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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $93.5M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 11

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $92.5M → $93.5M (+$911K)

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 9.06% → 9% (-0.05%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 55 (-4)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
55
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-6.78%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
17
Reduced
11
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$3.1M
2
LSA
Liberty Street Advisors
New York
+$790K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$708K
4
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$380K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$354K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCA
Samson Capital Advisors
New York
-$2.13M
2
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
-$1.26M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$732K
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$618K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$524K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DAM
51
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$14K +$14.3K +1,000 New
NFG
52
Next Financial Group
Texas
$12K – – –
CTC
53
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$8K +$7.97K +556 New
FANJ
54
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$6K – – –
SCA
55
Samson Capital Advisors
New York
– -$2.13M -151,161 Closed
MSL
56
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
– -$1.26M -89,461 Closed
SG Americas Securities
57
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$618K -43,923 Closed
AQR Capital Management
58
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$328K -23,280 Closed
CT
59
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
– -$245K -17,430 Closed
LCM
60
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$191K -13,560 Closed
NPC
61
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$9.97K -684 Closed
PMFA
62
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
– -$9K -628 Closed
BIM
63
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
– -$5K -337 Closed
WA
64
WFG Advisors
Texas
– -$4K -285 Closed
RFA
65
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
– +$86 +6 New
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MYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

55 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $93.5M — up 0.98% from $92.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of MYI and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $3.1M. The largest seller was Samson Capital Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.13M sold.

  • 55 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) as of Q1 2015, down from 59 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $93.5M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III stock for Q1 2015, up 0.98% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III positions in Q1 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III buyer in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III seller in Q1 2015 was Samson Capital Advisors, an estimated $2.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.