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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.2M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.4M → $41.2M (+$8.78M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 35 (+1)

2.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.54% → 9.55% (+2%)

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
35
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.94%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
6
Reduced
11
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.24M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.93M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$1.3M
4
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$1.15M
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$857K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.28M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$316K
3
First Manhattan
First Manhattan
New York
-$276K
4
RJT
Raymond James Trust
Florida
-$212K
5
CCB
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
-$182K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MWR
26
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$147K +$144K +10,500 New
PNC Financial Services Group
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$132K -$10.1K -732 -7%
US Bancorp
28
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$105K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$81K – – –
EFSCE
30
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$69K – – –
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$38K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
32
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$26K -$111K -8,103 -81%
Creative Planning
33
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
34
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$8K -$35.6K -2,590 -81%
WRM
35
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$7K – – –
First Manhattan
36
First Manhattan
New York
– -$276K -19,700 Closed
RJT
37
Raymond James Trust
Florida
– -$212K -15,080 Closed
PP
38
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$144K -10,300 Closed
BAM
39
Barrett Asset Management
New York
– -$59K -4,200 Closed
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
– -$28K -2,028 Closed
Ameriprise
41
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$5K -823 Closed
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$10K -740 Closed
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MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

35 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $41.2M — up 27% from $32.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new MQY positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.24M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.28M.

  • 35 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q4 2013, up from 34 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $41.2M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.24M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.