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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.4M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 9

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.9M → $49.4M (+$1.46M)

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.18%10.46% (+0.28%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4241 (-1)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
41
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.38%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
13
Reduced
9
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.1M +$1.27M +81,220 +12%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.4M +$545K +34,930 +5%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$6.93M -$812K -52,042 -10%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.86M -$17.5K -1,124 -0.4%
SIA
5
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$1.69M -$332K -21,270 -16%
Bank of Montreal
6
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.61M +$312K +20,000 +24%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$1.26M +$70.9K +4,543 +6%
GC
8
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.19M -$165K -10,566 -12%
N
9
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.14M
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.04M -$12.4K -795 -1%
Cohen & Steers
11
Cohen & Steers
New York
$864K +$14.9K +957 +2%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$707K -$68.3K -4,377 -9%
CRC
13
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$572K +$581K +37,204 New
VanEck Associates
14
VanEck Associates
New York
$443K +$55.6K +3,563 +14%
GAG
15
GM Advisory Group
New York
$340K -$15.6K -1,000 -4%
MIM
16
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$327K -$112K -7,175 -25%
VKH
17
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$320K +$325K +20,800 New
PAG
18
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$312K +$92.2K +5,908 +41%
DA
19
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$307K +$312K +19,980 New
NL
20
NWAM LLC
Washington
$256K
Janney Montgomery Scott
21
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$243K +$172 +11 +0.1%
OC
22
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$239K +$2.12K +136 +0.9%
CIA
23
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$237K
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$229K +$1.31K +84 +0.6%
CCB
25
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$203K

MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

41 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $49.4M — up 3.1% from $47.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of MQY and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $1.27M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $812K.

  • 41 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q1 2015, down from 42 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $49.4M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.27M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $812K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.