Blue Water Acquisition Corp III
BLUW
58 hedge funds and large institutions have $273M invested in Blue Water Acquisition Corp III in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $243M → $273M (+$29.4M)
11.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.75% → 102.14% (+11%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 11
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 60 → 58 (-2)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AFM
Anson Funds Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$25.7M |
| 2 |
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
Valhalla,
New York
|
+$3.77M |
| 3 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.43M |
| 4 |
MC
Meteora Capital
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$1.68M |
| 5 |
MSU
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
|
+$1.33M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MP
Mangrove Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.95M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.55M |
| 3 |
SCM
Shaolin Capital Management
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.45M |
| 4 |
HCI
Harraden Circle Investments
New York
|
-$1.03M |
| 5 |
CS
Clear Street
New York
|
-$764K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CCM
51
Context Capital Management
Lajolla,
California
| $514K | – | – | – |
|
|
DAM
52
Deltec Asset Management
New York
| $513K | – | – | – |
|
|
VF
53
Virtu Financial
New York
| $400K | -$31.7K | -3,068 | -7% |
|
|
PCM
54
PenderFund Capital Management
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| $232K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFM
55
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
| $224K | – | – | – |
|
56
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $66.1K | +$65.4K | +6,337 | +5,608% |
|
|
CS
57
Clear Street
New York
| $51.3K | -$764K | -74,038 | -94% |
|
58
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $687 | -$21 | -2 | -3% |
|
|
MP
59
Mangrove Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$1.95M | -189,260 | Closed |
|
|
60
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$1.55M | -150,000 | Closed |
|
61
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$182K | -17,625 | Closed |
|
62
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$14K | -1,366 | Closed |
|
BLUW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
58 of the 8,169 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blue Water Acquisition Corp III (BLUW) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $273M — up 12% from $243M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of BLUW and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.
The largest buyer was Anson Funds Management, adding an estimated $25.7M. The largest seller was Mangrove Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.95M sold.
- 58 institutional investors held Blue Water Acquisition Corp III (BLUW) as of Q1 2026, down from 60 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $273M of Blue Water Acquisition Corp III stock for Q1 2026, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new Blue Water Acquisition Corp III positions in Q1 2026 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Blue Water Acquisition Corp III buyer in Q1 2026 was Anson Funds Management, an estimated $25.7M added.
- The largest Blue Water Acquisition Corp III seller in Q1 2026 was Mangrove Partners, an estimated $1.95M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.