Blackrock
BLK
1,802 hedge funds and large institutions have $90.5B invested in Blackrock in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 125 funds opening new positions, 842 increasing their positions, 618 reducing their positions, and 181 closing their positions.
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 842 | Existing positions reduced: 618
0.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.46% → 77.9% (-0.56%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,879 → 1,802 (-77)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $109B → $90.5B (-$18.6B)
31% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 181
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 64 → 40 (-24)
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $928M | Put options by funds: $1.61B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harris Associates
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$328M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$271M |
| 3 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$230M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$215M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.62B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$776M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$493M |
| 4 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$172M |
| 5 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$124M |
BLK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
1,802 of the 6,361 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blackrock (BLK) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $90.5B — down 17% from $109B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 181 funds closed out of BLK and 125 opened new positions — a net loss of 56 holders — while 618 trimmed existing stakes and 842 added.
The largest buyer was Harris Associates, adding an estimated $328M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $2.62B.
- 1,802 institutional investors held Blackrock (BLK) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,879 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $90.5B of Blackrock stock for Q1 2022, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 125 funds opened new Blackrock positions in Q1 2022 and 181 closed out, a net change of -56 holders.
- The largest Blackrock buyer in Q1 2022 was Harris Associates, an estimated $328M added.
- The largest Blackrock seller in Q1 2022 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $2.62B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.