UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13D
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 07)*

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FUND, INC.
(Name of issuer)
 
VARIABLE RATE DEMAND PREFERRED SHARES
(Title of Class of Securities)

09253W880
(CUSIP Number)
 
Bank of America Corporation
Bank of America Corporate
Center 100 N. Tryon Street      
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
November 18, 2024
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of
this Statement)
 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-l(e), 13d-l(f) or 13d-l(g), check the following box ☐.
 
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).



SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 09253W880

1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
Bank of America Corporation 56-0906609
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)

(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 

 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 

 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
0%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
HC
 
 
 
 


1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
BofA Securities, Inc.  47-4921463
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)

(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 

 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
0%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
BD
 
 
 
 


Item 1.
Security and Issuer

This Amendment No. 7 (this “Amendment”) amends, as set forth below, the statement on Schedule 13D, dated April 17, 2014 and filed with the SEC on April 28, 2014 (as amended to the date hereof, the “Original Schedule 13D”) of Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Bank of America Preferred Funding Corporation (“BAPFC”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to the Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”) of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (the “Issuer”).

This Amendment is being filed to report a change in the Reporting Persons’ ownership percentage of the Issuer as a result of BofA Securities, Inc. (“BOFAS”) selling 436 VRDP Shares (CUSIP No. 09253W880) in its capacity as market maker in the VRDP shares.

The Reporting Persons are currently analyzing their additional trading activity in securities of the Issuer and expect to file another Schedule 13D amendment as promptly as reasonably practicable once that analysis is complete.

Item 2.
Identity and Background

Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule I and Schedule II referenced therein and replacing them with Schedule I and Schedule II included with this Amendment.

Item 3.
  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:
“The 436 VRDP Shares (CUSIP No. 09253W880) were sold by BOFAS in its capacity as market maker in VRDP Share on November 18, 2024 for a price of $100,000 per share (the “Transaction”) and as a result of the Transaction, BOFAS no longer owns any VRDP Shares (CUSIP No. 09253W880) of the Issuer.”

Item 4
Purpose of the Transaction

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:
“As a result of the Transaction, BOFAS no longer owns any VRDP Shares (CUSIP No. 09253W880) of the Issuer.”

Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Paragraph (c), (d) and (e)  of Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:
“(c) The reporting persons have affected the following transactions in the VRDP shares:

TRADE DATE
BUY/SELL
QUANTITY
PRICE
EXECUTION
11/14/2024
BUY
2514 Shares
251,400,000
OTC
11/14/2024
SELL
1210 Shares
121,000,000
OTC
11/14/2024
SELL
250 Shares
25,000,000
OTC
11/14/2024
SELL
298 Shares
29,800,000
OTC
11/15/2024
SELL
320 Shares
32,000,000
OTC
11/18/2024
SELL
436 Shares
43,600,000
OTC

(d) Not applicable.
(e) On November 18, 2024, as a result of the Transaction, the reporting persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities.”

Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 thereto and the insertion of the following exhibits:

“Exhibit Description of Exhibit
          
Joint Filing Agreement
   
Power of Attorney”


SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Date: November 19, 2024.
 
   
 
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
 
By:
/s/ Andres Ortiz
   
Name: Andres Ortiz
   
Title: Authorized Signatory
     
 
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
 
By:
/s/ Andres Ortiz
   
Name: Andres Ortiz

 
Title: Authorized Signatory


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SCHEDULE I

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
REPORTING PERSONS

The following sets forth the name and present principal occupation of each executive officer and director of Bank of America Corporation.  The business address of each of the executive officers and directors of Bank of America Corporation is Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255.

