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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
11.54 USD +0.03 (0.261%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 11.54
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:17 p.m. EDT

MQY has a high dividend yield of 6.34%, indicating strong income potential for dividend-focused investors. However, the fund's profitability is negative, with a profit margin of -8.00%, which raises concerns about its long-term sustainability. The recent price movements show some volatility, with a slight dip below the 50-day moving average, suggesting potential short-term opportunities for buying dips. The consistent dividend payments over the past few years indicate reliability, but the payout ratio of 3.66% suggests that the fund may be stretching its earnings. Overall, MQY could be a good candidate for a buy-the-dip strategy in the short term, but long-term investors should be cautious due to the negative profit margins and the fund's overall financial health.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.018831
AutoETS0.018831
MSTL0.018831
AutoTheta0.019230

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 9.18
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.112
Excess Kurtosis -0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 70.402
Revenue per Share 0.971
Market Cap 828,959,936
Trailing P/E 37.23
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 31.61%
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240259/blackrock-muniyield-quality-fund-inc-usd-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.50% 6.29% 6.16% 6.15%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.058 0.503472
2026-03-13 0.058 0.513595
2026-02-06 0.058 0.503362
2026-01-20 0.058 0.507177
2025-12-22 0.058 0.523228
2025-11-14 0.058 0.519474
2025-10-15 0.058 0.510935
2025-09-15 0.058 0.508274
2025-08-15 0.058 0.545411
2025-07-15 0.058 0.552760
2025-06-13 0.058 0.558722
2025-05-15 0.058 0.545205
2025-04-15 0.058 0.564610
2025-03-14 0.058 0.532062
2025-02-14 0.058 0.522592
2025-01-15 0.058 0.534580
2024-12-16 0.058 0.500495
2024-11-15 0.058 0.511774
2024-10-15 0.058 0.488825
2024-09-16 0.058 0.488748
2024-08-15 0.058 0.515417
2024-07-15 0.058 0.517409
2024-06-14 0.058 0.528753
2024-05-14 0.058 0.537857
2024-04-12 0.058 0.538661
2024-03-14 0.058 0.531167
2024-02-14 0.058 0.538004
2024-01-11 0.058 0.540143
2023-12-14 0.058 0.550325
2023-11-14 0.044 0.474476
2023-10-13 0.044 0.488809
2023-09-14 0.044 0.472318
2023-08-14 0.044 0.450516
2023-07-13 0.044 0.443679
2023-06-14 0.044 0.454751
2023-05-12 0.044 0.449789
2023-04-13 0.044 0.440446
2023-03-14 0.044 0.452398
2023-02-14 0.047 0.460031
2023-01-12 0.047 0.465611
2022-12-15 0.048 0.496678
2022-11-14 0.047 0.517701
2022-10-13 0.047 0.511961
2022-09-14 0.056 0.569143
2022-08-12 0.056 0.514706
2022-07-14 0.056 0.530410
2022-06-14 0.056 0.569085
2022-05-13 0.063 0.614280
2022-04-13 0.063 0.609172
2022-03-14 0.063 0.575528
2022-02-14 0.063 0.557802
2022-01-13 0.063 0.511948
2021-12-16 0.063 0.486482
2021-11-12 0.063 0.489547
2021-10-14 0.063 0.485216
2021-09-14 0.063 0.488556
2021-08-13 0.063 0.482828
2021-07-14 0.063 0.480638
2021-06-14 0.063 0.491701
2021-05-13 0.063 0.505113
2021-04-07 0.102 0.836427
