Blackrock
BLK
1,334 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.1B invested in Blackrock in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 543 increasing their positions, 523 reducing their positions, and 139 closing their positions.
38% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 33 (+9)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 543 | Existing positions reduced: 523
0.93% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.06% → 83.99% (+0.93%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,375 → 1,334 (-41)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $64.7B → $57.1B (-$7.59B)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 139
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $499M | Put options by funds: $621M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$550M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$275M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$188M |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$151M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$626M |
| 2 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$283M |
| 3 |
Flossbach Von Storch
Cologne,
Germany
|
-$267M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$260M |
| 5 |
JCM
Junto Capital Management
New York
|
-$129M |
BLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
1,334 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blackrock (BLK) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $57.1B — down 12% from $64.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 139 funds closed out of BLK and 115 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 523 trimmed existing stakes and 543 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $550M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $626M.
- 1,334 institutional investors held Blackrock (BLK) as of Q1 2020, down from 1,375 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $57.1B of Blackrock stock for Q1 2020, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 115 funds opened new Blackrock positions in Q1 2020 and 139 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest Blackrock buyer in Q1 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $550M added.
- The largest Blackrock seller in Q1 2020 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $626M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.