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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.2M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.4M → $41.2M (+$8.78M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3435 (+1)

2.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.54%9.55% (+2%)

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
35
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.94%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
6
Reduced
11
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.1M +$4.24M +308,164 +50%
U
2
UBS
Switzerland
$8.88M +$1.3M +94,813 +18%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.71M -$1.28M -92,828 -32%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$2.61M +$1.93M +140,302 +311%
GC
5
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.07M +$254K +18,475 +14%
AAM
6
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.2M -$316K -22,974 -21%
SIA
7
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$1.18M +$1.15M +83,655 New
Bank of Montreal
8
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$984K
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$953K -$38.8K -2,817 -4%
N
10
Nuveen
North Carolina
$936K
Cohen & Steers
11
Cohen & Steers
New York
$876K +$857K +62,300 New
HighTower Advisors
12
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$814K
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$739K -$47.3K -3,440 -6%
FAAS
14
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$709K -$4.15K -302 -0.6%
GAG
15
GM Advisory Group
New York
$477K +$466K +33,902 New
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$415K +$406K +29,547 New
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$382K -$164K -11,923 -30%
VKH
18
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$243K +$238K +17,315 New
CIA
19
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$228K +$223K +16,205 New
VanEck Associates
20
VanEck Associates
New York
$220K -$30.6K -2,224 -12%
CCB
21
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$186K -$182K -13,242 -50%
HCM
22
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$185K +$181K +13,180 New
WA
23
WFG Advisors
Texas
$166K +$6.38K +464 +4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
24
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$158K +$155K +11,245 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$156K +$10.1K +734 +7%

MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

35 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $41.2M — up 27% from $32.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new MQY positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.24M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.28M.

  • 35 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q4 2013, up from 34 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $41.2M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.24M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.