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29 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.3M invested in Backblaze in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $796K | Put options by funds: $199K

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 8

6.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.83% → 39.01% (-6.8%)

22% less funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 29 (-8)

44% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.2M → $34.3M (-$26.9M)

53% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
29
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-21.62%
% of All Funds
0.46%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
10
Reduced
8
Closed
15
Calls
$796K
Puts
$199K
Net Calls
+$597K
Net Calls Change
+$189K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.76M
2
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
+$1.55M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$726K
4
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
+$337K
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$306K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$6.71M
2
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
-$3.37M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$1.97M
4
ECM
Engle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.01M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$640K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Simplex Trading
26
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$8K +$9.83K +787 New
TRCT
27
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K -$22.2K -1,781 -92%
APA
28
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$587 – – –
DCM
29
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
– -$6.71M -397,163 Closed
DKCM
30
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
– -$3.37M -200,000 Closed
ECM
31
Engle Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$1.01M -60,000 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
32
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$640K -37,911 Closed
Russell Investments Group
33
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
– -$507K -30,090 Closed
PP
34
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$249K -14,715 Closed
HF
35
HRT Financial
New York
– -$217K -12,851 Closed
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$137K -10,981 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
37
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$172K -10,200 Closed
HIIFS
38
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
– -$5K -300 Closed
SWM
39
Selective Wealth Management
Virginia
– -$5K -300 Closed
GWSG
40
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
– -$3K -150 Closed
Osaic Holdings
41
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
– -$1K -78 Closed
Wells Fargo
42
Wells Fargo
California
– +$62 +5 +13%
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BLZE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

29 of the 6,341 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Backblaze (BLZE) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $34.3M — down 44% from $61.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of BLZE and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $3.76M. The largest seller was Driehaus Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.71M sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held Backblaze (BLZE) as of Q1 2022, down from 37 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $34.3M of Backblaze stock for Q1 2022, down 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Backblaze positions in Q1 2022 and 15 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Backblaze buyer in Q1 2022 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $3.76M added.
  • The largest Backblaze seller in Q1 2022 was Driehaus Capital Management, an estimated $6.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.