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166 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.93B invested in BlackLine in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

115% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 40

2.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.44%86.26% (+2.8%)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.2M | Put options by funds: $1.16M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181166 (-15)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.54B → $1.93B (-$611M)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 39

Holders
166
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-8.29%
% of All Funds
3.7%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
25
Increased
86
Reduced
40
Closed
39
Calls
$1.2M
Puts
$1.16M
Net Calls
+$34K
Net Calls Change
-$2.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IC
1
Iconiq Capital
California
$193M -$139K -3,263 -0.1%
SLG
2
Silver Lake Group
California
$163M
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$133M +$2.01M +47,209 +1%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$109M +$8.19M +192,724 +8%
DDC
5
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$109M +$11.6M +272,918 +11%
RP
6
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$66M +$33.4M +784,889 +95%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
7
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$60.1M +$62.4M +1,467,822 New
Artisan Partners
8
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$53.8M +$3.63M +85,301 +7%
CIP
9
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$51.6M +$53.6M +1,259,900 New
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$50.3M +$2.11M +49,608 +4%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$48.8M +$687K +16,159 +1%
Brown Advisory
12
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$47.7M +$7.06M +166,082 +17%
CCA
13
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$45.5M +$2.66M +62,582 +6%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$42M -$3.24M -76,314 -7%
FAM
15
Fred Alger Management
New York
$37.3M +$1.66M +38,957 +4%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$36.8M +$6.9M +162,204 +22%
TCM
17
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$35.2M +$3.08M +72,400 +9%
Fidelity Investments
18
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$31.5M -$14.1M -330,817 -30%
AllianceBernstein
19
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$30.7M -$1.37M -32,305 -4%
Franklin Resources
20
Franklin Resources
California
$27M +$1.73M +40,600 +7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
21
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$25.6M -$914K -21,491 -3%
Baillie Gifford & Co
22
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$24.9M +$698K +16,431 +3%
Capital World Investors
23
Capital World Investors
California
$24.4M
CC
24
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$23.5M +$7.46M +175,386 +44%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$23.4M +$201K +4,734 +0.8%

BL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

166 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackLine (BL) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.93B — down 24% from $2.54B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of BL and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 86 added.

The largest buyer was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $62.4M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $27.4M.

  • 166 institutional investors held BlackLine (BL) as of Q4 2018, down from 181 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.93B of BlackLine stock for Q4 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new BlackLine positions in Q4 2018 and 39 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest BlackLine buyer in Q4 2018 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $62.4M added.
  • The largest BlackLine seller in Q4 2018 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $27.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.