2021-03-12 0.063 0.530581
2021-02-12 0.063 0.491507
2021-01-14 0.063 0.498320
2020-12-14 0.063 0.508737
2020-11-13 0.063 0.516937
2020-10-14 0.063 0.505303
2020-09-14 0.060 0.485996
2020-08-13 0.060 0.493712
2020-07-14 0.060 0.515255
2020-06-12 0.060 0.536222
2020-05-14 0.053 0.505779
2020-04-14 0.053 0.494858
2020-03-13 0.053 0.528672
2020-02-13 0.053 0.468367
2020-01-14 0.053 0.482904
2019-12-13 0.055 0.508891
2019-11-14 0.053 0.497804
2019-10-11 0.053 0.497244
2019-09-13 0.053 0.509916
2019-08-14 0.053 0.490925
2019-07-12 0.053 0.514940
2019-06-13 0.056 0.549832
2019-05-14 0.056 0.548176
2019-04-12 0.056 0.571881
2019-03-14 0.056 0.576619
2019-02-14 0.056 0.581838
2019-01-14 0.056 0.597950
2018-12-12 0.078 0.860355
2018-11-14 0.056 0.630416
2018-10-12 0.056 0.646036
2018-09-13 0.056 0.608358
2018-08-14 0.056 0.603321
2018-07-13 0.056 0.606653
2018-06-14 0.063 0.679822
2018-05-14 0.063 0.682911
2018-04-13 0.063 0.684050
2018-03-14 0.063 0.680297
2018-02-14 0.063 0.670930
2018-01-12 0.063 0.642886
2017-12-11 0.063 0.619167
2017-11-14 0.073 0.716209
2017-10-13 0.073 0.722340
2017-09-14 0.073 0.713874
2017-08-11 0.073 0.726262
2017-07-12 0.073 0.740463
2017-06-13 0.073 0.743012
2017-05-11 0.073 0.750857
2017-04-11 0.073 0.773917
2017-03-13 0.073 0.809424
2017-02-13 0.073 0.786304
2017-01-11 0.073 0.790668
2016-12-08 0.073 0.802058
2016-11-10 0.073 0.797379
2016-10-12 0.073 0.750505
2016-09-13 0.073 0.731019
2016-08-11 0.073 0.715980
2016-07-13 0.073 0.725519
2016-06-13 0.073 0.733916
2016-05-12 0.077 0.771022
2016-04-13 0.077 0.791114
2016-03-11 0.077 0.828088
2016-02-11 0.080 0.847294
2016-01-13 0.080 0.867162
2015-12-10 0.080 0.878765
2015-11-12 0.080 0.908787
2015-10-13 0.080 0.911775
2015-09-11 0.080 0.916577
2015-08-12 0.080 0.911815
2015-07-13 0.080 0.928569
2015-06-11 0.080 0.969801
2015-05-13 0.080 0.951715
2015-04-13 0.080 0.940485
2015-03-11 0.080 0.936206
2015-02-11 0.080 0.925451
2015-01-13 0.080 0.924828
2014-12-10 0.080 0.941466
2014-11-12 0.080 0.957427
2014-10-10 0.080 0.978350
2014-09-11 0.080 0.998697
2014-08-13 0.080 0.992729
2014-07-11 0.080 1.012144
2014-06-12 0.080 1.010122
2014-05-13 0.080 1.015527
2014-04-11 0.080 1.048297
2014-03-12 0.080 1.073233
2014-02-12 0.080 1.074025
2014-01-13 0.080 1.071038
2013-12-11 0.096 1.416355
2013-11-13 0.080 1.165983
2013-10-11 0.080 1.165094
2013-09-12 0.080 1.202967
2013-08-13 0.080 1.198487
2013-07-11 0.080 1.083861
2013-06-12 0.080 1.063288
2013-05-13 0.080 0.956897
2013-04-11 0.080 0.980982
2013-03-13 0.080 1.025023
2013-02-13 0.080 0.967917
2013-01-11 0.080 0.918578
2012-12-12 0.080 0.942480
2012-11-13 0.080 0.952142
2012-10-11 0.080 0.961925
2012-09-12 0.080 0.960800
2012-08-13 0.080 1.005788
2012-07-12 0.080 1.028763
2012-06-13 0.080 1.063272
2012-05-11 0.080 1.044562
2012-04-12 0.080 1.077813
2012-03-13 0.080 1.075164
2012-02-13 0.077 1.036134
2012-01-11 0.077 1.096448
2011-12-13 0.078 1.125718
2011-11-10 0.077 1.125748
2011-10-12 0.077 1.213112
2011-09-13 0.077 1.169199
2011-08-11 0.077 1.270096
2011-07-13 0.077 1.257896
2011-06-13 0.077 1.298638
2011-05-12 0.077 1.318672
2011-04-13 0.077 1.386493
2011-03-11 0.077 1.358587
2011-02-11 0.077 1.407269
2011-01-12 0.077 1.422473
2010-12-13 0.077 1.360205
2010-11-10 0.077 1.290770
2010-10-13 0.077 1.209542
