BLACKBAUD INC BLKB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 09227Q100 · ISIN US09227Q1004
Supplier of software and services specifically designed for nonprofit organizations
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersCharleston, SC
- Founded1981
- Websiteblackbaud.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($472.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 50.7m as of 2024-10-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $84.67. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($843.7k notional), 3 hold puts ($871.4k).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 248 |
| Q4 2022 | 246 |
| Q1 2023 | 255 |
| Q2 2023 | 260 |
| Q3 2023 | 258 |
| Q4 2023 | 262 |
| Q1 2024 | 272 |
| Q2 2024 | 284 |
| Q3 2024 | 283 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 112 | 130 |
| Q1 2023 | 127 | 99 |
| Q2 2023 | 111 | 130 |
| Q3 2023 | 97 | 129 |
| Q4 2023 | 113 | 123 |
| Q1 2024 | 121 | 130 |
| Q2 2024 | 119 | 136 |
| Q3 2024 | 118 | 134 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $8.7k | $294.8k | 34.00 |
| Q1 2024 | $667.3k | $918.8k | 1.38 |
| Q2 2024 | $487.5k | $883.3k | 1.81 |
| Q3 2024 | $843.7k | $871.4k | 1.03 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +269.3k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | Added | +235.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +160.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +154.0k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC | New | +70.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +56.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +54.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +50.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +46.9k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd | New | +45.6k |
Biggest sellers
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -817.9k |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP | Sold out | -671.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -108.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -89.6k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -71.5k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | Reduced | -65.7k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | Reduced | -62.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -48.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -48.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -47.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $474.2k5.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $311.2k3.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Unchanged | $42.3k500 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $16.0k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $677.4k8.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $194.0k2.3k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-27 | 12.3% |
| MORGAN STANLEY 13G · institution +0.9 pts · filed 2026-06-05 | 10.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $60.1k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $4.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.3m | $1.2m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.4m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.7m | $2.9m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.9m | $1.2m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $4.8m | $2.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-19 | McDearis Kevin EVP & Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $197.2k2.3k shares |
| 2024-09-18 | McDearis Kevin EVP & Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $192.5k2.3k shares |
| 2024-09-17 | McDearis Kevin EVP & Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $120.1k1.4k shares |
| 2024-09-16 | McDearis Kevin EVP & Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $273.4k3.2k shares |
| 2024-09-16 | Olson Jon W SVP and General Counsel | Sold plan | $170.0k2.0k shares |
| 2024-08-30 | McDearis Kevin EVP & Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | $1.6m19.0k shares |
| 2024-08-30 | Gregoire Kevin P. EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $420.0k5.0k shares |
| 2024-08-16 | Benjamin David J EVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold | $436.2k5.6k shares |
| 2024-08-16 | Olson Jon W SVP and General Counsel | Sold | $280.7k3.6k shares |
| 2024-08-15 | Gregoire Kevin P. EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $569.4k7.3k shares |
| 2024-08-15 | Gianoni Michael P President and CEO, director | Sold | $15.1k196 shares |
| 2024-08-08 | Nash Sarah E Director | Sold | $245.3k3.2k shares |
| 2024-08-05 | Olson Jon W SVP and General Counsel | Sold | $304.0k4.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. 63.26% of their portfolio | 9.8m $825.8m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $489.5m | Added +269.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4m $454.5m | First filing |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $371.7m | Added +46.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.9m $241.4m | Added +2.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $139.5m | Added +56.1k |
| P2 Capital Partners, LLC 12.77% of their portfolio | 1.3m $111.8m | Reduced -1.3k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 1.3m $108.7m | Added +235.9k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 1.2m $99.5m | Added +4.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $86.1m | Reduced -19.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 996.7k $84.4m | Reduced -4.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.28% of their portfolio | 845.7k $71.6m | Added +36.7k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 1.54% of their portfolio | 663.9k $56.2m | Added +6.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 640.2k $54.2m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 635.6k $53.8m | Reduced -10.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 584.8k $49.5m | Added +160.7k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.26% of their portfolio | 559.9k $47.4m | Reduced -35.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 451.3k $38.2m | Added +14.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 432.4k $36.6m | Added +13.7k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.19% of their portfolio | 429.4k $36.4m | Reduced -16.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 429.1k $36.3m | Added +154.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 410.4k $34.8m | Added +2.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 342.3k $29.0m | Reduced -89.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 320.1k $27.1m | Added +54.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.11% of their portfolio | 316.0k $26.8m | Reduced -20.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 305.8k $25.9m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.90% of their portfolio | 289.4k $24.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 276.9k $23.4m | Added +6.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 248.9k $21.1m | Reduced -71.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 230.6k $19.5m | Reduced -15.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 208.7k $17.7m | Reduced -17.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 172.6k $14.6m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.3k $13.3m | Reduced -48.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.7k $12.1m | Added +32.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.6k $11.1m | Reduced -6.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.4k $11.0m | Reduced -91 |
| BECKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 124.7k $10.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.6k $8.7m | Reduced -48.2k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 90.9k $7.7m | Reduced -11 |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.9k $7.7m | Added +3.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.8k $7.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.7k $6.8m | Reduced -13.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.7k $6.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.6k $6.8m | Added +50.8k |
| CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 80.0k $6.8m | Reduced -7.1k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 76.3k $6.5m | Added +8.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.8k $6.4m | Reduced -12.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.9k $6.3m | Reduced -29.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.0k $6.1m | Added +19.7k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 70.7k $6.0m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.5k $6.0m | Reduced -108.5k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 69.0k $5.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.7k $5.7m | Added +161 |
| KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP 3.19% of their portfolio | 66.7k $5.5m | Added +3.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.4k $4.9m | Added +43.6k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.3k $4.8m | Added +19.3k |
| MCMORGAN & CO LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 55.3k $4.7m | Reduced -7.5k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 55.1k $4.7m | Reduced -887 |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 52.8k $4.5m | Added +1.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.1k $4.2m | Reduced -300 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.5k $4.1m | Reduced -1.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.8k $4.0m | Reduced -68 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.5k $4.0m | Reduced -1.9k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 45.6k $3.9m | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.3k $3.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $3.3m | Reduced -2.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.0k $3.3m | Added +1.9k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 33.6k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Triodos Investment Management BV 0.22% of their portfolio | 33.5k $2.8m | Added +10.8k |
| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA 0.18% of their portfolio | 33.0k $2.8m | Reduced -478 |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.06% of their portfolio | 32.0k $2.7m | Added +1.2k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 31.4k $2.7m | Added +100 |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 31.3k $2.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPAN 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.7k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| CORBYN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/MD 0.99% of their portfolio | 30.6k $2.6m | Reduced -62 |
| JOHNSON INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.9k $2.4m | Added +60 |
| GRANDFIELD & DODD, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 27.3k $2.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.4k $2.2m | Reduced -62.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $2.2m | Reduced -2.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.3k $2.2m | Reduced -5.9k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.2k $2.1m | Added +11.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $2.1m | Added +5.4k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.2k $2.0m | Added +151 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $2.0m | Added +3.5k |
| Henshaw Capital LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 23.4k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $1.9m | Reduced -65.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $1.8m | Added +7.1k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.6k $1.8m | Reduced -1.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.2k $1.8m | New |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $1.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $1.7m | Added +1.3k |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 19.9k $1.7m | Added +132 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.1k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $1.6m | Added +1.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.5k $1.6m | Reduced -633 |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.9k $1.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.8k $1.5m | Added +9.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.8k $1.5m | Added +15.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.8k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.5k $1.5m | Reduced -1.1k |