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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.6M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 14

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26M → $26.6M (+$599K)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 51 (0)

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.08% → 4.98% (-0.1%)

Holders
51
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
15
Reduced
14
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$204K
2
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$203K
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$175K
4
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$157K
5
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$145K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SBIA
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
-$811K
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$453K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$221K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$179K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$123K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WHI
26
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$208K – – –
ACM
27
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$205K – – –
First Trust Advisors
28
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$195K -$10.1K -695 -5%
FC
29
FIC Capital
New York
$192K – – –
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$176K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
31
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$166K – – –
PMG
32
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$164K – – –
BTS
33
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$160K +$157K +10,763 New
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$156K +$5.21K +358 +4%
ICOA
35
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$156K +$7.27K +500 +5%
Bank of Montreal
36
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$149K – – –
US Bancorp
37
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$126K – – –
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$122K – – –
SSB
39
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$96K +$94.2K +6,478 New
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$80K +$23.4K +1,610 +43%
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$71K -$12.4K -854 -15%
WEC
42
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$68.4K – – –
PFO
43
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$64K – – –
BFEC
44
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$58K -$10.2K -700 -15%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
45
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$44K +$204 +14 +0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$44K +$21.1K +1,448 +97%
MFT
47
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$33K – – –
IWMPD
48
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$13K – – –
AIM
49
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$12K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
50
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

51 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $26.6M — up 2.3% from $26M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new MUA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 15 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howland Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $204K. The largest seller was Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $811K sold.

  • 51 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q1 2016, unchanged from Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $26.6M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q1 2016, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Howland Capital Management, an estimated $204K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors, an estimated $811K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.