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Blue Bird Corp
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $468M invested in Blue Bird Corp in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 17

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 10

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $396M → $468M (+$71.7M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 77 (+1)

4.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.32% → 93.72% (-4.6%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
77
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.32%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
12
Increased
31
Reduced
17
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$6.82M
2
William Blair Investment Management
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
+$3.34M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.33M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.26M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.55M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CCM
Coliseum Capital Management
Connecticut
-$12.6M
2
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
-$8.25M
3
CEP
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
-$1.53M
4
HCM
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
-$1.26M
5
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$837K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AS
1
American Securities
New York
$247M – – –
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
2
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$36.8M +$322K +17,936 +1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$31.7M +$19.3K +1,077 +0.1%
SC
4
Spitfire Capital
California
$29.8M – – –
William Blair Investment Management
5
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$13.8M +$3.34M +185,955 +39%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$9.83M +$2.33M +129,544 +37%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$8.24M +$2.26M +125,693 +46%
TAM
8
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$7.82M +$6.82M +379,410 New
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$7.29M +$108K +6,000 +2%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6.18M – – –
NSIM
11
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$5.73M +$359 +20 +0%
ECM
12
EII Capital Management
New York
$5.06M – – –
ECM
13
Engine Capital Management
New York
$4.62M – – –
William Blair & Company
14
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$4.52M +$41.9K +2,330 +1%
KCM
15
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$4.19M +$1.11M +61,974 +44%
LSV Asset Management
16
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$3.71M +$963K +53,600 +42%
MAG
17
Millrace Asset Group
Pennsylvania
$2.7M +$687K +38,257 +41%
WIC
18
Willis Investment Counsel
Georgia
$2.55M +$47K +2,615 +2%
HCM
19
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
$2.43M -$1.26M -69,875 -37%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.1M +$1.01M +56,443 +124%
OCM
21
Olstein Capital Management
New York
$2.06M +$403K +22,442 +29%
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$1.83M +$405K +22,533 +34%
Millennium Management
23
Millennium Management
New York
$1.77M +$1.55M +86,031 New
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.72M +$55.7K +3,103 +4%
State Street
25
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.59M +$14.5K +806 +1%
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BLBD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

77 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $468M — up 18% from $396M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BLBD positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tocqueville Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.82M. The largest seller was Coliseum Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.6M sold.

  • 77 institutional investors held Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) as of Q3 2017, up from 76 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $468M of Blue Bird Corp stock for Q3 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Blue Bird Corp positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Blue Bird Corp buyer in Q3 2017 was Tocqueville Asset Management, an estimated $6.82M added.
  • The largest Blue Bird Corp seller in Q3 2017 was Coliseum Capital Management, an estimated $12.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.