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216 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.59B invested in BlackBerry in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.19B → $2.59B (+$399M)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 29

3.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.81% → 63.04% (+3.2%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 68

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $58.1M | Put options by funds: $57.5M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 215 → 216 (+1)

Holders
216
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.47%
% of All Funds
5.38%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
32
Increased
70
Reduced
68
Closed
29
Calls
$58.1M
Puts
$57.5M
Net Calls
+$654K
Net Calls Change
-$16.9M

Top Buyers

1
IAM
Iridian Asset Management
Connecticut
+$38.5M
2
NM
Nokota Management
New York
+$33.9M
3
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$23.9M
4
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
+$22.5M
5
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$12.7M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$8.56M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$5.36M
4
Swiss National Bank
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
-$5.3M
5
Primecap Management
Primecap Management
California
-$5.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
26
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$12.7M +$3.07M +430,907 +36%
Group One Trading
27
Group One Trading
Illinois
$12.2M -$4.54M -637,124 -29%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
28
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$11.7M -$64.7K -9,090 -0.6%
SEI Investments
29
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$11.5M +$1.38M +193,410 +15%
D.E. Shaw & Co
30
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$11M -$5.36M -752,865 -35%
UBS AM
31
UBS AM
Illinois
$10.3M -$1.16M -163,009 -11%
Bank of Nova Scotia
32
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$9.92M +$1.22M +171,214 +15%
Millennium Management
33
Millennium Management
New York
$8.04M +$2.49M +349,451 +51%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$7.74M +$1.62M +226,971 +29%
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.23M -$2.7M -379,771 -29%
AQR Capital Management
36
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$7.12M -$533K -74,919 -8%
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.98M -$3.8M -534,113 -37%
PAM
38
PineView Asset Management
Connecticut
$6.48M -$1.28M -179,152 -18%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
39
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$6.05M +$171K +24,023 +3%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
40
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$5.99M -$443K -62,300 -7%
Bank of America
41
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.85M +$4.03M +565,739 +300%
WC
42
Wynnefield Capital
New York
$5.7M -$356K -50,000 -6%
CS
43
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.13M -$941K -132,194 -17%
Susquehanna International Group
44
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.04M +$2.36M +331,505 +104%
QOP
45
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$4.88M +$4.48M +629,385 New
Bank of New York Mellon
46
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.36M -$211K -29,669 -5%
Canada Life
47
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$4.28M -$333K -46,845 -8%
CAM
48
Chou Associates Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.1M – – –
Geode Capital Management
49
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.03M +$1.98M +278,504 +115%
VRS
50
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$3.57M +$404K +56,800 +14%
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BB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

216 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackBerry (BB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.59B — up 18% from $2.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new BB positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Iridian Asset Management, adding an estimated $38.5M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $12.7M.

  • 216 institutional investors held BlackBerry (BB) as of Q1 2017, up from 215 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.59B of BlackBerry stock for Q1 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new BlackBerry positions in Q1 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest BlackBerry buyer in Q1 2017 was Iridian Asset Management, an estimated $38.5M added.
  • The largest BlackBerry seller in Q1 2017 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $12.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.