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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $91.5M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

85% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 13

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $96.1M → $91.5M (-$4.59M)

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.84%19.74% (-1.1%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7472 (-2)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 10

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
72
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
24
Reduced
13
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.6M +$774K +51,661 +4%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.02M +$656K +43,777 +8%
RCM
3
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$7.51M -$2.93M -195,644 -28%
PPA
4
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$5.22M +$238K +15,864 +5%
GC
5
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.22M +$132K +8,795 +3%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.21M +$332K +22,154 +7%
CA
7
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
$4.78M -$273K -18,208 -5%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
8
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$4.01M +$94.2K +6,290 +2%
AAM
9
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.04M +$372K +24,836 +14%
Cohen & Steers
10
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.39M -$101K -6,722 -4%
VanEck Associates
11
VanEck Associates
New York
$2.38M +$147K +9,794 +7%
IWM
12
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.28M
SIA
13
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$1.34M -$470K -31,364 -26%
KIM
14
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$1.24M -$3.62M -241,356 -75%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
15
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.18M +$197K +13,145 +20%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.07M +$50.2K +3,350 +5%
Allianz Asset Management
17
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.04M +$240K +16,000 +30%
GA
18
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$1.01M
MSL
19
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$1M
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$940K +$49.9K +3,330 +6%
N
21
Nuveen
North Carolina
$923K
ACA
22
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$898K +$420K +28,015 +89%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$854K -$13.7K -912 -2%
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$846K -$34.4K -2,298 -4%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$724K +$104K +6,967 +17%

MQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

72 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $91.5M — down 4.8% from $96.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of MQY and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $774K. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $3.62M.

  • 72 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) as of Q4 2019, down from 74 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $91.5M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund stock for Q4 2019, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $774K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $3.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.