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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
ASN
126
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$410K +$61.7K +1,232 +18%
OC
127
Optima Capital
Oregon
$410K – – –
CSI
128
Cross Staff Investments
New York
$402K – – –
MIA
129
Milestone Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$397K +$19.9K +398 +5%
VPP
130
Vertex Planning Partners
Illinois
$372K +$28.8K +576 +8%
IIL
131
Insight Inv LLC
California
$367K -$275K -5,500 -43%
VNA
132
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$354K +$68.7K +1,372 +24%
MCI
133
MRP Capital Investments
Georgia
$352K – – –
VWA
134
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$350K – – –
CAG
135
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$338K +$100K +2,001 +42%
ISB
136
Iowa State Bank
Iowa
$334K – – –
CIAS
137
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$316K -$186K -3,710 -37%
BWM
138
BlackDiamond Wealth Management
New York
$315K -$24.3K -485 -7%
ATC
139
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$309K +$308K +6,155 New
MCFP
140
Mallini Complete Financial Planning
Florida
$302K – – –
BWM
141
BCGM Wealth Management
Indiana
$291K +$51.6K +1,030 +22%
CCM
142
Charter Capital Management
Wisconsin
$286K +$285K +5,697 New
PNC Financial Services Group
143
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$283K +$199K +3,976 +240%
LF
144
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$274K – – –
C1AG
145
Client 1st Advisory Group
Florida
$273K – – –
KPWS
146
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$268K +$267K +5,330 New
MWM
147
Mission Wealth Management
California
$263K -$48K -959 -16%
LSL
148
Legacy Solutions LLC
Pennsylvania
$259K – – –
ZF
149
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$253K +$252K +5,037 New
WSFS
150
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$251K +$250K +4,997 New
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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.