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NYSE · MQY

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.

Financial Services · Asset Management

$9.94

Down-$0.15 (-1.51%)

Updated Oct 7, 2026, 10:29 PM

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Market cap
819.62M
P/E ratio
158.08
Dividend yield
7.00%
52-week range
$9.80 – $11.69
Volume
1.43M
Avg. volume
228.87K

Price performance · MQY

MQY price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 6, 2026

MQY closed at $9.94 after 21 trading sessions, down 8.22% for the selected period.

Last close
$9.94
Period change
-8.22%
Period low
$9.85
Period high
$10.83
Daily close
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MQY OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 6, 2026$9.87$9.9699$9.845$9.941.43M
Oct 5, 2026$10.01$10.01$9.81$9.851.48M
Oct 2, 2026$10.10$10.19$10.03$10.041M
Oct 1, 2026$9.91$10.01$9.81$9.961.7M
Sep 30, 2026$9.91$10.10$9.90$9.931.98M
Sep 29, 2026$10.00$10.075$9.80$9.911.56M
Sep 28, 2026$10.02$10.07$9.90$10.011.63M
Sep 25, 2026$10.14$10.18$10.09$10.16858.29K
Sep 24, 2026$10.21$10.21$10.10$10.151.28M
Sep 23, 2026$10.39$10.48$10.20$10.211.31M
Sep 22, 2026$10.37$10.48$10.36$10.431.09M
Sep 21, 2026$10.39$10.40$10.33$10.35864.01K
Sep 18, 2026$10.44$10.50$10.32$10.35730.39K
Sep 17, 2026$10.41$10.50$10.40$10.50866.73K
Sep 16, 2026$10.35$10.45$10.33$10.361.09M
Sep 15, 2026$10.49$10.54$10.32$10.322.04M
Sep 14, 2026$10.60$10.61$10.46$10.56881.5K
Sep 11, 2026$10.57$10.6729$10.54$10.60637.17K
Sep 10, 2026$10.67$10.67$10.52$10.531.08M
Sep 9, 2026$10.85$10.86$10.665$10.70782.88K
Sep 8, 2026$10.86$10.88$10.83$10.83438.87K

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Company profile

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, Corporate, Health, Utilities, Education, Housing, and other sectors.

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News briefing

Generated Oct 7, 2026, 7:06 PM

Why Is MQY Down Today?

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY) declined 0.86% today, losing $0.09 per share in line with broader closed-end fund market movements. The modest pullback appears part of a weekly sector rotation captured in the latest closed-end fund roundup, with municipal bond funds experiencing mild pressure as interest rate expectations remain in flux.

    Bottom line: MQY's 0.86% decline appears to be routine sector movement rather than a sign of fundamental distress, with the fund's quality-focused municipal bond strategy remaining relevant for tax-conscious investors. The key watch items for MQY investors include interest rate direction, municipal credit conditions, and relative valuation of the closed-end fund's discount/premium to NAV. Monitor upcoming economic data and Fed communications for signals on the interest rate environment that will drive near-term municipal bond performance.

    Yahoo · Feb 23, 2026

    BlackRock Announces Completion of Certain Municipal CEF Reorganizations and Adoption of Discount Management Programs

    NEW YORK, February 23, 2026--BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today each of the closed-end funds named below (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") have completed their reorganizations (each, a "Reorganization" and collectively, the "Reorganizations"). Additionally, each of the Survivor Funds, as identified below, adopted a Discount Management Program that seeks to enhance long-term shareholder value via periodic liquidity events if certain conditions are met (see below for details).

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