BlackBerry
230 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.5B invested in BlackBerry in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 70
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 36
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 226 → 230 (+4)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 10 (-2)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.03B → $2.5B (-$525M)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $148M | Put options by funds: $235M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$52.8M |
| 2 |
Primecap Management
Pasadena,
California
|
+$35.5M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33.1M |
| 4 |
LBA
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$23.6M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$19.8M |
Top Sellers
BB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
230 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackBerry (BB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.5B — down 17% from $3.03B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new BB positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $52.8M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, cutting an estimated $44.1M.
- 230 institutional investors held BlackBerry (BB) as of Q1 2015, up from 226 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $2.5B of BlackBerry stock for Q1 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new BlackBerry positions in Q1 2015 and 36 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest BlackBerry buyer in Q1 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $52.8M added.
- The largest BlackBerry seller in Q1 2015 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $44.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.