2010-09-13 0.077 1.194398
2010-08-12 0.077 1.237162
2010-07-13 0.077 1.267186
2010-06-11 0.077 1.291398
2010-05-12 0.075 1.290360
2010-04-13 0.075 1.312903
2010-03-11 0.075 1.349718
2010-02-10 0.070 1.273138
2010-01-13 0.070 1.251310
2009-12-11 0.070 1.271224
2009-11-10 0.070 1.323635
2009-10-13 0.070 1.308948
2009-09-11 0.070 1.299491
2009-08-12 0.067 1.321341
2009-07-13 0.067 1.340384
2009-06-11 0.067 1.422527
2009-05-13 0.057 1.192409
2009-04-13 0.057 1.281159
2009-03-12 0.057 1.358558
2009-02-11 0.057 1.200211
2009-01-13 0.057 1.294448
2008-12-11 0.057 1.755593
2008-11-12 0.057 1.446176
2008-10-10 0.057 1.946633
2008-09-11 0.057 1.182714
2008-08-13 0.057 1.225326
2008-07-11 0.057 1.191376
2008-06-12 0.057 1.182116
2008-05-13 0.057 1.162616
2008-04-11 0.057 1.170958
2008-03-12 0.057 1.260807
2008-02-13 0.057 1.177668
2008-01-17 0.057 1.158542
2007-12-12 0.130 2.767051
2007-11-13 0.057 1.266191
2007-10-11 0.057 1.197193
2007-09-12 0.057 1.176274
2007-08-13 0.057 1.215088
2007-07-12 0.057 1.219302
2007-06-13 0.057 1.225319
2007-05-11 0.057 1.152211
2007-04-12 0.057 1.173808
2007-03-13 0.057 1.166236
2007-02-13 0.057 1.199159
2007-01-11 0.057 1.204009
2006-12-13 0.057 1.185267
2006-11-10 0.061 1.256812
2006-10-12 0.061 1.273497
2006-09-13 0.061 1.282436
2006-08-10 0.061 1.340134
2006-07-13 0.061 1.389362
2006-06-09 0.061 1.359075
2006-05-11 0.066 1.499929
2006-04-12 0.066 1.445121
2006-03-10 0.066 1.424567
2006-02-10 0.066 1.434128
2006-01-13 0.066 1.430747
2005-12-13 0.076 1.636841
2005-11-10 0.076 1.694081
2005-10-13 0.076 1.688789
2005-09-12 0.076 1.574290
2005-08-11 0.081 1.711648
2005-07-12 0.081 1.691813
2005-06-10 0.081 1.737737
2005-05-11 0.081 1.799450
2005-04-13 0.081 1.852306
2005-03-11 0.081 1.842222
2005-02-11 0.081 1.769474
2005-01-14 0.081 1.863623
2004-12-13 0.081 1.877914
2004-11-09 0.081 1.901622
2004-10-13 0.081 1.860633
2004-09-10 0.081 1.918984
2004-08-12 0.081 1.965354
2004-07-13 0.081 2.046149
2004-06-10 0.081 2.123682
2004-05-12 0.081 2.161128
2004-04-14 0.081 2.080689
2004-03-11 0.081 1.884635
2004-02-11 0.081 1.911051
2004-01-14 0.081 1.940749
2003-12-15 0.081 2.012127
2003-11-12 0.081 2.036167
2003-10-15 0.081 2.073704
2003-09-12 0.081 2.092913
2003-08-13 0.081 2.130632
2003-07-15 0.081 2.018604
2003-06-12 0.081 1.956951
2003-05-14 0.081 2.054213
2003-04-14 0.081 2.126167
2003-03-13 0.081 2.144268
2003-02-12 0.081 2.180885
2003-01-14 0.078 2.205990
2002-12-11 0.078 2.187911
2002-11-12 0.078 2.190803
2002-10-16 0.078 2.142503
2002-09-13 0.076 2.053947
2002-08-15 0.076 2.086414
2002-07-16 0.076 2.104881
2002-06-13 0.076 2.178841
2002-05-16 0.076 2.216460
2002-04-15 0.076 2.277218
2002-03-14 0.076 2.278182
2002-02-13 0.076 2.196234
2002-01-11 0.076 2.230316
2001-12-18 0.081 2.453655
2001-11-16 0.076 2.222332
2001-10-12 0.076 2.218442
2001-08-16 0.073 2.154393
2001-07-13 0.070 2.123067
2001-06-15 0.070 2.154081
2001-05-14 0.070 2.197238
2001-04-11 0.068 2.167992
2001-03-15 0.068 2.154856
2001-02-14 0.068 2.154513
2001-01-11 0.068 2.144706
2000-12-18 0.068 2.306881
2000-11-16 0.068 2.473952
2000-10-13 0.068 2.449700
2000-09-14 0.068 2.354763
2000-08-16 0.068 2.333079
2000-07-13 0.068 2.439756
2000-06-15 0.068 2.596850
2000-05-12 0.068 2.743294
2000-04-13 0.068 2.627762
2000-03-15 0.068 2.791372
