Nomura Holdings Inc. Purchases 7,059 Shares of BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (NYSE:MUE)

Nomura Holdings Inc. grew its position in BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (NYSE:MUE) by 42.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 23,700 shares of the investment management company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,059 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc.’s holdings in BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II were worth $237,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II by 69.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 114,271 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $1,143,000 after buying an additional 46,663 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II by 317.9% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 5,215 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 3,967 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,181,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II by 86.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 126,793 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $1,268,000 after acquiring an additional 58,864 shares during the period. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its stake in BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 507,340 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $5,073,000 after acquiring an additional 77,765 shares during the period.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II Price Performance

NYSE:MUE opened at $9.54 on Friday. BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.26 and a 1 year high of $10.95. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.14.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a $0.051 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $0.61 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.42%.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II Company Profile

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality 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 of the United States. It primarily invests in long-term, investment grade municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes.