Block Inc
1,249 hedge funds and large institutions have $50B invested in Block Inc in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 156 funds opening new positions, 606 increasing their positions, 355 reducing their positions, and 256 closing their positions.
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 606 | Existing positions reduced: 355
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.5B → $50B (-$1.54B)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 46 → 44 (-2)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,365 → 1,249 (-116)
8.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.85% → 71.27% (-8.6%)
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.52B | Put options by funds: $8.24B
39% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 156 | Existing positions closed: 256
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$836M |
| 2 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$778M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$637M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$546M |
| 5 |
Sands Capital Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$484M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$1.21B |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$376M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$286M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$264M |
| 5 |
Winslow Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$242M |
XYZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
1,249 of the 6,341 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Block Inc (XYZ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $50B — down 3% from $51.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 256 funds closed out of XYZ and 156 opened new positions — a net loss of 100 holders — while 355 trimmed existing stakes and 606 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $836M. The largest seller was Jennison Associates, cutting an estimated $1.21B.
- 1,249 institutional investors held Block Inc (XYZ) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,365 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $50B of Block Inc stock for Q1 2022, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 156 funds opened new Block Inc positions in Q1 2022 and 256 closed out, a net change of -100 holders.
- The largest Block Inc buyer in Q1 2022 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $836M added.
- The largest Block Inc seller in Q1 2022 was Jennison Associates, an estimated $1.21B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.