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897 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.6B invested in Blackrock in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 331 increasing their positions, 351 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 41

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 29 → 30 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 872 → 897 (+25)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.5B → $50.6B (+$2.08B)

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.63% → 86.53% (-0.1%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 331 | Existing positions reduced: 351

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $280M | Put options by funds: $356M

Holders
897
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+2.87%
% of All Funds
23.93%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.45%
% of All Funds
0.8%
New
75
Increased
331
Reduced
351
Closed
41
Calls
$280M
Puts
$356M
Net Calls
-$76M
Net Calls Change
+$25M

Top Buyers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$398M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$140M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$97.6M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$36.7M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$30.2M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$441M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$171M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$113M
4
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$75.1M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$56.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EIP
26
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$323M -$5.86M -16,095 -2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
27
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$236M -$6.7M -18,406 -3%
Neuberger Berman Group
28
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$222M -$20.6M -56,672 -8%
MNA
29
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$215M -$13.6M -37,457 -6%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
30
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$212M -$6.96M -19,134 -3%
Mawer Investment Management
31
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$203M -$32.5M -89,201 -14%
Legal & General Group
32
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$202M +$1.09M +2,986 +0.5%
BG
33
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$182M +$15.1M +41,538 +9%
APG Asset Management
34
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$172M +$4.42M +12,140 +3%
Federated Hermes
35
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$171M -$17.9M -49,176 -9%
AllianceBernstein
36
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$159M -$21.4M -58,779 -12%
American Century Companies
37
American Century Companies
Missouri
$159M +$97.6M +268,323 +158%
TD Asset Management
38
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$158M +$1.23M +3,376 +0.8%
UBS AM
39
UBS AM
Illinois
$156M +$3.3M +9,063 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$149M +$106K +290 +0.1%
AC
41
Alleghany Corporation
New York
$145M – – –
CI
42
Cincinnati Insurance
Ohio
$136M – – –
EAM
43
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$134M +$418K +1,149 +0.3%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
44
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$131M -$1.78M -4,886 -1%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$127M +$229K +629 +0.2%
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
$126M -$6.88M -18,917 -5%
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$125M +$16.7M +45,864 +15%
O
48
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$123M -$39.9M -109,728 -24%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
49
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$121M +$728K +2,000 +0.6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
50
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$114M -$2.8M -7,700 -2%
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BLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

897 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blackrock (BLK) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $50.6B — up 4.3% from $48.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new BLK positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 331 added to existing stakes and 351 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $398M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $441M.

  • 897 institutional investors held Blackrock (BLK) as of Q3 2016, up from 872 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $50.6B of Blackrock stock for Q3 2016, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Blackrock positions in Q3 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Blackrock buyer in Q3 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $398M added.
  • The largest Blackrock seller in Q3 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $441M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.