BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
MQY
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.7M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 35 (+1)
0.28% less ownership
Funds ownership: 10.04% → 9.76% (-0.28%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $45M → $44.7M (-$270K)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$946K |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$581K |
| 3 |
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
|
+$330K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$319K |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$169K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$937K |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$616K |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$567K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$386K |
| 5 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$359K |
MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
35 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $44.7M — down 0.6% from $45M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new MQY positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $946K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $937K.
- 35 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q3 2015, up from 34 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $44.7M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 0.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $946K added.
- The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $937K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.