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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $31M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 12

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.1M → $31M (+$835K)

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.62% → 5.71% (+0.09%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 53 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
53
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.85%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
16
Reduced
12
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$806K
2
BO
Bank OZK
Arkansas
+$239K
3
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$118K
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$108K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$97.7K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WS
Wedbush Securities
California
-$246K
2
MF
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
-$203K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$169K
4
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
-$131K
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$125K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPIC
26
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$214K – – –
ACM
27
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$208K – – –
AG
28
Advisor Group
Arizona
$204K +$669 +44 +0.3%
ICOA
29
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$201K – – –
SBIA
30
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$196K +$15.2K +1,000 +8%
FC
31
FIC Capital
New York
$195K – – –
GWM
32
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$180K +$30.4K +2,000 +20%
DADC
33
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$171K -$131K -8,600 -43%
PMG
34
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$166K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
35
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$158K +$118K +7,734 +284%
US Bancorp
36
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$128K -$2.6K -171 -2%
KF
37
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$128K +$25.1K +1,650 +24%
IWM
38
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$86K – – –
SSB
39
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$75K -$22.8K -1,500 -23%
PFO
40
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$65K – – –
FFC
41
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$61K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
42
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$59K – – –
AssetMark Inc
43
AssetMark Inc
California
$53K -$101K -6,659 -65%
MFT
44
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$34K – – –
BCM
45
Blume Capital Management
California
$31K +$31.6K +2,080 New
AIM
46
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$30.2K – – –
Bessemer Group
47
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$29K +$28.8K +1,894 New
ADL
48
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$20K – – –
WEC
49
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$19.6K -$1.9K -125 -9%
OFS
50
Orrstown Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$17K – – –
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

53 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $31M — up 2.8% from $30.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of MUA and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $806K. The largest seller was Wedbush Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $246K sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q3 2017, down from 54 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $31M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $806K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Wedbush Securities, an estimated $246K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.