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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.5M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 58 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 8.09% → 7.8% (-0.29%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $46.2M → $43.5M (-$2.64M)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
58
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.75%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
3
Increased
14
Reduced
16
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
+$2.24M
2
PAS
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
+$259K
3
SI
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
+$160K
4
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$83.9K
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$79.4K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.07M
2
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$1.52M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$428K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$197K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$110K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAS
26
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$262K +$259K +16,899 New
AAS
27
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$248K +$16.1K +1,050 +7%
ACM
28
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$214K – – –
AC
29
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$200K – – –
LPIC
30
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$197K – – –
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$189K – – –
PMG
32
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$176K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
33
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$162K – – –
SI
34
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$162K +$160K +10,435 New
NCM
35
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$157K – – –
Bank of Montreal
36
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$155K -$20.2K -1,315 -12%
RIA
37
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$97K – – –
US Bancorp
38
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$93K -$19K -1,236 -17%
SSB
39
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$69K – – –
PFO
40
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$66K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
41
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$60K – – –
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$50K -$86.6K -5,643 -64%
GWM
43
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$43K – – –
MFT
44
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$35K – – –
AIM
45
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$31K – – –
IRC
46
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$23K – – –
BFC
47
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$20K – – –
CTC
48
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$17K -$767 -50 -4%
EIP
49
Ellis Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$12K – – –
WEC
50
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$12K – – –
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MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

58 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $43.5M — down 5.7% from $46.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new MUA positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 14 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was KeyBank National Association, adding an estimated $2.24M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.07M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q3 2019, up from 57 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $43.5M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q3 2019, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was KeyBank National Association, an estimated $2.24M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q3 2019 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $2.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.