2000-02-15 0.068 2.673188
2000-01-13 0.069 2.850135
1999-12-21 0.069 2.851600
1999-11-18 0.070 2.771983
1999-10-20 0.070 2.833047
1999-09-20 0.072 2.796245
1999-08-19 0.071 2.587608
1999-07-21 0.071 2.540962
1999-06-21 0.071 2.507528
1999-05-19 0.069 2.405461
1999-04-20 0.072 2.434849
1999-03-22 0.067 2.238144
1999-02-17 0.074 2.421227
1999-01-20 0.073 2.400298
1998-12-21 0.073 2.353114
1998-11-18 0.074 2.377260
1998-10-20 0.072 2.352475
1998-09-18 0.074 2.511196
1998-08-19 0.074 2.523804
1998-07-21 0.072 2.499561
1998-06-18 0.072 2.522656
1998-05-19 0.072 2.613605
1998-04-20 0.075 2.677222
1998-03-19 0.068 2.408632
1998-02-17 0.075 2.591365
1998-01-20 0.075 2.593518
1997-12-17 0.072 2.621283
1997-11-13 0.075 2.744013
1997-10-16 0.072 2.659580
1997-09-16 0.073 2.698245
1997-08-14 0.075 2.835231
1997-07-17 0.074 2.787733
1997-06-17 0.078 3.074184
1997-05-15 0.072 2.933762
1997-04-16 0.077 3.245229
1997-03-18 0.071 2.953220
1997-02-18 0.077 3.102790
1997-01-17 0.076 3.165930
1996-12-18 0.074 3.284407
1996-11-14 0.076 3.232643
1996-10-17 0.072 3.139407
1996-09-13 0.076 3.331922
1996-08-15 0.076 3.257547
1996-07-18 0.071 3.148912
1996-06-14 0.076 3.524559
1996-05-17 0.073 3.213540
1996-04-17 0.078 3.519250
1996-03-15 0.074 3.358929
1996-02-15 0.078 3.366178
1996-01-17 0.075 3.410092
1995-12-20 0.074 3.449860
1995-11-21 0.075 3.516495
1995-10-18 0.071 3.448908
1995-09-20 0.072 3.552994
1995-08-21 0.073 3.736876
1994-10-12 0.078 4.191670
1994-09-13 0.081 4.244214
1994-08-15 0.081 4.100410
1994-07-12 0.080 3.995223
1994-06-14 0.082 4.040944
1994-05-11 0.074 3.818127
1994-04-12 0.075 3.705618
1994-03-15 0.082 3.887633
1994-02-09 0.083 3.656140
1994-01-11 0.084 3.659107
1993-12-14 0.296 13.892800
1993-11-12 0.084 3.786629
1993-10-12 0.082 3.539020
1993-09-14 0.086 3.761176
1993-08-16 0.087 3.953853
1993-07-13 0.083 3.825774
1993-06-14 0.083 3.847239
1993-05-12 0.080 3.792914
1993-04-13 0.080 3.846301
1993-03-15 0.079 3.786832
1993-02-09 0.082 3.985514
1993-01-12 0.084 4.105541
1992-12-14 0.082 4.212511
1992-11-09 0.087 4.495237
1992-10-09 0.078 3.879985
1992-09-14 0.123 6.047262
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.7
dividendYield 6.03
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.696
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.060469154
lastDividendValue 0.058
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-02-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.07570088
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 18.54
All Time Low 6.6
Ask 11.54
Ask Size 8,200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 478,520
Average Daily Volume3 Month 370,739
Average Volume 370,739
Average Volume10Days 478,520
Beta 0.737
Bid 11.31
Bid Size 3,800
Book Value 12.428
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.54
Current Ratio 0.102
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 11.585
Day Low 11.53
Debt To Equity 70.402
Display Name BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
Dividend Date 1,548,979,200
Dividend Rate 0.7
Dividend Yield 6.03
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.31
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 810 5801
Fifty Day Average 11.4708
Fifty Day Average Change 0.06919956
