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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.9M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 12

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 50 (+3)

0.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.31% → 4.95% (-0.37%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.8M → $23.9M (-$1.84M)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.38%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
17
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$476K
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$199K
3
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$146K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$121K
5
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
+$115K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.86M
2
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$504K
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$254K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$246K
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$189K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
26
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$189K -$3.54K -259 -2%
WHI
27
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$189K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
28
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$189K +$50.3K +3,686 +36%
ACM
29
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$186K – – –
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$178K +$8.89K +651 +5%
FC
31
FIC Capital
New York
$175K – – –
PMG
32
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$149K – – –
BTS
33
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$144K +$146K +10,666 New
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$135K – – –
ICOA
35
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$135K – – –
US Bancorp
36
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$114K +$115K +8,457 New
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$111K +$113K +8,252 New
BFEC
38
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$80K -$11K -803 -12%
WEC
39
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$59.4K – – –
PFO
40
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$58K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$42K +$109 +8 +0.3%
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$30K -$7.22K -529 -19%
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$27K +$7.3K +535 +36%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
44
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$22K +$5.99K +439 +37%
IWMPD
45
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$12K – – –
AIM
46
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$11K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
47
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$8K – – –
Creative Planning
48
Creative Planning
Kansas
$8K +$8.19K +600 New
RAM
49
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
TWA
50
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$2K +$2.48K +182 New
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

50 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $23.9M — down 7.1% from $25.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new MUA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $476K. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.86M sold.

  • 50 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q3 2015, up from 47 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $23.9M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $476K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $1.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.