Bausch + Lomb
BLCO
87 hedge funds and large institutions have $694M invested in Bausch + Lomb in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
772% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $855K | Put options by funds: $98K
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 17
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 16
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 73 → 87 (+14)
0.49% less ownership
Funds ownership: 13.28% → 12.79% (-0.49%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $714M → $694M (-$19.9M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$12M |
| 2 |
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
|
+$10.5M |
| 3 |
EC
Eminence Capital
New York
|
+$8.17M |
| 4 |
WP
Woodline Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.12M |
| 5 |
MRCP
Maple Rock Capital Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$7.74M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$25.9M |
| 2 |
GCM
Glenview Capital Management
New York
|
-$23.3M |
| 3 |
SHCM
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
|
-$21.9M |
| 4 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$11.2M |
| 5 |
TLP
Tri Locum Partners
New York
|
-$10.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Lazard Asset Management
New York
| – | -$34K | -2,242 | Closed |
|
102
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$33K | -2,151 | Closed |
|
103
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
| – | +$841 | +56 | New |
|
BLCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
87 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $694M — down 2.8% from $714M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new BLCO positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $12M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $25.9M.
- 87 institutional investors held Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) as of Q4 2022, up from 73 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $694M of Bausch + Lomb stock for Q4 2022, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Bausch + Lomb positions in Q4 2022 and 17 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Bausch + Lomb buyer in Q4 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $12M added.
- The largest Bausch + Lomb seller in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.