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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
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42 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.9M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

450% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 2

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 42 (+7)

0.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.78% → 10.18% (-0.6%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.3M → $47.9M (-$1.44M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
42
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
7
Reduced
9
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$667K
2
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
+$435K
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$281K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$265K
5
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$236K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.65M
2
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.07M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$562K
4
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$465K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$198K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.9M -$3.65M -238,336 -25%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.8M +$10.8M +704,058 New
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$7.71M +$667K +43,555 +9%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.87M +$235K +15,374 +6%
SIA
5
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$2.01M -$562K -36,703 -22%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.35M -$112K -7,318 -8%
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.3M – – –
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$1.18M +$265K +17,293 +29%
N
9
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.14M – – –
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.06M +$87.2K +5,700 +9%
Cohen & Steers
11
Cohen & Steers
New York
$847K -$465K -30,394 -36%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$773K -$25.1K -1,638 -3%
MIM
13
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$436K +$435K +28,435 New
VanEck Associates
14
VanEck Associates
New York
$387K -$50.8K -3,322 -12%
GAG
15
GM Advisory Group
New York
$354K – – –
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$281K +$281K +18,340 New
NL
17
NWAM LLC
Washington
$255K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
18
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$243K +$337 +22 +0.1%
CIA
19
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$236K – – –
OC
20
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$236K +$236K +15,404 New
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$227K -$198K -12,953 -47%
PAG
22
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$221K +$220K +14,385 New
CCB
23
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$203K – – –
HCM
24
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$202K – – –
NCM
25
Northside Capital Management
Oregon
$187K +$187K +12,194 New
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MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

42 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $47.9M — down 2.9% from $49.3M a quarter earlier.

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

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $667K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.65M.

  • 42 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q4 2014, up from 35 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $47.9M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q4 2014, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $667K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.