Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc
BUFF
BUFF was delisted on the 24th of April, 2018.
221 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.49B invested in Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
729% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $49M | Put options by funds: $5.91M
225% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 13 (+9)
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 67
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.08B → $6.49B (+$408M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 211 → 221 (+10)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 68
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$81.9M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$55.8M |
| 3 |
NI
Nuance Investments
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$50.7M |
| 4 |
GCL
Glazer Capital LLC
New York
|
+$49.8M |
| 5 |
FTCM
First Trust Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$46.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$453M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$145M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$119M |
| 4 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$87.5M |
| 5 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$75.3M |
BUFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
221 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc (BUFF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $6.49B — up 6.7% from $6.08B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new BUFF positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $81.9M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $453M.
- 221 institutional investors held Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc (BUFF) as of Q1 2018, up from 211 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $6.49B of Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc stock for Q1 2018, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc positions in Q1 2018 and 67 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $81.9M added.
- The largest Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc seller in Q1 2018 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $453M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.