Bausch + Lomb
BLCO
73 hedge funds and large institutions have $714M invested in Bausch + Lomb in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $588M → $714M (+$126M)
2.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.24% → 13.28% (+2%)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 34
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 74 → 73 (-1)
41% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 22
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.41M | Put options by funds: $2.43M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$57.5M |
| 2 |
MRCP
Maple Rock Capital Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$31.4M |
| 3 |
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
|
+$24.1M |
| 4 |
SHCM
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
|
+$22.7M |
| 5 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$22.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$67.8M |
| 2 |
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
|
-$28M |
| 3 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$22.7M |
| 4 |
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
|
-$7.24M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$6.89M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$51K | -3,343 | Closed |
|
|
ZA
102
Zazove Associates
Incline Village,
Nevada
| – | -$38K | -2,500 | Closed |
|
103
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$9K | -568 | Closed |
|
104
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$8K | -496 | Closed |
|
105
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | -$2.83K | -178 | -95% |
|
106
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$143 | +9 | New |
|
BLCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
73 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $714M — up 21% from $588M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of BLCO and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity International, opening a new position worth an estimated $57.5M. The largest seller was UBS AM, cutting an estimated $67.8M.
- 73 institutional investors held Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) as of Q3 2022, down from 74 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $714M of Bausch + Lomb stock for Q3 2022, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Bausch + Lomb positions in Q3 2022 and 34 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Bausch + Lomb buyer in Q3 2022 was Fidelity International, an estimated $57.5M added.
- The largest Bausch + Lomb seller in Q3 2022 was UBS AM, an estimated $67.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.