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Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund (Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 71.83 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 71.83 Mil.

Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Jul. 2023 (72.63 Mil) to Jan. 2024 (71.83 Mil). It means Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund bought back shares from Jul. 2023 to Jan. 2024 .

Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund's annual shares outstanding declined from Apr. 2022 (73.24 Mil) to Jul. 2023 (72.63 Mil). It means Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund bought back shares from Apr. 2022 to Jul. 2023 .


Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund Annual Data
Trend Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Jul23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 30.71 30.71 73.17 73.24 72.63

Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
Shares Outstanding (EOP) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 73.22 73.24 73.24 72.63 71.83

Competitive Comparison of Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund Shares Outstanding (EOP) Calculation

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.

Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.

Please note: GuruFocus named Shares Outstanding (EOP) is the shares for that end of period. It is usually used to calculate balance sheet related items, such as Book Value per Share, etc. While Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) and Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) are the weighted average shares over a period of time (a year, a quarter, or so). They are usually used to calculate income statement or cashflow statement related items, such as Earnings per Share (Diluted), etc.


Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund  (NYSE:MQY) Shares Outstanding (EOP) Explanation

A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.

Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.


Be Aware

Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.

Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.

If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.


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Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund (Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company. The company's objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The company invests in Transportation, Health, Utilities, Education, Housing, and other sectors.
Executives
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Kristi Manidis Santiago other: Portfolio Manager 1 UNIVERSITY SQUARE DRIVE, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Kevin Maloney other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Walter Oconnor other: Portfolio Manager 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Phillip Soccio other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Michael Kalinoski other: Portfolio Manager 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Karen P Robards director 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Richard Cavanagh director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
W Carl Kester director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Frank Fabozzi director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Michael J Castellano director C/O LAZARD LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020

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