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228 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.71B invested in BlackLine in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

191% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11M | Put options by funds: $3.76M

116% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 19

106% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 52

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.45B → $2.71B (+$260M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 215 → 228 (+13)

1.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.64% → 94.44% (+1.8%)

Holders
228
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.05%
% of All Funds
4.49%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
41
Increased
107
Reduced
52
Closed
19
Calls
$11M
Puts
$3.76M
Net Calls
+$7.2M
Net Calls Change
+$7.67M

Top Buyers

1
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$20.9M
2
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$19M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$12.3M
4
TP
Toronado Partners
California
+$8.83M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.72M

Top Sellers

1
IC
Iconiq Capital
California
-$64M
2
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
-$38.6M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$5.8M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$3.77M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$212M +$8.72M +174,623 +4%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
2
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$204M +$1.62M +32,413 +0.8%
DDC
3
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$182M +$1.12M +22,529 +0.6%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$161M +$1.43M +28,638 +0.9%
Artisan Partners
5
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$99.3M +$20.9M +418,426 +28%
RP
6
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$97.4M -$176K -3,531 -0.2%
FAM
7
Fred Alger Management
New York
$87.7M +$7.49M +150,078 +10%
D.E. Shaw & Co
8
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$84.1M +$12.3M +246,792 +18%
CCA
9
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$78.9M +$19M +380,175 +33%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$76.6M +$7.03M +140,913 +10%
Invesco
11
Invesco
Georgia
$65.7M -$463K -9,285 -0.7%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$61.8M +$8.5M +170,205 +17%
Brown Advisory
13
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$61.7M +$5.01M +100,433 +9%
CIP
14
Champlain Investment Partners
Vermont
$56M -$38.6M -773,595 -42%
IC
15
Iconiq Capital
California
$55.3M -$64M -1,282,169 -54%
Janus Henderson Group
16
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$48M +$727K +14,558 +2%
State Street
17
State Street
Massachusetts
$47.7M +$2.02M +40,538 +5%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$46.4M +$8.65M +173,272 +24%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$46M -$3.27M -65,497 -7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
20
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$35.4M +$3.12M +62,462 +10%
Baillie Gifford & Co
21
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$35.4M +$1.04M +20,842 +3%
TP
22
Toronado Partners
California
$35M +$8.83M +176,868 +35%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$33.2M -$583K -11,670 -2%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$33.2M +$1.08M +21,546 +3%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$32.5M +$1.72M +34,530 +6%
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BL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

228 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackLine (BL) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.71B — up 11% from $2.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new BL positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 107 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, adding an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was Iconiq Capital, cutting an estimated $64M.

  • 228 institutional investors held BlackLine (BL) as of Q4 2019, up from 215 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.71B of BlackLine stock for Q4 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new BlackLine positions in Q4 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest BlackLine buyer in Q4 2019 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest BlackLine seller in Q4 2019 was Iconiq Capital, an estimated $64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.