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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $26M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.9M → $26M (+$2.04M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 51 (+1)

0.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 4.95% → 5.08% (+0.13%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
51
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
14
Reduced
15
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$547K
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$314K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$269K
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$201K
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$162K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$922K
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$195K
3
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$144K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$93.2K
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$67K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
26
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$197K -$2.48K -181 -1%
ACM
27
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$197K – – –
FC
28
FIC Capital
New York
$185K – – –
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$169K +$162K +11,816 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
30
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$159K -$39.1K -2,859 -20%
PMG
31
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$157K – – –
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$146K -$40.8K -2,979 -23%
Bank of Montreal
33
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$143K – – –
ICOA
34
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$143K – – –
US Bancorp
35
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$121K – – –
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$117K – – –
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$81K +$69.2K +5,056 +843%
BFEC
38
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$66K -$17.9K -1,307 -22%
WEC
39
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$65.6K +$2.74K +200 +5%
PFO
40
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$61K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$55K +$9.35K +683 +22%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
42
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$42K +$17.5K +1,275 +78%
MFT
43
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$36K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$21K -$7.33K -535 -26%
IWMPD
45
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$12K – – –
WP
46
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$11.4K +$11K +800 New
AIM
47
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$11K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
48
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
RAM
49
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K +$4.38K +320 New
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

51 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $26M — up 8.5% from $23.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new MUA positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 14 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $547K. The largest seller was Invesco, exiting entirely with an estimated $922K sold.

  • 51 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q4 2015, up from 50 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $26M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $547K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $922K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.