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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.8M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 54 (+8)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.6M → $27.8M (+$169K)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 16

0.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.02% → 5.92% (-0.11%)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
16
Reduced
16
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.2M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$297K
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$289K
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$230K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$228K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$823K
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$616K
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$336K
4
GEM
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
-$308K
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$293K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACM
26
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$181K -$10.4K -800 -5%
FC
27
FIC Capital
New York
$170K – – –
AQR Capital Management
28
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$166K -$293K -22,494 -64%
DI
29
Dalton Investments
Nevada
$165K +$2.28K +175 +1%
CA
30
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$147K +$145K +11,100 New
WHI
31
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$145K – – –
PMG
32
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$144K – – –
RT
33
Reliance Trust
Georgia
$136K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
34
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$135K +$134K +10,306 New
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$131K – – –
ICOA
36
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$131K – – –
WA
37
WFG Advisors
Texas
$123K +$796 +61 +0.7%
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$112K -$53.6K -4,110 -32%
Ameriprise
39
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$96K +$61.2K +4,696 +182%
BFEC
40
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$88K +$14.8K +1,136 +20%
LTFS
41
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$82K -$10.1K -775 -11%
PFO
42
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$56K -$40.4K -3,098 -42%
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$54K +$14.9K +1,141 +39%
MFS
44
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$52K – – –
WEC
45
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$44K -$3.26K -250 -7%
VCM
46
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$35K +$34.8K +2,666 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
47
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$16K +$15.7K +1,202 New
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12K +$12.4K +947 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$8K – – –
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8K +$7.83K +600 New
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

54 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $27.8M — up 0.61% from $27.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new MUA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, cutting an estimated $823K.

  • 54 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q3 2014, up from 46 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $27.8M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 0.61% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Invesco, an estimated $1.2M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $823K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.