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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.13B invested in Blackbaud in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

236% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 11

128% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $493K | Put options by funds: $216K

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 164 → 188 (+24)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.95B → $2.13B (+$176M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 63

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+14.63%
% of All Funds
5.01%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
37
Increased
59
Reduced
63
Closed
11
Calls
$493K
Puts
$216K
Net Calls
+$277K
Net Calls Change
+$57K

Top Buyers

1
FMA
Fiduciary Management Associates
Illinois
+$17.5M
2
DDC
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
+$13.7M
3
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$11M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$9.64M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$8.99M

Top Sellers

1
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
-$43.5M
2
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
-$24.1M
3
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$16.7M
4
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
-$14.2M
5
ACM
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
-$12.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FWM
176
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$5K – – –
NPC
177
National Planning Corporation
California
$4.51K +$4.47K +106 New
CTC
178
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$4K – – –
BC
179
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$4K +$3.75K +89 New
ACS
180
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$3K – – –
GAM
181
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$3K – – –
WA
182
WFG Advisors
Texas
$2K – – –
ECM
183
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$2K +$2.15K +51 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
184
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.27K -$32.4K -769 -3%
BRWA
185
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$28 +$27.7K +656 New
SCM
186
SG Capital Management
Illinois
– -$5.61M -142,883 Closed
Citadel Advisors
187
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$703K -17,881 Closed
DC
188
Deere & Company
Illinois
– -$245K -6,223 Closed
WCM
189
Washington Capital Management
Washington
– -$238K -6,057 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
190
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$107K -2,730 Closed
NFG
191
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$20K -500 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
192
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$9K -240 Closed
SSB
193
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
– -$8K -200 Closed
LWM
194
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
– -$6K -140 Closed
PTC
195
Private Trust Company
Ohio
– -$5K -120 Closed
Creative Planning
196
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$2K -39 Closed
IF
197
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
– +$42 +1 New
W
198
Wealthfront
California
– +$42 +1 New
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BLKB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

188 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blackbaud (BLKB) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.13B — up 9% from $1.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new BLKB positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fiduciary Management Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.5M. The largest seller was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), cutting an estimated $43.5M.

  • 188 institutional investors held Blackbaud (BLKB) as of Q4 2014, up from 164 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.13B of Blackbaud stock for Q4 2014, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Blackbaud positions in Q4 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Blackbaud buyer in Q4 2014 was Fiduciary Management Associates, an estimated $17.5M added.
  • The largest Blackbaud seller in Q4 2014 was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), an estimated $43.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.