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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA

51 hedge funds and large institutions have $28M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 14

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 51 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4

0.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.87% → 5.56% (-0.31%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29M → $28M (-$993K)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
51
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
16
Reduced
14
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$737K
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$632K
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$324K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$196K
5
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$180K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.72M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$719K
3
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$660K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$433K
5
RT
Reliance Trust
Georgia
-$143K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WS
26
Wedbush Securities
California
$268K +$2.24K +161 +0.9%
SWP
27
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$203K – – –
First Trust Advisors
28
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$200K +$2.45K +176 +1%
WHI
29
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$197K +$17.4K +1,250 +10%
ACM
30
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$194K – – –
FC
31
FIC Capital
New York
$182K – – –
WP
32
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$176K +$173K +12,465 New
PMG
33
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$155K – – –
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$147K +$145K +10,448 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
35
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$145K – – –
Bank of Montreal
36
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$141K – – –
ICOA
37
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$141K – – –
LTFS
38
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$122K – – –
BFEC
39
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$95K – – –
WEC
40
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$61.2K – – –
PFO
41
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$60K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$49K +$36.1K +2,595 +274%
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$42K -$15.2K -1,096 -27%
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$21K -$433K -31,165 -95%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
45
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$17K – – –
TRCT
46
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$12K +$8.76K +630 +328%
IWMPD
47
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$12K +$12.1K +871 New
AIM
48
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$11K – – –
Creative Planning
49
Creative Planning
Kansas
$8K -$3.17K -228 -28%
Fifth Third Bancorp
50
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$8K – – –
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

51 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $28M — down 3.4% from $29M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in MUA was balanced in Q1 2015: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 16 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was MSI Financial Services, adding an estimated $737K. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.72M.

  • 51 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $28M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was MSI Financial Services, an estimated $737K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $1.72M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.