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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III

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: 5955 (-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: 10 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$26M +$3.1M +216,044 +13%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.1M +$708K +49,404 +4%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.4M -$524K -36,545 -4%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$6.69M
SIA
5
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$5.64M -$732K -51,107 -11%
Cohen & Steers
6
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.92M -$72.3K -5,047 -2%
GC
7
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.61M -$435K -30,351 -14%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.39M +$71.5K +4,990 +3%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.03M +$336K +23,443 +20%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$1.54M -$21.7K -1,513 -1%
VanEck Associates
11
VanEck Associates
New York
$1.12M +$150K +10,455 +15%
LSA
12
Liberty Street Advisors
New York
$1.06M +$790K +55,157 +280%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$956K +$62.7K +4,376 +7%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
14
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$868K +$15K +1,050 +2%
MIG
15
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$842K +$12.6K +882 +2%
First Trust Advisors
16
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$836K +$25.3K +1,763 +3%
MFS
17
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$824K -$59.7K -4,165 -7%
N
18
Nuveen
North Carolina
$779K
CIA
19
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$523K -$10.6K -743 -2%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$475K +$29.2K +2,040 +6%
DLG
21
Daniel L. Goodwin
$471K
HCM
22
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$389K -$17.8K -1,240 -4%
PAG
23
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$376K +$380K +26,509 New
AGA
24
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$354K -$216K -15,100 -38%
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$350K +$354K +24,680 New

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.