Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Buys 5,251 Shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. $MQY

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its stake in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MQY) by 33.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 20,828 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,251 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund were worth $231,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MQY. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund by 15.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 32,459 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $380,000 after purchasing an additional 4,260 shares during the period. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC increased its stake in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund by 77.3% in the 1st quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 18,346 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $215,000 after buying an additional 8,000 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 23,937 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $280,000 after buying an additional 2,316 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC increased its stake in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 1,076,867 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $12,061,000 after buying an additional 69,143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Shufro Rose & Co. LLC purchased a new stake in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in the 1st quarter worth $152,000. 25.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of MQY stock opened at $11.66 on Friday. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. has a 52-week low of $10.52 and a 52-week high of $12.93. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.17.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 15th will be paid a $0.058 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 15th.

About BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund

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.