BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) Stock Price Passes Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MUA)’s share price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $10.92 and traded as low as $10.35. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares last traded at $10.40, with a volume of 112,955 shares trading hands.

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Trading Down 0.8%

The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.92.

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0555 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BlackRock MuniAssets Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MUA. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $50,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. lifted its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund by 82.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. now owns 5,300 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund by 212.4% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,003 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 4,761 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at about $75,000. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at about $104,000. 20.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About BlackRock MuniAssets Fund

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc (NYSE: MUA) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide current income exempt from federal income tax. Managed by BlackRock, one of the world’s leading investment managers, the fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade municipal debt obligations. Its holdings typically include general obligation and revenue bonds issued by state and local governments, utilities, and infrastructure entities across the United States.

The fund employs a combination of active security selection and duration management to navigate changing interest rate and credit environments.