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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
BEI
126
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$341K -$136K -2,717 -29%
BWM
127
BlackDiamond Wealth Management
New York
$338K +$501 +10 +0.1%
ISB
128
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$334K +$333K +6,649 New
ARA
129
Alexander Randolph Advisory
Virginia
$326K +$75K +1,495 +30%
MWM
130
Mission Wealth Management
California
$311K +$310K +6,186 New
MCFP
131
Mallini Complete Financial Planning
Florida
$301K – – –
VNA
132
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$285K +$26.4K +527 +10%
LF
133
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$273K -$37.5K -748 -12%
C1AG
134
Client 1st Advisory Group
Florida
$272K – – –
PIA
135
Perennial Investment Advisors
California
$264K +$263K +5,247 New
DWM
136
DecisionMap Wealth Management
Virginia
$263K -$33.6K -671 -11%
LSL
137
Legacy Solutions LLC
Pennsylvania
$259K – – –
AWM
138
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$257K +$257K +5,120 New
PBO
139
Peoples Bank (Ohio)
Ohio
$256K +$256K +5,104 New
IWM
140
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$247K -$215K -4,286 -47%
ECM
141
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$241K -$70.2K -1,400 -23%
BWM
142
BCGM Wealth Management
Indiana
$239K +$1.2K +24 +0.5%
CAG
143
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$237K +$238K +4,739 New
WFAG
144
Worth Financial Advisory Group
North Carolina
$230K +$230K +4,587 New
SFO
145
Stokes Family Office
Louisiana
$217K +$7.47K +149 +4%
PA
146
Pineridge Advisors
Missouri
$217K +$1.1K +22 +0.5%
OFS
147
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
$216K +$216K +4,302 New
FCP
148
Fidelis Capital Partners
Florida
$209K +$210K +4,181 New
HFW
149
Horizon Family Wealth
Illinois
$204K +$201 +4 +0.1%
CIA
150
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$200K +$200K +3,986 New
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6
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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.