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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
KCPG
51
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$56K +$57.7K +4,000 New
SIM
52
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$52.1K -$29.6K -2,056 -36%
Envestnet Asset Management
53
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$52K – – –
TFA
54
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$42K – – –
RFC
55
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$31K – – –
FFC
56
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$30K – – –
SPIA
57
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$29K – – –
AIM
58
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$28K – – –
CAL
59
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$25K +$25.5K +1,771 New
CCM
60
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$24K -$42.8K -2,972 -64%
AOWM
61
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$24K +$24.5K +1,700 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
62
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$23K +$13.1K +908 +130%
HDIM
63
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$18K – – –
LWA
64
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$11K +$11.4K +793 New
BWA
65
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$10K – – –
SWMG
66
Signature Wealth Management Group
Georgia
$9K – – –
US Bancorp
67
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K -$50.5K -3,500 -90%
CFA
68
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
MIM
69
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$2K -$18K -1,250 -91%
PAG
70
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$278K -18,259 Closed
CCB
71
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
– -$200K -13,203 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
72
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$16K -1,074 Closed
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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.