Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
222 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.18B invested in Bloomin' Brands in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
617% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.6M | Put options by funds: $2.45M
111% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 18
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.98B → $2.18B (+$198M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 205 → 222 (+17)
3.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 100.28% → 96.96% (-3.3%)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 94
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$36M |
| 2 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$15.6M |
| 3 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$14.6M |
| 4 |
CM
Castleark Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$12.4M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$9.44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$20.2M |
| 2 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$20M |
| 3 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
-$17.5M |
| 4 |
SO
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
|
-$15.3M |
| 5 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$13M |
BLMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
222 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.18B — up 10% from $1.98B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new BLMN positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $36M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $20.2M.
- 222 institutional investors held Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) as of Q1 2018, up from 205 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.18B of Bloomin' Brands stock for Q1 2018, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Bloomin' Brands positions in Q1 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Bloomin' Brands buyer in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $36M added.
- The largest Bloomin' Brands seller in Q1 2018 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $20.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.