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.006032671
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.570088
Fifty Two Week High 11.94
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.39999962
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.033500805
Fifty Two Week Low 10.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.9300003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.08765319
Fifty Two Week Range 10.61 - 11.94
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 711,639,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.42
Free Cashflow 33,967,808
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 69,780,352
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.30737
Implied Shares Outstanding 71,833,617
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.058
Last Fiscal Year End 1,753,920,000
Long Business Summary BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests in long-term municipal obligations the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The fund also invests in short-term securities. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. was formed on July 21, 1992 and is domiciled in United States.
Long Name BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 828,959,936
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6158281
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,817,600
Net Income To Common 22,060,280
Next Fiscal Year End 1,785,456,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 828,959,940
Open 11.54
Operating Cashflow -34,527,784
Operating Margins 0.83007
Payout Ratio 2.2452002
Phone 212 810 5300
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 11.54
Post Market Time 1,776,459,900
Previous Close 11.51
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9285484
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 11.87956
Profit Margins 0.31614
Quick Ratio 0.098
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0299997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.260641
Regular Market Day High 11.585
Regular Market Day Low 11.53
Regular Market Day Range 11.53 - 11.585
Regular Market Open 11.54
Regular Market Previous Close 11.51
Regular Market Price 11.54
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 300,281
Return On Assets 0.02407
Return On Equity 0.024330001
Revenue Growth 0.071
Revenue Per Share 0.971
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 71,833,617
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0011999999
Shares Short 84,017
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 275,666
Short Name Blackrock MuniYield Quality Fun
Short Percent Of Float 0.0011999999
Short Ratio 0.29
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MQY
Total Debt 628,499,456
Total Revenue 69,780,352
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.696
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.060469154
Trailing Eps 0.31
Trailing P E 37.225807
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.39515
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.14484978
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.012711529
Type Disp Equity
Volume 300,281
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240259/blackrock-muniyield-quality-fund-inc-usd-fund
Zip 10,001