MPA - BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund
This fund is being folded into MQY - BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund. Announced July 16, 2025.
Is anyone targeting this fund?
Yes - one large investor holds a stake, but it has not asked for changes.
- RiverNorth owns 6.9% as a passive investor. On file since Feb 17, 2026.
Is the fund doing anything you need to act on?
Nothing right now.
What this means for you
One or more large investors own more than 5% of this fund but have told the regulator they are not seeking changes. That is common for banks, brokers and index funds that hold shares for their clients.
Nothing is required of you. If an investor changes its mind, it must file a new notice within days, and it will show up here.
What happened, and when
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Sept 10, 2026
The fund said it will repay some borrowed money on Oct 2, 2026.
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May 15, 2026
RiverNorth cut its stake to 6.9% (from 8.2%), as a passive investor.
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Feb 27, 2026
The fund said it will repay some borrowed money on April 1, 2026.
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Feb 17, 2026
RiverNorth now owns 8.2%, as a passive investor.
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Sept 11, 2025
The fund said it will repay some borrowed money on Oct 11, 2025.
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Sept 8, 2025
The fund proposed folding into MQY. Holders vote on Oct 15, 2025. Latest document Aug 12, 2025.
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Sept 2, 2025
The fund proposed folding into MQY. Holders vote on Oct 15, 2025.
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Aug 8, 2025
The fund proposed folding into MQY. Holders vote on Oct 15, 2025.
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July 16, 2025
The fund proposed folding into MQY. Holders vote on Oct 15, 2025.
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July 11, 2025
Saba sold down below 5% and stopped reporting.
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July 9, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 7.8% (from 9.3%). It has said it may push for changes.
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June 23, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 9.3% (from 10.3%). It has said it may push for changes.
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May 28, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 10.3% (from 11.4%). It has said it may push for changes.
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May 22, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 11.4% (from 12.5%). It has said it may push for changes.
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May 9, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 12.5% (from 13.6%). It has said it may push for changes.
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May 2, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 13.6% (from 14.7%). It has said it may push for changes.
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April 15, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 14.7% (from 16.1%). It has said it may push for changes.
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Feb 28, 2025
The fund said it will repay some borrowed money on April 1, 2025.
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Feb 12, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 16.1% (from 17.1%). It has said it may push for changes.
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Jan 21, 2025
Saba filed an updated notice; it still owns 17.1%. It has said it may push for changes.
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Oct 11, 2024
Saba filed an updated notice; it still owns 17.1%. It has said it may push for changes.
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May 21, 2024
Saba raised its stake to 17.1% (from 16.6%). It has said it may push for changes.
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April 15, 2024
Saba raised its stake to 16.6% (from 15.5%). It has said it may push for changes.
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Feb 20, 2024
Saba now owns 15.5%. It has said it may push for changes.
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About this fund
- Run by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. Part of the BlackRock-advised Funds fund family. As of July 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Size: about $159 million of holdings, as of April 30, 2026. As of April 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Borrowing: the fund borrows about 39% on top of its own money, as of April 30, 2026. Borrowed money makes gains and losses bigger. About 80% of that is money the fund has borrowed by selling preferred shares. As of April 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Costs: 0.5% a year in management fees; 3.2% a year in total, including interest on borrowed money. Fiscal year ended July 31, 2025. As of July 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Payouts: last fiscal year (ended July 31, 2025) the fund paid $0.79 a share. $0.39 of that was income; $0.40 was your own money back, not income. As of July 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- Value of holdings per share at the last fiscal year end (July 31, 2025): $11.66. The shares traded at $10.66, about 8.6% below that. As of July 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- How the holdings did: up 0.5% over the last three months we have (Feb-April 2026), before the share price is taken into account. Over the last 12 months: +8.7%. As of April 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- How the holdings did over the fiscal year (ended July 31, 2025): the value of the holdings returned -4.3%. How the share price did: the shares returned -7.6% over the same year, counting payouts and the change in the market price. As of July 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- First reported to the regulator in 1994.
