Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
85 hedge funds and large institutions have $548M invested in Blue Bird Corp in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 21
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $460M → $548M (+$87.7M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
0.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.51% → 96.2% (-0.31%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 88 → 85 (-3)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 21
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.51M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$4.16M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$4.04M |
| 4 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$3.95M |
| 5 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$1.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ECM
EII Capital Management
New York
|
-$4.89M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$4.37M |
| 3 |
MAG
Millrace Asset Group
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.04M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.97M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.76M |
BLBD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
85 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $548M — up 19% from $460M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of BLBD and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.
The largest buyer was William Blair Investment Management, adding an estimated $4.51M. The largest seller was EII Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.89M sold.
- 85 institutional investors held Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) as of Q1 2018, down from 88 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $548M of Blue Bird Corp stock for Q1 2018, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Blue Bird Corp positions in Q1 2018 and 21 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Blue Bird Corp buyer in Q1 2018 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $4.51M added.
- The largest Blue Bird Corp seller in Q1 2018 was EII Capital Management, an estimated $4.89M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.