Northern Trust Corp Acquires Shares of 11,249 BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MHD)

Northern Trust Corp bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MHD) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 11,249 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $131,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 528,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,168,000 after purchasing an additional 70,465 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 396,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,631,000 after purchasing an additional 20,932 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 225,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,627,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257 shares during the last quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD now owns 211,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,470,000 after purchasing an additional 1,270 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 120,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,402,000 after purchasing an additional 1,367 shares during the last quarter.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE:MHD opened at $11.21 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $11.27 and a 200-day moving average of $11.77. BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. has a 52 week low of $10.79 and a 52 week high of $12.96.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0595 per share. This represents a $0.71 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.37%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund Profile

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in investment grade municipal bonds that are exempt from federal income taxes.