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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.4M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 10

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.2M → $27.4M (+$175K)

0.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.63% → 5.39% (-0.25%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 48 (-6)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
48
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
14
Reduced
10
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.02M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$888K
3
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
+$340K
4
OC
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
+$278K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$249K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$1.24M
2
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
-$723K
3
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$448K
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$405K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$366K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPIC
26
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$201K -$27.9K -2,000 -12%
ACM
27
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$195K – – –
ICOA
28
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$189K – – –
FC
29
FIC Capital
New York
$183K – – –
AG
30
Advisor Group
Arizona
$175K -$642 -46 -0.4%
SBIA
31
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$170K – – –
PMG
32
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$156K – – –
GWM
33
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$141K – – –
US Bancorp
34
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$121K -$8.6K -616 -7%
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$102K – – –
KF
36
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$92K – – –
SSB
37
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$92K – – –
PFO
38
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$61K +$59.8K +4,288 New
FFC
39
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$57K +$56.5K +4,050 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
40
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$55K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$39K -$139K -9,962 -79%
WEC
42
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$38.6K – – –
HNB
43
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$36K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$36K +$4.19K +300 +13%
ADL
45
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$19K – – –
AIM
46
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$11K – – –
RAM
47
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
48
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3K +$2.86K +205 New
CRC
49
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$1.24M -92,217 Closed
RCM
50
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
– -$723K -53,700 Closed
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

48 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $27.4M — up 0.64% from $27.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of MUA and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $1.02M. The largest seller was Curi RMB Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.24M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q1 2017, down from 54 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $27.4M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 0.64% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.02M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $1.24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.