JPMorgan Chase & Co. Fully Divests Preferred Share Holdings in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. and DNT Asset Trust have fully divested their holdings of Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares in BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., ceasing to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class.

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• Full Divestment of Preferred Shares

  JPMorgan Chase & Co. and DNT Asset Trust sold all their Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares in an open market transaction.

• Cessation of Significant Ownership

  The reporting persons are no longer beneficial owners of more than five percent of the preferred share class.

• Transaction Details

  The sale occurred on February 23, 2026, at a price of $100,000 per share.

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This Schedule 13D/A amends a prior filing to disclose that JPMorgan Chase & Co. and DNT Asset Trust have fully exited their position in the company's Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares. While the exact total value of the sale is not provided, the fact that they ceased to be a beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class, with each share valued at $100,000, indicates a significant transaction. This divestment by a major institutional investor, occurring on the same day the company completed a reorganization of municipal closed-end funds and shortly before the fund announced redemptions of other preferred share series, suggests a strategic portfolio adjustment by the investor. Investors should note the exit of a large institutional holder from a preferred share class, which may reflect a re-evaluation of fixed-income strategies or liquidity needs rather than a direct negative signal on the common stock's operational performance.