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156 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.68B invested in BlackLine in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

155% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 22

144% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 25

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.59M | Put options by funds: $3.35M

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 123 → 156 (+33)

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.68B (+$287M)

0.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.01% → 80.43% (+0.42%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
156
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+26.83%
% of All Funds
3.58%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
56
Increased
61
Reduced
25
Closed
22
Calls
$4.59M
Puts
$3.35M
Net Calls
+$1.25M
Net Calls Change
-$3M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$36.5M
2
RP
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
+$32.8M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$30.9M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$29.3M
5
Alkeon Capital Management
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
+$26.2M

Top Sellers

1
SLG
Silver Lake Group
California
-$185M
2
IC
Iconiq Capital
California
-$74.7M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$69M
4
DIG
Dragoneer Investment Group
California
-$23.1M
5
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$15.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GHCM
76
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$1.29M – – –
BCM
77
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.07M +$1.02M +27,429 New
RCM
78
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.06M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
79
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.06M +$572K +15,305 +132%
QC
80
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$1.02M +$643K +17,220 +193%
CEP
81
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$1.02M +$46.3K +1,240 +5%
MCIM
82
Meadow Creek Investment Management
Georgia
$1.01M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
83
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.01M +$427K +11,426 +80%
Stifel Financial
84
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$916K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
85
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$839K +$302K +8,085 +61%
Comerica Bank
86
Comerica Bank
Texas
$803K +$232K +6,211 +47%
PCR
87
Potrero Capital Research
California
$784K +$747K +20,000 New
CS
88
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$764K -$989K -26,483 -58%
FCM
89
Flinton Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$735K – – –
UBS AM
90
UBS AM
Illinois
$717K +$683K +18,292 New
AIG
91
American International Group
New York
$710K +$281K +7,534 +71%
RAM
92
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$683K +$7.73K +207 +1%
HCM
93
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$667K +$376K +10,071 +145%
WCA
94
Whetstone Capital Advisors
Kansas
$638K +$608K +16,268 New
CM
95
Crestline Management
Texas
$581K +$554K +14,822 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
96
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$578K -$1.68K -45 -0.3%
BCM
97
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$569K +$542K +14,500 New
Envestnet Asset Management
98
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$522K +$382K +10,223 +330%
LPL Financial
99
LPL Financial
California
$512K -$859 -23 -0.2%
MIM
100
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$506K +$200K +5,346 +71%
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BL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

156 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackLine (BL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.68B — up 21% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new BL positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $36.5M. The largest seller was Silver Lake Group, cutting an estimated $185M.

  • 156 institutional investors held BlackLine (BL) as of Q1 2018, up from 123 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.68B of BlackLine stock for Q1 2018, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new BlackLine positions in Q1 2018 and 22 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest BlackLine buyer in Q1 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $36.5M added.
  • The largest BlackLine seller in Q1 2018 was Silver Lake Group, an estimated $185M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.