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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.7M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 34 → 35 (+1)

0.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.04% → 9.76% (-0.28%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $45M → $44.7M (-$270K)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
35
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.94%
% of All Funds
0.98%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
7
Reduced
9
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$946K
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$581K
3
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$330K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$319K
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$169K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$937K
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$616K
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$567K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$386K
5
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$359K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
26
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$53K -$10.2K -662 -16%
KCPG
27
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$45K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$43K +$8.14K +530 +23%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$39K – – –
AIM
30
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$30K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
31
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$28K – – –
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K +$12K +780 New
LWM
33
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$11K – – –
AIG
34
American International Group
New York
$11K +$10.8K +700 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
35
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$10K +$10.3K +671 New
N
36
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.13K – – –
SIA
37
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
– -$359K -24,027 Closed
NL
38
NWAM LLC
Washington
– -$249K -17,000 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
39
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$221K -14,745 Closed
VKH
40
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$173K -11,588 Closed
Baird Financial Group
41
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
– -$156K -10,400 Closed
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
– -$1K -78 Closed
BIM
43
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
– +$169 +11 New
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MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

35 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $44.7M — down 0.6% from $45M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new MQY positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $946K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $937K.

  • 35 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q3 2015, up from 34 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $44.7M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 0.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $946K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $937K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.