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BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF
MEAR

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
CSB
176
City State Bank
Iowa
$19.2K – – –
PS
177
Principal Securities
Iowa
$17.3K – – –
ACA
178
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$17.1K +$17K +340 New
AWM
179
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$14.3K -$350 -7 -2%
PB
180
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$13.2K – – –
VWM
181
Valley Wealth Managers
New Jersey
$10.1K -$1.4K -28 -12%
OAJ
182
Ogorek Anthony Joseph
New York
$10K – – –
BFP
183
Briaud Financial Planning
Texas
$10K +$10.2K +204 New
NS
184
NBC Securities
Alabama
$5K – – –
Wells Fargo
185
Wells Fargo
California
$29 – – –
ACP
186
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
– -$1.02M -20,307 Closed
PWP
187
Principle Wealth Partners
Connecticut
– -$907K -18,049 Closed
RA
188
RFG Advisory
Alabama
– -$566K -11,272 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
189
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$490K -9,766 Closed
CCC
190
Compass Capital Corp
Massachusetts
– -$367K -7,316 Closed
WFAG
191
Worth Financial Advisory Group
North Carolina
– -$230K -4,587 Closed
OFS
192
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
– -$216K -4,302 Closed
HFW
193
Horizon Family Wealth
Illinois
– -$204K -4,051 Closed
MG
194
Mather Group
Illinois
– -$132K -2,634 Closed
GFPC
195
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
– -$111K -2,200 Closed
PAG
196
Paladin Advisory Group
Iowa
– -$42K -835 Closed
PWA
197
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
– -$24.5K -487 Closed
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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.