Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
197 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.87B invested in Bloomin' Brands in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 68
5% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.48M | Put options by funds: $5.78M
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 214 → 197 (-17)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.06B → $1.87B (-$188M)
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 52
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$54.9M |
| 2 |
RCMC
Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut)
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$46.9M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$46.1M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$22.7M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$19.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$51.1M |
| 2 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$35.8M |
| 3 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
-$27.3M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$25.3M |
| 5 |
Westfield Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.2M |
BLMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
197 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.87B — down 9.1% from $2.06B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of BLMN and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.
The largest buyer was EARNEST Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $54.9M. The largest seller was Discovery Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $51.1M sold.
- 197 institutional investors held Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) as of Q4 2015, down from 214 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.87B of Bloomin' Brands stock for Q4 2015, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Bloomin' Brands positions in Q4 2015 and 52 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Bloomin' Brands buyer in Q4 2015 was EARNEST Partners, an estimated $54.9M added.
- The largest Bloomin' Brands seller in Q4 2015 was Discovery Capital Management, an estimated $51.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.