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Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund

88 hedge funds and large institutions have $156M invested in Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 26

4.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.67%40.36% (+4.7%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $154M → $156M (+$2.69M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9188 (-3)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 13

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
88
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.3%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
36
Reduced
26
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RCM
1
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$38.9M +$8.77M +905,778 +26%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$32.3M +$1.8M +185,967 +5%
1CP
3
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$12.1M +$1.64M +169,000 +14%
SCM
4
Saba Capital Management
New York
$11.9M +$12.6M +1,304,726 +5,495%
KIM
5
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$9.6M -$6M -619,980 -37%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.64M -$893K -92,214 -13%
LSC
7
Logan Stone Capital
Illinois
$4.02M +$1.69M +174,288 +63%
API
8
Advisor Partners II
California
$3.36M +$3.64M +376,348 New
VCM
9
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
$3.05M +$86.1K +8,898 +3%
AA
10
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$2.92M +$1.48M +152,905 +88%
RCM
11
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$2.59M -$4.35M -449,158 -61%
VanEck Associates
12
VanEck Associates
New York
$2.57M -$348K -35,967 -11%
HighTower Advisors
13
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.69M -$46K -4,750 -2%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$1.46M +$586K +60,586 +59%
MPW
15
Melone Private Wealth
Michigan
$1.44M -$46.8K -4,831 -3%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$1.43M +$197K +20,333 +15%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.29M -$400K -41,318 -22%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$1.27M +$59.1K +6,103 +4%
PFS
19
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.1M -$86.9K -8,982 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.08M +$90.7K +9,371 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$913K +$57K +5,887 +6%
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$902K +$63.5K +6,563 +7%
PAS
23
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$865K +$25K +2,584 +3%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$830K -$102K -10,571 -10%
MC
25
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$753K

MMU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

88 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $156M — up 1.8% from $154M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of MMU and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, adding an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $6M.

  • 88 institutional investors held Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU) as of Q3 2023, down from 91 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $156M of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund stock for Q3 2023, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund positions in Q3 2023 and 13 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund buyer in Q3 2023 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund seller in Q3 2023 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.