Rothschild Investment LLC Has $259,000 Stock Holdings in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MQY)

Rothschild Investment LLC lessened its holdings in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MQY) by 27.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,474 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 8,300 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund were worth $259,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 430,019 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,954,000 after buying an additional 24,874 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund during the third quarter worth approximately $187,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund by 6.2% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 118,024 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,549,000 after buying an additional 6,874 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund during the fourth quarter worth approximately $132,000. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund by 7,424.0% during the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 298,178 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,909,000 after buying an additional 294,215 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 25.51% of the company’s stock.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Stock Up 1.2 %

NYSE MQY opened at $12.02 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.80 and a 200-day moving average of $12.39. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. has a 1-year low of $11.43 and a 1-year high of $13.29.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.058 per share. This represents a $0.70 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.79%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Profile

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests in long-term municipal obligations the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The fund also invests in short-term securities.