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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
MQY

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $89.1M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $90.7M → $89.1M (-$1.54M)

1.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.15% → 20.06% (-1.1%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 71 (-1)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
71
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.39%
% of All Funds
1.54%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
18
Reduced
25
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
+$3.04M
2
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
+$801K
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$683K
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$426K
5
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$334K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$3.08M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.07M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.44M
4
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$1.1M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$771K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
26
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$582K +$426K +29,828 +289%
LCM
27
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$581K +$88.1K +6,178 +18%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
28
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$541K +$309K +21,667 +139%
6M
29
6 Meridian
Kansas
$423K -$31.6K -2,212 -7%
CIA
30
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$407K -$2.71K -190 -0.7%
SWM
31
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$390K – – –
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$374K -$228 -16 -0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$371K -$56.1K -3,929 -13%
WAAG
34
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group
Kansas
$351K – – –
Mercer Global Advisors
35
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$339K +$334K +23,379 New
AA
36
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$326K -$148K -10,406 -32%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$323K +$318K +22,276 New
ACP
38
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$305K +$114K +8,000 +62%
NL
39
NWAM LLC
Washington
$273K – – –
DWM
40
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$255K -$234K -16,408 -48%
M&T Bank
41
M&T Bank
New York
$247K – – –
CAN
42
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$233K -$45.7K -3,200 -17%
FFSOTS
43
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$200K – – –
FAAS
44
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$192K -$357 -25 -0.2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
45
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$185K +$6.76K +474 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
46
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$184K +$4.45K +312 +3%
GAG
47
GM Advisory Group
New York
$178K -$6.06K -425 -3%
WCM
48
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
$177K – – –
Creative Planning
49
Creative Planning
Kansas
$156K – – –
Stifel Financial
50
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$155K +$7.13K +500 +5%
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MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

71 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $89.1M — down 1.7% from $90.7M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in MQY was balanced in Q2 2019: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 18 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fiera Capital (Canada), opening a new position worth an estimated $3.04M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $3.08M.

  • 71 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q2 2019, down from 72 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $89.1M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q2 2019, down 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Fiera Capital (Canada), an estimated $3.04M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q2 2019 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $3.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.