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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.2M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 13

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.38% → 7.34% (-0.04%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35M → $34.2M (-$755K)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 56 (-2)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
56
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.45%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
14
Reduced
13
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SPIA
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
+$1.81M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$928K
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$793K
4
GFPC
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
+$549K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$367K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.74M
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.47M
3
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
-$1.42M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.31M
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$960K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WS
26
Wedbush Securities
California
$284K +$283K +22,087 New
AFS
27
Access Financial Services
Minnesota
$279K +$277K +21,645 New
BPWA
28
Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors
California
$270K +$269K +21,000 New
TSS
29
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$201K +$200K +15,638 New
HighTower Advisors
30
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$183K – – –
ACM
31
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$178K – – –
AC
32
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$167K – – –
LPIC
33
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$163K – – –
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$146K – – –
PMG
35
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$146K +$4.36K +340 +3%
Millennium Management
36
Millennium Management
New York
$143K +$143K +11,147 New
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$135K – – –
US Bancorp
38
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$77K – – –
SSB
39
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$58K – – –
PFO
40
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$55K – – –
FFC
41
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$52K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
42
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$50K -$11.4K -893 -19%
MOS
43
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$38K +$38.4K +3,000 New
GWM
44
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$37K -$84.7K -6,612 -70%
MFT
45
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$29K – – –
AIM
46
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$25.7K – – –
Bessemer Group
47
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$24K – – –
BFC
48
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$17K – – –
CTC
49
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$14K – – –
AIC
50
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$12K +$11.9K +930 New
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

56 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $34.2M — down 2.2% from $35M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of MUA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Steward Partners Investment Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.81M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $1.74M.

  • 56 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q4 2018, down from 58 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $34.2M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Steward Partners Investment Advisory, an estimated $1.81M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.74M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.