BJs Wholesale Club
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$81.4M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$66.8M |
| 3 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
+$44.9M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$43.2M |
| 5 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$39.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LGP
Leonard Green & Partners
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$249M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$80.6M |
| 3 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
-$17.3M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$15.8M |
| 5 |
MPAM
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$13.7M |
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.