Name
Position with Bank of
America Corporation
Principal Occupation
     
Brian T. Moynihan
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America Corporation
     
Paul M. Donofrio
Vice Chair
Vice Chair of Bank of America Corporation
     
Thong M. Nguyen
Vice Chair, Head of Global Strategy & Enterprise Platforms
Vice Chair, Head of Global Strategy & Enterprise Platforms of Bank of America Corporation
     
Bruce R. Thompson
Vice Chair, Head of Enterprise Credit
Vice Chair, Head of Enterprise Credit of Bank of America Corporation
     
Dean C. Athanasia
President, Regional Banking
President, Regional Banking of Bank of America Corporation
     
James P. DeMare
President, Global Markets
President, Global Markets of Bank of America Corporation
     
Kathleen A. Knox
President, The Private Bank
President, The Private Bank of Bank of America Corporation
     
Matthew M. Koder
President, Global Corporate and Investment Banking
President, Global Corporate and Investment Banking of Bank of America Corporation
     
Bernard A. Mensah
President, International; CEO, Merrill Lynch International
President, International of Bank of America Corporation and CEO, Merrill Lynch International
     
Lindsay DeNardo Hans
President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management
President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management of Bank of America Corporation
     
Eric Schimpf
President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management
President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management of Bank of America Corporation
     
Aditya Bhasin
Chief Technology and Information Officer
Chief Technology and Information Officer of Bank of America Corporation
     
D. Steve Boland
Chief Administrative Officer
Chief Administrative Officer of Bank of America Corporation
     
Alastair Borthwick
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America Corporation


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Sheri Bronstein
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer of Bank of America Corporation
     
Geoffrey Greener
Chief Risk Officer
Chief Risk Officer of Bank of America Corporation
     
Thomas M. Scrivener
Chief Operations Executive
Chief Operations Executive of Bank of America Corporation
     
Lauren A. Mogensen
Global General Counsel
Global General Counsel of Bank of America Corporation
     
Lionel L. Nowell, III
Lead Independent Director
Lead Independent Director, Bank of America Corporation; Former Senior Vice President and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc.
     
Sharon L. Allen
Director
Former Chairman, Deloitte LLP
     
Jose E. Almeida
Director
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Baxter International Inc.
     
Pierre J.P. de Weck1
Director
Former Chairman and Global Head of Private Wealth Management, Deutsche Bank AG
     
Arnold W. Donald
Director
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Carnival Corporation & Carnival plc
     
Linda P. Hudson
Director
Former Executive Officer, The Cardea Group, LLC and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems, Inc.
     
Monica C. Lozano
Director
Lead Independent Director, Target Corporation; Former Chief Executive Officer, Former College Futures Foundation and Former Chairman, US Hispanic Media Inc.
     
Denise L. Ramos
Director
Former Chief Executive Officer and President of ITT Inc.
     
Clayton S. Rose
Director
Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School
     
Michael D. White
Director
Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of DIRECTV
     
Thomas D. Woods2
Director
Former Vice Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Former Chairman, Hydro One Limited
     
Maria T. Zuber
Director
Vice President for Research and E.A., Griswold Professor of Geophysics, MIT


1 Mr. de Weck is a citizen of Switzerland.
2 Mr. Woods is a citizen of Canada.


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The following sets forth the name and present principal occupation of each executive officer and director of BofA Securities, Inc.  The business address of each of the executive officers and directors of BofA Securities, Inc. is One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036.

Name
Position with BofA
Securities, Inc.
Principal Occupation
     
Soofian J. Zuberi
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Managing Director; Head of Global Equities
     
Laura Chepucavage
Director
Managing Director; Head of Global Financing & Futures, Global Rates and Counterparty Portfolio Mgmt
     
Sarang R. Gadkari
Director
Managing Director; Co-Head of Global Capital Markets
     
Matthew C. McQueen
Director
Managing Director; Head of Global Mortgages & Securitized Products and Municipal Banking & Markets
     
Faruqe Alam
Chief Financial Officer
Managing Director; BofA Securities, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith CFO, Broker Dealer Legal Entity Controller
     
Glen A. Rae
Chief Legal Officer
Deputy General Counsel & Managing Director; Legal Executive
     
Joseph A. Guardino
Chief Operations Officer and Managing Director
Managing Director; Equities Operations, Client Service, EMEA & AMRS Branch Operations and LATAM & Canada Operations
     
