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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
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42 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.9M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

450% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 2

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 42 (+7)

0.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.78% → 10.18% (-0.6%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.3M → $47.9M (-$1.44M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
42
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
7
Reduced
9
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$667K
2
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
+$435K
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$281K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$265K
5
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$236K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.65M
2
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.07M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$562K
4
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$465K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$198K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WA
26
WFG Advisors
Texas
$174K – – –
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$169K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$160K +$168 +11 +0.1%
B
29
Baird
Wisconsin
$160K +$159K +10,400 New
TC
30
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$158K +$158K +10,303 New
FCCM
31
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$150K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
32
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$148K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$89K – – –
EFSCE
34
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$75K – – –
US Bancorp
35
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$63K – – –
MFS
36
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$41K – – –
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$40K +$11.5K +750 +42%
Fifth Third Bancorp
38
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$28K -$18.4K -1,200 -39%
Creative Planning
39
Creative Planning
Kansas
$27K -$14.1K -919 -34%
TRCT
40
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$17K +$16.8K +1,100 New
Deutsche Bank
41
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$12K +$12.2K +800 New
HDIM
42
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$9K +$9.18K +600 New
NCM
43
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$1.07M -71,818 Closed
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
– -$8K -504 Closed
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MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

42 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $47.9M — down 2.9% from $49.3M a quarter earlier.

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

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $667K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.65M.

  • 42 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q4 2014, up from 35 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $47.9M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q4 2014, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $667K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.