BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (NYSE:MQT) Short Interest Update

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (NYSE:MQT) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 40,700 shares, an increase of 190.7% from the October 15th total of 14,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 52,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Institutional Trading of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MQT. HF Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II in the third quarter valued at about $109,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II in the second quarter valued at about $159,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II in the third quarter valued at about $199,000. Ackerman Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II in the second quarter valued at about $199,000. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II by 28.3% during the first quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 34,684 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $365,000 after acquiring an additional 7,647 shares in the last quarter. 30.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II Price Performance

NYSE:MQT opened at $10.47 on Friday. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II has a 1 year low of $9.37 and a 1 year high of $11.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.40.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a $0.051 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.61 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.85%.

About BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II

BlackRock MuniYield 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. It primarily invests in municipal debt bonds exempt from federal income taxes. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc was formed in September 21, 1992 and is domiciled in United States.