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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $91M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

93% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 14

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66.2M → $91M (+$24.8M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6471 (+7)

7.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.95%22.99% (+7%)

Holders
71
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+10.94%
% of All Funds
1.58%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
27
Reduced
14
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.9M -$484K -37,275 -3%
KIM
2
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$9.36M +$8.58M +660,816 +1,093%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$9.24M +$9.88M +760,786 New
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.82M -$714K -54,969 -7%
CA
5
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
$4.92M +$2.59M +199,763 +111%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.74M +$1.35M +103,975 +40%
RCM
7
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$3.78M -$1.29M -99,323 -25%
GC
8
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.69M -$1.16M -89,529 -24%
WAM
9
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.83M +$1.07M +82,231 +61%
PPA
10
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.52M +$1.81M +139,334 +252%
Cohen & Steers
11
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.39M +$828K +63,737 +53%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$2.08M -$181K -13,908 -8%
IWM
13
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.95M +$1.95M +150,356 New
VanEck Associates
14
VanEck Associates
New York
$1.56M +$46.8K +3,601 +3%
AAM
15
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.56M +$260K +20,041 +20%
Bank of Montreal
16
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.44M
LCM
17
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.09M +$344K +26,479 +46%
AA
18
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$892K +$666K +51,262 +293%
GA
19
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$875K +$389K +30,000 +80%
N
20
Nuveen
North Carolina
$796K -$47.5K -3,655 -6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
21
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$782K +$31.3K +2,411 +4%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$777K +$5.17K +398 +0.7%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$731K -$39.3K -3,026 -5%
HighTower Advisors
24
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$725K +$14.6K +1,128 +2%
COLIM
25
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$653K

MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

71 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $91M — up 37% from $66.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new MQY positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.88M. The largest seller was Robinson Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.29M.

  • 71 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q4 2018, up from 64 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $91M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q4 2018, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $9.88M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Robinson Capital Management, an estimated $1.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.