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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

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

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
IIL
101
Insight Inv LLC
California
$643K – – –
IA
102
IFP Advisors
Florida
$641K +$402K +8,019 +169%
SC
103
Sykon Capital
New York
$628K -$419K -8,360 -40%
SAI
104
Savvy Advisors Inc
New York
$611K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
105
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$580K -$58.7K -1,171 -9%
VWA
106
VERITY Wealth Advisors
United States
$574K – – –
CGH
107
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$572K +$572K +11,398 New
RA
108
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$566K +$565K +11,272 New
AF
109
Allworth Financial
California
$513K +$149K +2,965 +41%
CW
110
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$510K -$249K -4,966 -33%
GL
111
Graypoint LLC
New York
$504K – – –
CIAS
112
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$503K +$402K +8,015 +403%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
113
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$490K – – –
CPIG
114
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$474K +$202K +4,023 +74%
KNFPWM
115
Keeler & Nadler Financial Planning & Wealth Management
Ohio
$416K -$2.86K -57 -0.7%
OC
116
Optima Capital
Oregon
$409K +$409K +8,147 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
117
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$404K -$2.53M -50,508 -86%
CSI
118
Cross Staff Investments
New York
$402K – – –
MIA
119
Milestone Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$376K – – –
CCC
120
Compass Capital Corp
Massachusetts
$367K – – –
MCI
121
MRP Capital Investments
Georgia
$352K – – –
VWA
122
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$350K +$140K +2,796 +67%
ASN
123
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$347K +$14K +279 +4%
WA
124
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$347K +$100 +2 +0%
VPP
125
Vertex Planning Partners
Illinois
$343K +$342K +6,829 New
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5
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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.