What the fund holds
Mostly tax-free municipal bonds (95%), the rest cash and short-term holdings. About 100% issued in the U.S.
- Cash and short-term - 8.2%
- Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority - 6.3%
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, S Estrn PA Transprtn Auth - 5.3%
- Philadelphia Gas Works, Philadelphia PA Gas Wks Revenue - 8%
- Shaler Area School District/PA, Shaler PA Area Sch Dist - 3.3%
- Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax Revenue, Pennsylvania St Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax Revenu - 2.9%
- Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Pennsylvania St Hgr Eductnl Facs Auth Revenue - 5.2%
- City of Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue, Philadelphia PA Arpt Revenue - 2.6%
- Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Pennsylvania St Hsg Fin Agy Sf Mtge Revenue - 6.3%
- Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Pennsylvania St Econ Dev Fing Auth Upmc Revenue - 2.3%
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- County of Allegheny PA, Allegheny Cnty PA - 2.1%
- Chester County Industrial Development Authority, Chester Cnty PA Indl Dev Auth - 2%
- Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sales Tax Revenue, Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fing Corp Sales Tax Revenue - 2%
- Pottsville Hospital Authority/PA, Pottsville PA Hosp Auth - 1.9%
- Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Philadelphia PA Auth for Indl Dev Revenues - 1.9%
- Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Pennsylvania Hgr Edu Assistance Agy Loan Revenue - 1.9%
- Chester County Industrial Development Authority, Chester Cnty PA Indl Dev Authstudent Hsg Revenue - 1.7%
- School District of Philadelphia/The, Philadelphia PA Sch Dist - 1.7%
- Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Pennsylvania St Econ Dev Fing Auth T/E Private Activity Rev - 1.7%
- City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue, Philadelphia PA Wtr & Wstwtr Revenue - 1.7%
- Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Pennsylvania St Econ Dev Fing Auth Revenue - 1.6%
As of April 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
Details: all notices, events and fund facts
| Date | Investor | Stake | Type of notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | RiverNorth | 6.9% | Updated notice |
| Feb 17, 2026 | RiverNorth | 8.2% | Passive investor |
| July 11, 2025 | Saba | 3.7% | Sold down below 5% |
| July 9, 2025 | Saba | 7.8% | Updated notice |
| June 23, 2025 | Saba | 9.3% | Updated notice |
| May 28, 2025 | Saba | 10.3% | Updated notice |
| May 22, 2025 | Saba | 11.4% | Updated notice |
| May 9, 2025 | Saba | 12.5% | Updated notice |
| May 2, 2025 | Saba | 13.6% | Updated notice |
| April 15, 2025 | Saba | 14.7% | Updated notice |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Saba | 16.1% | Updated notice |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Saba | 17.1% | Updated notice |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Saba | 17.1% | Updated notice |
| May 21, 2024 | Saba | 17.1% | Updated notice |
| April 15, 2024 | Saba | 16.6% | Updated notice |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Saba | 15.5% | Updated notice |
| Date | What | Deadline | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 10, 2026 | Repaying borrowed money | Oct 2, 2026 | Original document → |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Repaying borrowed money | April 1, 2026 | Original document → |
| Sept 11, 2025 | Repaying borrowed money | Oct 11, 2025 | Original document → |
| Sept 8, 2025 | Plan to fold the fund into MQY | Oct 15, 2025 | Original document → |
| Sept 2, 2025 | Plan to fold the fund into MQY | Oct 15, 2025 | Original document → |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Plan to fold the fund into MQY | Oct 15, 2025 | Original document → |
| July 16, 2025 | Plan to fold the fund into MQY | Oct 15, 2025 | Original document → |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Repaying borrowed money | April 1, 2025 | Original document → |
- Run by
- BlackRock Advisors, LLC
- Fund family
- BlackRock-advised Funds
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Regulator's file number
- 811-07136
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Fiscal year end
- July 31, 2025
- Number of holdings
- 160
- Preferred share classes
- 1
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