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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.9M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 12

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 54 (+3)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 8.69% → 8.56% (-0.13%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $85.7M → $83.9M (-$1.81M)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
15
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$2.92M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.97M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$1.76M
4
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$1.19M
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$605K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
-$3.74M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.64M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$3.27M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$258K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$184K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GIA
26
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$279K – – –
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
27
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$274K +$274K +20,000 New
VKH
28
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$267K +$267K +19,486 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
29
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$252K +$11.3K +829 +5%
CT
30
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$239K -$37.6K -2,750 -14%
LCM
31
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$222K +$9.11K +666 +4%
CI
32
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$198K +$3.15K +230 +2%
FAAS
33
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$194K +$195K +14,239 New
CCB
34
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$178K +$5.34K +390 +3%
RJT
35
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$163K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
36
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$156K – – –
WT
37
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$146K – – –
DA
38
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$144K -$71.5K -5,228 -33%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$110K – – –
LTFS
40
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$85K – – –
US Bancorp
41
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$60K -$10.9K -800 -15%
BC
42
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$59K – – –
First Manhattan
43
First Manhattan
New York
$58K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
44
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$43K – – –
AIG
45
American International Group
New York
$34.3K – – –
SFSIG
46
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$27K – – –
NFG
47
Next Financial Group
Texas
$21K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$18K -$68.4K -5,000 -79%
FNBT
49
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$18K – – –
PMFA
50
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$9K +$8.59K +628 New
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MYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

54 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $83.9M — down 2.1% from $85.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new MYI positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $2.92M. The largest seller was Mackay Shields LLC, cutting an estimated $3.74M.

  • 54 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) as of Q3 2014, up from 51 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $83.9M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III stock for Q3 2014, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III buyer in Q3 2014 was UBS, an estimated $2.92M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III seller in Q3 2014 was Mackay Shields LLC, an estimated $3.74M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.