 +78%
ARA
73
Alexander Randolph Advisory
Virginia
$1.51M +$1.18M +23,525 +362%
AWM
74
Aprio Wealth Management
Georgia
$1.5M +$236K +4,708 +19%
MML Investors Services
75
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.44M -$48.1K -961 -3%
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MEAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

184 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $906M — up 20% from $755M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new MEAR positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $58.7M. The largest seller was Portfolio Design Labs, cutting an estimated $6.08M.

  • 184 institutional investors held BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) as of Q2 2025, up from 172 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $906M of BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 12 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $58.7M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Portfolio Design Labs, an estimated $6.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.