Kashyap Bhatia
Chief Compliance Officer/ Broker-Dealer; Co-Chief Compliance Officer/Futures Commission Merchant
Managing Director; Global Markets Compliance and Operational Risk Executive
     
Edward McLaren
Chief Compliance Officer/Futures Commission Merchant and Managing Director
Managing Director; Compliance and Operational Risk Executive
     
Claire Bliss
Chief Compliance Officer/Registered Investment Advisor
Managing Director; Compliance and Operational Risk Executive
     
Manami Ishii
Treasurer and Managing Director
Director; Sr Asset Liability Manager, The CFO Group
     
Luigi Ricciardi
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
Director; Global Financial Crimes Executive I


SCHEDULE II
 
LITIGATION SCHEDULE
 
Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA Securities,” successor in interest to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated) and Bank of America, N.A., have been involved in a number of civil proceedings and regulatory actions which concern matters arising in connection with the conduct of its business.  Certain of such proceedings have resulted in findings of violations of federal or state securities laws.  Such proceedings are reported and summarized in the BofA Securities Form BD as filed with the SEC, which descriptions are hereby incorporated by reference.




Exhibit 99.1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
 
Pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder, each party hereto hereby agrees to the joint filing, on behalf of each of them, of any filing required by such party under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or any rule or regulation thereunder (including any amendment, restatement, supplement, and/or exhibit thereto) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and, if such security is registered on a national securities exchange, also with the exchange), and further agrees to the filing, furnishing, and/or incorporation by reference of this agreement as an exhibit thereto. This agreement shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by any party hereto in a signed writing provided to each other party hereto, and then only with respect to such revoking party.
 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto, being duly authorized, has caused this agreement to be executed and effective as of the date set forth below.
 
Date: November 19, 2024
 
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
By: /s/ Andres Ortiz
Name: Andres Ortiz
Title: Authorized Signatory

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
 By: /s/ Andres Ortiz
Name: Andres Ortiz
Title: Authorized Signatory




Exhibit 99.2
 
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
 
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation" ), does hereby make, constitute, and appoint each of Marie Andre, Andres Ortiz Custodio, Kamil Dziedzic, Valerie Ezeagbo, Kelvin Kwo k, Frank Lui, James Todd, Ben Tsoi, Michelle Wong, and Monica Yako as an attorney-in-fact for the Corporation acting for the Corporation and in the Corporation's name, place and stead, for the Corporation's use and benefit, to bind the Corporation by their execution of those agreements, forms and documents related specifically to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and other large shareholder and short position regulatory reporting requirements in other jurisdictions.
 
Any documents executed by an attorney-in-fact in accordance with this Limited Power of Attorney shall fully bind and commit the Corporation and all other parties to such documents may rely upon the execution thereof by the attorney -in fact as if executed by the Corporation and as the true and lawful act of the Corporation.
 
This Limited Power of Attorney shall automatically terminate as to the  authority of Marie Andre, Andres Ortiz Custodio, Kamil Dziedzic, Valerie Ezeagbo, Kelvin Kwok, Frank Lui, James Todd, Ben Tsoi, Michelle Wong, and Monica Yako upon the earlier of the  date period of 12 months from the date hereof or the  attorney-in- fact's resignation or termination from or transfer out of the Global Markets Non- Financial Regulatory Reporting Department; however, any such resignation, termination or transfer shall have no impact on any documents or instruments executed by any attorney-in-fact named above for the Corporation prior to such resignation, termination or transfer.
 
This Limited Power of Attorney shall revoke the Limited Power of Attorney executed by the Corporation on May 11, 2023; however, such revocation shall have no impact on any actions taken pursuant to that Power of Attorney.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been executed and delivered by the Corporation to the Attorney-in-Fact on this 7th day of May, 2024.

    BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
       
    By
Ellen A Perrin
     
Ellen A. Perrin
       
     
Associate General Counsel, Senior Vice President
and Assistant Secretary












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