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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.2M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 10

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.2M → $41.2M (+$6.91M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 57 (+1)

0.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.34% → 7.69% (+0.35%)

Holders
57
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.79%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
16
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
+$1.18M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$538K
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$512K
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$383K
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$382K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.63M
2
NCM
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
-$928K
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$297K
4
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
-$232K
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$201K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WS
26
Wedbush Securities
California
$328K – – –
AFS
27
Access Financial Services
Minnesota
$321K – – –
BPWA
28
Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors
California
$312K – – –
VF
29
Virtu Financial
New York
$249K +$236K +16,763 New
ACM
30
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$205K – – –
AC
31
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$192K – – –
LPIC
32
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$189K – – –
HighTower Advisors
33
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$182K -$28.1K -1,996 -14%
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$169K – – –
PMG
35
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$168K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$155K – – –
RIA
37
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$93K +$87.9K +6,242 New
US Bancorp
38
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$89K – – –
SSB
39
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$67K – – –
PFO
40
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$64K – – –
FFC
41
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$60K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
42
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$58K – – –
AIC
43
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$45K +$29.2K +2,075 +223%
GWM
44
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$42K – – –
MFT
45
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$33K – – –
AIM
46
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$29.7K – – –
Bessemer Group
47
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$28K – – –
IRC
48
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$22K +$21.1K +1,500 New
BFC
49
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$19K – – –
CTC
50
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$16K – – –
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

57 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $41.2M — up 20% from $34.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new MUA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was KeyBank National Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.18M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $1.63M.

  • 57 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q1 2019, up from 56 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $41.2M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was KeyBank National Association, an estimated $1.18M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q1 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.