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)
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $56.5M → $76.6M (+$20M)
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 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.35M |
| 2 |
PRCM
Pine River Capital Management
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$2.18M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.59M |
| 4 |
KPF
K2 Principal Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.12M |
| 5 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
-$913K |
BLBD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
36 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $76.6M — up 35% from $56.5M 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 UBS O'Connor, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.35M 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 35% 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 UBS O'Connor, an estimated $2.35M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.