Cohen & Steers Inc. Has $866,000 Stake in BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MYD)

Cohen & Steers Inc. cut its stake in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MYD) by 10.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,315 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 10,000 shares during the quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. owned approximately 0.18% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund worth $866,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Fund by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 21,386 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $222,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC boosted its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Fund by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 12,738 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 994 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Fund by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 21,528 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in BlackRock MuniYield Fund by 30.4% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 15,953 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $166,000 after acquiring an additional 3,723 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in BlackRock MuniYield Fund by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 65,491 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $680,000 after buying an additional 4,163 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 33.77% of the company’s stock.

BlackRock MuniYield Fund Price Performance

Shares of BlackRock MuniYield Fund stock opened at $10.03 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.85. BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. has a 52 week low of $9.65 and a 52 week high of $11.74.

BlackRock MuniYield Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0545 per share. This represents a $0.65 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.52%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 15th.

BlackRock MuniYield Fund Company Profile

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets. The fund primarily in long-term investment-grade municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years. It is exempt from federal income taxes.