Nomura Holdings Inc. Purchases Shares of 35,266 BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MQY)

Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MQY - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 35,266 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $406,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MQY. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,558,000. StoneX Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,728,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in the fourth quarter worth approximately $510,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund in the fourth quarter worth approximately $437,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund by 6.1% in 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 during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 25.51% of the company's stock.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Stock Performance

Shares of MQY traded up $0.11 on Tuesday, reaching $11.06. The company's stock had a trading volume of 114,956 shares, compared to its average volume of 182,487. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $11.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.74. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.52 and a 12-month high of $13.29.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.058 per share. This represents a $0.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th.

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.