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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.6M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 12

0.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.71%6.02% (-0.69%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.6M → $27.6M (-$1.95M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5046 (-4)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
46
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-8%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
19
Reduced
12
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AAM
1
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.85M -$399K -31,292 -9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.06M +$73.9K +5,793 +2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$2.63M +$90.2K +7,069 +4%
PPA
4
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.37M +$315K +24,689 +15%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$2.34M +$131K +10,227 +6%
NCM
6
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.86M +$5.37K +421 +0.3%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.72M +$372K +29,187 +28%
CIA
8
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.12M -$63.6K -4,982 -5%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$1M +$187K +14,623 +23%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$604K -$229K -17,965 -28%
OC
11
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$535K +$46.7K +3,661 +10%
GEM
12
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$500K -$1.15M -90,494 -70%
IAA
13
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$465K +$463K +36,300 New
AQR Capital Management
14
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$451K -$4.22K -331 -0.9%
VanEck Associates
15
VanEck Associates
New York
$424K +$80.8K +6,334 +24%
LCM
16
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$336K +$24.2K +1,897 +8%
First Trust Advisors
17
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$333K +$5.74K +450 +2%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$318K +$9.57K +750 +3%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$299K +$74K +5,800 +33%
SAM
20
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$250K +$40.3K +3,159 +19%
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
$246K +$75.5K +5,914 +45%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$219K -$7.67K -601 -3%
WS
23
Wedbush Securities
California
$213K
ACM
24
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$187K
CAN
25
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$178K

MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

46 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $27.6M — down 6.6% from $29.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of MUA and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $372K. The largest seller was Global Endowment Management, cutting an estimated $1.15M.

  • 46 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q2 2014, down from 50 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $27.6M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q2 2014, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $372K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Global Endowment Management, an estimated $1.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.