BlackBerry
254 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.84B invested in BlackBerry in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
38% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.84B (+$783M)
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 42
1.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 52.73% → 51.41% (-1.3%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 258 → 254 (-4)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 86
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $88.6M | Put options by funds: $110M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
+$33.4M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$21.6M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$12.9M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$12.1M |
| 5 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$77.4M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$16M |
| 3 |
IAM
Iridian Asset Management
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$14.5M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.1M |
| 5 |
Walleye Trading
New York
|
-$7.35M |
BB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
254 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackBerry (BB) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.84B — up 38% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of BB and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 77 added.
The largest buyer was Axa, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.4M. The largest seller was Mackenzie Financial, cutting an estimated $77.4M.
- 254 institutional investors held BlackBerry (BB) as of Q1 2019, down from 258 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.84B of BlackBerry stock for Q1 2019, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new BlackBerry positions in Q1 2019 and 42 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest BlackBerry buyer in Q1 2019 was Axa, an estimated $33.4M added.
- The largest BlackBerry seller in Q1 2019 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $77.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.