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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
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59 hedge funds and large institutions have $92.5M invested in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $83.9M → $92.5M (+$8.63M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 59 (+5)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.56% → 9.06% (+0.5%)

Holders
59
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+9.26%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$615K
2
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$560K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$504K
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$485K
5
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$228K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.38M
2
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$1.11M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$320K
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$280K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$267K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$22.8M +$22.6M +1,617,831 New
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.3M +$504K +35,977 +3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.8M -$1.38M -98,282 -10%
SIA
4
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$6.31M +$85.4K +6,103 +1%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$6.04M – – –
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.01M -$280K -19,994 -9%
Cohen & Steers
7
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.96M -$1.11M -79,169 -27%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.3M +$485K +34,641 +27%
SCA
9
Samson Capital Advisors
New York
$2.13M +$2.12M +151,161 New
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.68M +$142K +10,126 +9%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$1.54M +$100K +7,160 +7%
MSL
12
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$1.26M – – –
VanEck Associates
13
VanEck Associates
New York
$963K +$66K +4,715 +7%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$885K +$73.4K +5,243 +9%
MFS
15
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$876K +$12.5K +892 +1%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
16
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$846K -$190K -13,575 -18%
MIG
17
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$822K +$89.6K +6,400 +12%
First Trust Advisors
18
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$804K -$1.53K -109 -0.2%
N
19
Nuveen
North Carolina
$772K – – –
SG Americas Securities
20
SG Americas Securities
New York
$618K +$615K +43,923 New
AGA
21
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$563K +$560K +40,000 New
CIA
22
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$529K -$9.4K -672 -2%
DLG
23
Daniel L. Goodwin
$467K +$21K +1,500 +5%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$442K +$15.2K +1,087 +4%
HCM
25
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$403K – – –
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MYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

59 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $92.5M — up 10% from $83.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new MYI positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $615K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.38M.

  • 59 institutional investors held BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) as of Q4 2014, up from 54 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $92.5M of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III stock for Q4 2014, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III buyer in Q4 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $615K added.
  • The largest BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.