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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
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52 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.8M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 52 (+12)

1.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.3% → 13% (+1.7%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 13

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.3M → $58.8M (+$1.46M)

Holders
52
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+30%
% of All Funds
1.3%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
14
Reduced
13
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.53M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$977K
3
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$820K
4
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
+$784K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$705K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.56M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$460K
3
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
-$391K
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$140K
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$86.2K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17M +$4.53M +299,488 +35%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.4M +$705K +46,573 +7%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$4.79M -$1.56M -103,251 -24%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.25M -$460K -30,403 -10%
RCM
5
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$4.25M +$784K +51,833 +22%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$2M +$24K +1,585 +1%
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.61M – – –
AAM
8
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.18M -$140K -9,231 -10%
N
9
Nuveen
North Carolina
$956K – – –
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$951K +$977K +64,573 New
VanEck Associates
11
VanEck Associates
New York
$897K -$391K -25,830 -30%
HighTower Advisors
12
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$824K +$378 +25 +0%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$823K -$86.2K -5,699 -9%
LCM
14
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$798K +$820K +54,208 New
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$760K -$17.7K -1,172 -2%
Cohen & Steers
16
Cohen & Steers
New York
$617K +$635K +41,943 New
DA
17
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$537K +$552K +36,495 New
LCM
18
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$434K +$446K +29,504 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$423K -$80.2K -5,300 -16%
PAG
20
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$413K +$50.3K +3,325 +14%
GAG
21
GM Advisory Group
New York
$315K – – –
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$315K +$84.5K +5,585 +35%
OC
23
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$304K +$63.2K +4,175 +25%
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$278K -$2.27K -150 -0.8%
M&T Bank
25
M&T Bank
New York
$250K – – –
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MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

52 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $58.8M — up 2.5% from $57.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new MQY positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.53M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $1.56M.

  • 52 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q4 2016, up from 40 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $58.8M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 0 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.53M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Invesco, an estimated $1.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.