Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
205 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.98B invested in Bloomin' Brands in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
85% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.74M | Put options by funds: $1.48M
55% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 31
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.98B (+$315M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 189 → 205 (+16)
1.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 101.47% → 100.28% (-1.2%)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 82
Top Buyers
| 1 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
+$71.9M |
| 2 |
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$23.9M |
| 3 |
FWIA
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$15.4M |
| 4 |
AP
AHL Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$14.1M |
| 5 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$13M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$94.2M |
| 2 |
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
|
-$28.4M |
| 3 |
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$17.3M |
| 4 |
SAM
Sentinel Asset Management
Montpelier,
Vermont
|
-$15.4M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$12.6M |
BLMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
205 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.98B — up 19% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new BLMN positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jana Partners, adding an estimated $71.9M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $94.2M.
- 205 institutional investors held Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) as of Q4 2017, up from 189 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.98B of Bloomin' Brands stock for Q4 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new Bloomin' Brands positions in Q4 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Bloomin' Brands buyer in Q4 2017 was Jana Partners, an estimated $71.9M added.
- The largest Bloomin' Brands seller in Q4 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $94.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.