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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
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66 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.3M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $51.8M → $62.3M (+$10.6M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 66 (+8)

3.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.1% → 14.43% (+3.3%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
66
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+13.79%
% of All Funds
1.51%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
15
Reduced
16
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$5.83M
2
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
+$3.09M
3
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$1.79M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.51M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.27M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.06M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$278K
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$244K
4
CCB
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
-$200K
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$149K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GAG
26
GM Advisory Group
New York
$239K – – –
M&T Bank
27
M&T Bank
New York
$239K – – –
NL
28
NWAM LLC
Washington
$234K – – –
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$228K -$149K -10,301 -39%
FFSOTS
30
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$216K -$1.44K -100 -0.6%
RJT
31
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$200K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$172K -$21.6K -1,495 -11%
RJFSA
33
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$172K +$9.47K +657 +6%
CIA
34
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$162K -$8.89K -617 -5%
GA
35
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$159K – – –
SCA
36
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$157K – – –
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$152K – – –
LWAC
38
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$152K +$156K +10,818 New
Stifel Financial
39
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$148K +$3.83K +266 +3%
FAAS
40
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$144K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$142K -$106K -7,377 -42%
PFPT
42
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$129K +$147K +10,200 New
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$106K -$115K -8,000 -51%
KF
44
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$106K – – –
OIA
45
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$77K – – –
PS
46
Portfolio Solutions
Michigan
$75K – – –
IWM
47
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$72K – – –
AIM
48
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$70.8K – – –
EFSCE
49
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$69K – – –
AG
50
Advisor Group
Arizona
$57K +$375 +26 +0.6%
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MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

66 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $62.3M — up 20% from $51.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new MQY positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.83M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $1.06M.

  • 66 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q1 2018, up from 58 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $62.3M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q1 2018, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $5.83M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.