MUA - BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
A closed-end fund run by BlackRock. Invests in tax-free municipal bonds. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Is anyone targeting this fund?
No - nobody has reported owning 5% or more of this fund.
Is the fund doing anything you need to act on?
Nothing right now.
What this means for you
No investor has reported owning 5% or more of this fund. That is the normal state for most closed-end funds.
Nothing is required of you. If that changes, the notice appears here within a day of being filed with the regulator.
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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July 29, 2026
The fund offered holders the right to buy more shares, until Aug 20, 2026.
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July 14, 2026
The fund said it may sell new shares.
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May 22, 2026
The fund said it may sell new shares.
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Feb 27, 2026
The fund said it will repay some borrowed money on April 1, 2026.
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Oct 17, 2025
The fund said it may sell new shares.
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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 taking in BTA, EACH; holders of that fund would become holders of this one. Holders vote on Oct 15, 2025. Latest document Aug 12, 2025.
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Sept 4, 2025
The fund said it may sell new shares.
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Aug 29, 2025
The fund proposed taking in BTA; holders of that fund would become holders of this one. Holders vote on Oct 15, 2025.
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Aug 7, 2025
The fund proposed taking in BTA, EACH; holders of that fund would become holders of this one. Holders vote on Oct 15, 2025.
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July 16, 2025
The fund proposed taking in BTA; holders of that fund would become holders of this one. Holders vote on Oct 15, 2025. Latest document Feb 23, 2026.
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Feb 28, 2025
The fund said it will repay some borrowed money on April 1, 2025.
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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 $564 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 34% on top of its own money, as of April 30, 2026. Borrowed money makes gains and losses bigger. About 88% 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: 0.6% a year in management fees; 2.6% 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 $0.67 a share. $0.51 of that was income; $0.16 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): $10.74. The shares traded at $10.36, about 3.5% below that.
As of July 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
Over the last two years the gap ranged from 13.4% below to 4.1% above. As of Jan 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document → - How the holdings did: up 0.8% over the last three months we have (Feb-April 2026), before the share price is taken into account. Over the last 12 months: +7.8%. 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 -4.1%. How the share price did: the shares returned -4.5% 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 (99%), the rest cash and short-term holdings. About 100% issued in the U.S.
7.4% of holdings are in default.
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Cmwlth - 3.5%
- Cash and short-term - 1.9%
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Il O'hare International Arpt Revenue - 1.8%
- New York City Housing Development - 1.6%
- California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, California St Infrastructure & Econ Dev Bank Revenue - 1.5%
- Empire State Development, New York St Urban Dev Corp Revenue - 1.3%
- New York City Transitional Finance Authority, New York NY City Transitional Fin Auth Rev - 1.2%
- New York Transportation Development, New York St Transprtn Dev Corp Spl Fac Revenue - 2%
- Tobacco Settlement Financing, Tobacco Settlement Fing Corp NJ - 1.2%
- Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Oklahoma St Dev Fin Auth - 1.2%
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- New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, New Jersey St Transprtn Trust Fund Auth - 1.1%
- County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue, Jefferson Cnty Al Swr Revenue Warrants - 1.1%
- New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, National Fin Auth Nh Revenue - 1.1%
- Mobile County Industrial Development Authority, Mobile Cnty Al Indl Dev Auth Sol Wst Disp Revenue - 1.1%
- New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, New York Cntys NY Tobacco Trust IV - 1%
- Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp Sales Tax Revenue, Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fing Corp Sales Tax Revenue - 0.9%
- County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue, Miami-Dade Cnty FL Aviation Revenue - 0.9%
- Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin St Hlth & Eductnl Facs Auth Revenue - 0.9%
- Black Belt Energy Gas District, Black Belt Energy Gas Dist Al Gas Project Revenue - 0.9%
- New York State Dormitory Authority, New York St Dorm Auth St Personal Income Tax Revenue - 0.8%
- City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue, Houston TX Arpt Sys Revenue - 0.8%
- Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Allentown PA Neighborhood Impt Zone Dev Auth Tax Revenue - 0.8%
- Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Maryland St Hlth & Hgr Eductnl Facs Auth Revenue - 0.8%
- Public Finance Authority, Public Fin Auth Wi Revenue - 0.8%
As of April 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
Details: all notices, events and fund facts
No notices from large investors on file.
| Date | What | Deadline | Document |
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| Sept 10, 2026 | Repaying borrowed money | Oct 2, 2026 | Original document → |
| July 29, 2026 | Offer to buy more shares | Aug 20, 2026 | Original document → |
| July 14, 2026 | May sell new shares | none | Original document → |
| May 22, 2026 | May sell new shares | none | Original document → |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Repaying borrowed money | April 1, 2026 | Original document → |
| Oct 17, 2025 | May sell new shares | none | Original document → |
| Sept 11, 2025 | Repaying borrowed money | Oct 11, 2025 | Original document → |
| Sept 8, 2025 | Plan to take in BTA, EACH | Oct 15, 2025 | Original document → |
| Sept 4, 2025 | May sell new shares | none | Original document → |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Plan to take in BTA | Oct 15, 2025 | Original document → |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Plan to take in BTA, EACH | Oct 15, 2025 | Original document → |
| July 16, 2025 | Plan to take in BTA | 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
- 811-07642
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Fiscal year end
- July 31, 2025
- Number of holdings
- 679
- Preferred share classes
- 1
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