Blackrock
BLK
1,750 hedge funds and large institutions have $71.1B invested in Blackrock in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 129 funds opening new positions, 857 increasing their positions, 556 reducing their positions, and 158 closing their positions.
54% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 857 | Existing positions reduced: 556
0.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.37% → 77.63% (-0.74%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,803 → 1,750 (-53)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 129 | Existing positions closed: 158
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $90.2B → $71.1B (-$19.1B)
28% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 40 → 29 (-11)
36% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $838M | Put options by funds: $1.32B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PIF
Public Investment Fund
Al Aqiq District, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$449M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$442M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$370M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$349M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.05B |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$762M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$705M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$494M |
| 5 |
AWA
Aaron Wealth Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$436M |
BLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
1,750 of the 5,937 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blackrock (BLK) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $71.1B — down 21% from $90.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 158 funds closed out of BLK and 129 opened new positions — a net loss of 29 holders — while 556 trimmed existing stakes and 857 added.
The largest buyer was Public Investment Fund, opening a new position worth an estimated $483M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $1.05B.
- 1,750 institutional investors held Blackrock (BLK) as of Q2 2022, down from 1,803 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $71.1B of Blackrock stock for Q2 2022, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 129 funds opened new Blackrock positions in Q2 2022 and 158 closed out, a net change of -29 holders.
- The largest Blackrock buyer in Q2 2022 was Public Investment Fund, an estimated $483M added.
- The largest Blackrock seller in Q2 2022 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.05B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.