Fiera Capital Corp Sells 15,137 Shares of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (NYSE:MVT)

Fiera Capital Corp lowered its stake in shares of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (NYSE:MVT) by 8.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 173,348 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 15,137 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp owned approximately 0.82% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund II worth $1,832,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Pathstone Holdings LLC grew its holdings in BlackRock MuniVest Fund II by 42.2% during the 4th quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 740,813 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,834,000 after acquiring an additional 220,006 shares during the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its holdings in BlackRock MuniVest Fund II by 26.8% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 474,769 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,009,000 after acquiring an additional 100,383 shares during the last quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. grew its holdings in BlackRock MuniVest Fund II by 23.2% during the 4th quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. now owns 312,513 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,297,000 after acquiring an additional 58,782 shares during the last quarter. Logan Stone Capital LLC grew its holdings in BlackRock MuniVest Fund II by 67.1% during the 4th quarter. Logan Stone Capital LLC now owns 258,989 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,732,000 after acquiring an additional 103,996 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in BlackRock MuniVest Fund II by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 192,106 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,027,000 after acquiring an additional 21,978 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 34.19% of the company’s stock.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MVT opened at $10.00 on Thursday. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. has a 12 month low of $9.71 and a 12 month high of $11.97. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $10.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.39.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.054 per share. This represents a $0.65 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.48%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 15th.

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II Company Profile

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc is a closed 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 primarily in long-term municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc was formed on March 29, 1993 and is domiciled in United States.