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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
MQY

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $91.5M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

85% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 13

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $96.1M → $91.5M (-$4.59M)

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.84% → 19.74% (-1.1%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 72 (-2)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 10

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
72
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
24
Reduced
13
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$774K
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$656K
3
ACA
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
+$420K
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$372K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$332K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$3.62M
2
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
-$2.93M
3
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$755K
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$520K
5
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$470K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$632K +$66.7K +4,452 +12%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$623K +$114K +7,580 +22%
First Trust Advisors
28
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$539K -$45.5K -3,040 -8%
6M
29
6 Meridian
Kansas
$463K +$19.8K +1,319 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$436K +$54.6K +3,642 +14%
Invesco
31
Invesco
Georgia
$426K -$103K -6,889 -20%
CIA
32
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$419K -$5.47K -365 -1%
SWM
33
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$404K – – –
WAAG
34
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group
Kansas
$363K – – –
Mercer Global Advisors
35
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$322K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
36
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$321K +$320K +21,359 New
ACP
37
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$316K – – –
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$276K +$114K +7,583 +71%
M&T Bank
39
M&T Bank
New York
$256K – – –
PFO
40
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$243K +$24.1K +1,612 New
CAN
41
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$242K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
42
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$240K +$270 +18 +0.1%
WCM
43
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
$231K +$26.1K +1,743 +13%
FFSOTS
44
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$208K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
45
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$192K -$90 -6 -0%
GAG
46
GM Advisory Group
New York
$185K – – –
SPIA
47
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$179K – – –
AG
48
Advisor Group
Arizona
$176K +$42.1K +2,810 +31%
Creative Planning
49
Creative Planning
Kansas
$166K +$584 +39 +0.4%
PTP
50
Platform Technology Partners
New York
$154K +$153K +10,224 New
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MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

72 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $91.5M — down 4.8% from $96.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of MQY and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $774K. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $3.62M.

  • 72 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q4 2019, down from 74 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $91.5M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q4 2019, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $774K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $3.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.