Blackrock
BLK
884 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.9B invested in Blackrock in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 348 increasing their positions, 325 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
55% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 67
47% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 44 (+14)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.7B → $48.9B (+$6.19B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 856 → 884 (+28)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 348 | Existing positions reduced: 325
0.16% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.72% → 87.57% (-0.16%)
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $344M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$362M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$250M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$185M |
| 4 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$65.9M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$64M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$214M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$147M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$97.5M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$84.8M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$80.1M |
BLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
884 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blackrock (BLK) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $48.9B — up 14% from $42.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 104 funds opened new BLK positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 348 added to existing stakes and 325 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $362M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $214M.
- 884 institutional investors held Blackrock (BLK) as of Q4 2015, up from 856 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $48.9B of Blackrock stock for Q4 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 104 funds opened new Blackrock positions in Q4 2015 and 67 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
- The largest Blackrock buyer in Q4 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $362M added.
- The largest Blackrock seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $214M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.