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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.44B invested in BJs Wholesale Club in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 13

233% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 27

132% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.34M | Put options by funds: $2.3M

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.52B → $3.44B (+$924M)

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140 → 179 (+39)

8.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.96% → 91.15% (+8.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

Holders
179
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+27.86%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
52
Increased
90
Reduced
27
Closed
13
Calls
$5.34M
Puts
$2.3M
Net Calls
+$3.04M
Net Calls Change
+$5.23M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$81.4M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$66.8M
3
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
+$44.9M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$43.2M
5
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$39.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LGP
Leonard Green & Partners
California
-$249M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$80.6M
3
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
-$17.3M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$15.8M
5
MPAM
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$13.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OAC
101
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$1.53M +$1.38M +54,000 New
MIM
102
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.52M +$618K +24,245 +78%
Jane Street
103
Jane Street
New York
$1.47M +$618K +24,241 +83%
LCM
104
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.33M +$324K +12,697 +35%
TC
105
Tyvor Capital
Illinois
$1.32M +$1.23M +48,302 New
GC
106
Globeflex Capital
California
$1.31M +$206K +8,066 +20%
Squarepoint
107
Squarepoint
New York
$1.28M -$556K -21,789 -32%
Deutsche Bank
108
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.23M +$314K +12,303 +38%
PPA
109
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.2M +$142K +5,566 +15%
GAM
110
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.16M +$842K +33,017 +359%
SRAM
111
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.13M +$81.6K +3,198 +8%
MLICM
112
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.1M +$431K +16,907 +73%
Citigroup
113
Citigroup
New York
$1.09M -$838K -32,869 -45%
TI
114
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$995K +$926K +36,314 New
OLA
115
Oliver Luxxe Assets
New Jersey
$979K +$65.9K +2,585 +8%
Citadel Advisors
116
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$972K -$80.6M -3,158,061 -99%
Envestnet Asset Management
117
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$961K +$272K +10,675 +44%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
118
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$792K +$735K +28,803 +27,173%
BAM
119
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
$764K +$711K +27,877 New
PP
120
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$697K +$649K +25,452 New
EMG
121
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$690K +$643K +25,200 New
Man Group
122
Man Group
United Kingdom
$689K -$4.27M -167,567 -87%
AI
123
Atom Investors
Texas
$633K +$590K +23,117 New
Millennium Management
124
Millennium Management
New York
$596K +$24.2K +950 +5%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
125
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$571K +$25.8K +1,010 +5%
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5
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BJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

179 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BJs Wholesale Club (BJ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $3.44B — up 37% from $2.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new BJ positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $81.4M. The largest seller was Leonard Green & Partners, cutting an estimated $249M.

  • 179 institutional investors held BJs Wholesale Club (BJ) as of Q1 2019, up from 140 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.44B of BJs Wholesale Club stock for Q1 2019, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new BJs Wholesale Club positions in Q1 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest BJs Wholesale Club buyer in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $81.4M added.
  • The largest BJs Wholesale Club seller in Q1 2019 was Leonard Green & Partners, an estimated $249M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.