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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.4M invested in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 10

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.2M → $27.4M (+$175K)

0.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.63%5.39% (-0.25%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5448 (-6)

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
48
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
14
Reduced
10
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$4.72M +$1.02M +72,854 +28%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.38M -$33.5K -2,400 -1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.21M +$249K +17,824 +13%
NCM
4
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.97M +$140 +10 +0%
UCFA
5
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.34M -$71K -5,087 -5%
DADC
6
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.27M +$340K +24,390 +37%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.22M -$252K -18,043 -17%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$997K +$245K +17,567 +33%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$901K +$888K +63,661 New
OC
10
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$847K +$278K +19,900 +50%
VanEck Associates
11
VanEck Associates
New York
$835K +$20.1K +1,443 +3%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$652K -$73.5K -5,269 -10%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$600K +$572 +41 +0.1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$570K -$55.2K -3,955 -9%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$493K
IA
16
IFP Advisors
Florida
$413K
IAA
17
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$408K
AFS
18
Access Financial Services
Minnesota
$385K +$53K +3,800 +16%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$385K +$75.5K +5,408 +25%
CAN
20
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$328K +$391 +28 +0.1%
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$303K
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$275K +$68.5K +4,910 +34%
WS
23
Wedbush Securities
California
$269K +$14.7K +1,050 +6%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$218K -$16.2K -1,161 -7%
AW
25
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$212K

MUA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

48 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $27.4M — up 0.64% from $27.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of MUA and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $1.02M. The largest seller was Curi RMB Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.24M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) as of Q1 2017, down from 54 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $27.4M of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 0.64% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new BlackRock MuniAssets Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.02M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniAssets Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $1.24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.