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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
MUA

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.8M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 12

0.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.56% → 5.31% (-0.25%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 47 (-4)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28M → $25.8M (-$2.24M)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
47
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-7.84%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
12
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
+$222K
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$192K
3
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$153K
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$116K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$92.7K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$486K
2
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$453K
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$327K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$314K
5
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
-$176K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
26
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$192K +$250 +18 +0.1%
WHI
27
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$189K – – –
ACM
28
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$187K – – –
FC
29
FIC Capital
New York
$175K – – –
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$170K +$52.6K +3,795 +44%
CA
31
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$150K +$153K +11,050 New
PMG
32
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$149K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
33
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$139K – – –
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$135K – – –
ICOA
35
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$135K – – –
BFEC
36
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$91K – – –
WEC
37
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$59.5K +$693 +50 +1%
PFO
38
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$58K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$42K -$6.34K -457 -13%
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
$37K -$3.02K -218 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20K – – –
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$18K +$6.57K +474 +58%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
43
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$16K – – –
IWMPD
44
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$12K – – –
AIM
45
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$11K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
46
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$8K – – –
RAM
47
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
HighTower Advisors
48
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$486K -34,579 Closed
PPA
49
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$453K -32,241 Closed
VKH
50
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$327K -23,293 Closed
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

47 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $25.8M — down 8% from $28M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of MUA and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was D.A. Davidson & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $222K. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $486K sold.

  • 47 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q2 2015, down from 51 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $25.8M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was D.A. Davidson & Co, an estimated $222K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q2 2015 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $486K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.