Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
76 hedge funds and large institutions have $332M invested in Blue Bird Corp in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
161% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $127M → $332M (+$205M)
143% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 7
95.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 95.02% (+95%)
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 19
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 67 → 76 (+9)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$7.22M |
| 2 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$3.3M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$2.1M |
| 4 |
CEP
Chicago Equity Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.03M |
| 5 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
+$1.38M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSP
Tappan Street Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.98M |
| 2 |
CC
Coastland Capital
Palo Alto,
California
|
-$1.38M |
| 3 |
EMFAT
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Leola,
Pennsylvania
|
-$971K |
| 4 |
CCA
Covey Capital Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$574K |
| 5 |
TG
TLP Group
Evanston,
Illinois
|
-$489K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $124 | -$4.59K | -295 | -97% |
|
|
TG
77
TLP Group
Evanston,
Illinois
| – | -$489K | -152,763 | Closed |
|
|
CC
78
Coastland Capital
Palo Alto,
California
| – | -$1.38M | -94,193 | Closed |
|
|
CCA
79
Covey Capital Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$574K | -39,297 | Closed |
|
|
CS
80
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$209K | -14,308 | Closed |
|
|
DTL
81
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
| – | -$168K | -11,496 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
82
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$40K | -2,745 | Closed |
|
BLBD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
76 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $332M — up 161% from $127M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BLBD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.22M. The largest seller was Tappan Street Partners, cutting an estimated $3.98M.
- 76 institutional investors held Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) as of Q4 2016, up from 67 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $332M of Blue Bird Corp stock for Q4 2016, up 161% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Blue Bird Corp positions in Q4 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Blue Bird Corp buyer in Q4 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $7.22M added.
- The largest Blue Bird Corp seller in Q4 2016 was Tappan Street Partners, an estimated $3.98M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.