Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
36 hedge funds and large institutions have $76.6M invested in Blue Bird Corp in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
733% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 3
157% more funds holding
Funds holding: 14 → 36 (+22)
38% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55.4M → $76.6M (+$21.2M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SC
Spitfire Capital
Mill Valley,
California
|
+$9.14M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.64M |
| 3 |
VAM
Visium Asset Management
New York
|
+$504K |
| 4 |
CCA
Covey Capital Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$322K |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$299K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PRCM
Pine River Capital Management
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$2.18M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.59M |
| 3 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.17M |
| 4 |
KPF
K2 Principal Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.12M |
| 5 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
-$913K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
| $31K | +$29K | +2,380 | New |
|
|
TRCT
27
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $22K | +$19.2K | +1,573 | +1,573% |
|
|
SO
28
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
| $20K | +$19.5K | +1,600 | New |
|
29
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| $15K | -$16.8K | -1,378 | -53% |
|
30
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $8K | +$7.22K | +593 | New |
|
31
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $5.5K | +$5.15K | +423 | New |
|
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $5K | +$4.25K | +349 | New |
|
33
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $5K | +$4.38K | +360 | New |
|
34
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $3K | +$3.1K | +255 | New |
|
35
Citigroup
New York
| $1K | +$804 | +66 | New |
|
36
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $1K | +$1.18K | +97 | New |
|
|
PRCM
37
Pine River Capital Management
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
| – | -$2.18M | -213,103 | Closed |
|
|
UOC
38
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.17M | -114,400 | Closed |
|
|
KPF
39
K2 Principal Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1.12M | -108,887 | Closed |
|
BLBD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
36 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $76.6M — up 38% from $55.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new BLBD positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Spitfire Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.14M. The largest seller was Pine River Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.18M sold.
- 36 institutional investors held Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) as of Q2 2015, up from 14 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $76.6M of Blue Bird Corp stock for Q2 2015, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Blue Bird Corp positions in Q2 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest Blue Bird Corp buyer in Q2 2015 was Spitfire Capital, an estimated $9.14M added.
- The largest Blue Bird Corp seller in Q2 2015 was Pine River Capital Management, an estimated $2.18M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.