MYD BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FUND, INC. Insider Trading

10% owner BlackRock executed 8 purchases and 22 sales (11.8K and 9.9K shares) in MYD between Apr 2014–Feb 2015, ending with 1,963-share net long position.

BlackRock, a 10% owner of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD), filed 8 separate purchases totaling 11,837 shares for $178,059.63 and 22 separate sales totaling 9,874 shares for $147,668.39 over a 10-month period. The volume and frequency of transactions—particularly the 22 separate sales executed on 2015-02-09 alone—suggests portfolio rebalancing or systematic position management rather than a discrete conviction-driven trade. The net result is a modest long position of 1,963 shares post-transaction, representing a modest accumulation relative to the activity level. Current price ($11.07) is -5.1% from the 52-week high and -2.2% over 30 days, but transaction prices ranged from $14.10 to $15.30, indicating the insider purchased shares well above current levels. The pattern of rapid buy-sell cycles (e.g., 1,050 shares purchased on 2014-04-29 at $14.10, sold 2014-05-05 at $14.18; 675 shares purchased 2015-01-13 at $14.80, sold same day at $14.79) indicates mechanistic execution rather than forward-looking positioning.

Director Harris Stayce D. buys 10 shares of MYD at $11.02 on 2024-10-29; first MYD holding.

Harris Stayce D. acquired an initial position of 10 shares of BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FUND, INC. (MYD) at $11.02, establishing his first holding in this municipal bond fund. The purchase occurred at a price $0.01 above the current market level of $11.01, suggesting minimal price movement since the transaction date. The 20 prior buys in his cross-ticker track record indicate an established history of open-market purchases, though this is his first measurable transaction in MYD. The stock is currently trading 5.6% below its 52-week high of $11.66, with recent weakness of 3.7% over the past 30 days.