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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: 123156 (+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: 54 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SLG
1
Silver Lake Group
California
$297M -$185M -4,960,000 -40%
IC
2
Iconiq Capital
California
$185M -$74.7M -1,999,999 -30%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$109M +$29.3M +784,723 +39%
DDC
4
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$94M +$5.85M +156,479 +7%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$70.7M +$21.4M +572,862 +47%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$46.9M +$36.5M +978,000 +448%
O
7
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$40.6M +$22.2M +593,754 +134%
Brown Advisory
8
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$37.6M +$11.5M +309,086 +48%
RP
9
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$34.4M +$32.8M +877,659 New
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$33.8M +$1.97M +52,764 +7%
CCA
11
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$33.3M +$1.43M +38,195 +5%
Artisan Partners
12
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$32.7M +$5.96M +159,522 +24%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$32.4M +$30.9M +826,744 New
TCM
14
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$30.6M -$4.38M -117,340 -13%
Alkeon Capital Management
15
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
$27.4M +$26.2M +700,000 New
AllianceBernstein
16
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$26M -$3.17M -84,925 -11%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
17
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$24.3M +$23.2M +620,767 New
Fidelity Investments
18
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$23.6M +$22.5M +602,028 New
Capital World Investors
19
Capital World Investors
California
$23.3M +$9.15M +245,000 +70%
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$20.1M +$8M +214,178 +72%
William Blair & Company
21
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$19.8M -$15.3M -410,471 -45%
CLM
22
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
$19.8M -$5.75M -153,900 -23%
RC
23
RGM Capital
Florida
$19.7M +$18.8M +502,988 New
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$19.5M +$9.38M +251,205 +102%
Franklin Resources
25
Franklin Resources
California
$18.3M -$2.81M -75,235 -14%

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.