BLACKBERRY LTD BB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 09228F103 · ISIN CA09228F1036
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- 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 ($2.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 591.6m as of 2024-12-17, 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 ≈ $3.79. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($39.0m notional), 15 hold puts ($26.9m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 239 |
| Q4 2022 | 230 |
| Q1 2023 | 226 |
| Q2 2023 | 233 |
| Q3 2023 | 215 |
| Q4 2023 | 203 |
| Q1 2024 | 211 |
| Q2 2024 | 217 |
| Q3 2024 | 212 |
| Q4 2024 | 233 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 91 | 107 |
| Q2 2023 | 105 | 94 |
| Q3 2023 | 90 | 108 |
| Q4 2023 | 81 | 99 |
| Q1 2024 | 87 | 93 |
| Q2 2024 | 104 | 77 |
| Q3 2024 | 83 | 96 |
| Q4 2024 | 106 | 87 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $9.0m | $6.5m | 0.72 |
| Q2 2024 | $16.5m | $16.8m | 1.02 |
| Q3 2024 | $11.9m | $9.2m | 0.78 |
| Q4 2024 | $39.0m | $26.9m | 0.69 |
Biggest buyers
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | New | +14.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +7.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +5.8m |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Added | +5.6m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +5.2m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +4.0m |
| NewGen Asset Management Ltd | New | +3.8m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +3.4m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +3.2m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | New | +2.8m |
Biggest sellers
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -23.7m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | Reduced | -11.8m |
| FIFTHDELTA Ltd | Reduced | -11.5m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -892.4k |
| Potrero Capital Research LLC | Reduced | -835.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -821.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -683.2k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -680.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.6m2.3m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $6.4m1.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.6m1.5m shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | New | $3.9m1.0m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.8m1.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.4m910.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4m374.6k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $1.3m330.8k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $1.2m324.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $935.2k247.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $6.9m1.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.7m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.1m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.0m532.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.6m429.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.5m400.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $992.2k262.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $842.2k219.9k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | New | $812.7k215.0k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $713.3k188.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| Legal & General Group Plc 13G · institution new · filed 2025-02-13 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock, Inc. (4.4%, 2026-07-27), FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN (4.5%, 2026-05-06)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 8 | $204.9k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $192.6k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $72.2k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.1m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $97.7k | 5 | $344.3k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $128.7k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $38.0k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2024.
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN 11.35% of their portfolio | 46.7m $176.6m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 33.2m $126.0m | Added +5.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.9m $86.8m | Added +364.6k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 14.1m $53.3m | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 13.7m $51.9m | Added +4.0m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.8m $48.2m | Added +1.6m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 0.36% of their portfolio | 12.2m $46.2m | Added +301.7k |
| FIFTHDELTA Ltd 16.12% of their portfolio | 12.0m $45.5m | Reduced -11.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.7m $32.9m | Added +7.2m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.8m $25.8m | Added +1.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.0m $22.5m | Added +5.8m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.2m $19.5m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.6m $17.3m | Added +1.5m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $17.2m | Reduced -23.7m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.6m $17.2m | Added +3.4m |
| NewGen Asset Management Ltd 15.06% of their portfolio | 3.8m $14.3m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $13.7m | Added +3.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $12.7m | Reduced -362.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $11.4m | Reduced -209.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $11.0m | Added +2.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $10.7m | Added +2.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $10.5m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $9.4m | Reduced -892.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $8.8m | Added +347.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $7.6m | Reduced -11.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $7.4m | Added +649.0k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $7.2m | Added +131.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $7.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $6.7m | Reduced -821.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $6.3m | Added +294.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $6.3m | Added +55.2k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.58% of their portfolio | 1.3m $4.9m | Added +74.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $4.4m | Reduced -44.0k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $4.3m | Reduced -295.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $4.2m | Added +6.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $4.0m | Added +719.7k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $3.9m | Added +729.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 954.4k $3.6m | Added +467.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 920.5k $3.5m | Added +471.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 816.9k $3.1m | Reduced -403.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 813.2k $3.1m | Added +26.1k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 777.2k $2.9m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 762.4k $2.9m | Reduced -683.2k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 709.7k $2.7m | Added +8.8k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 644.9k $2.4m | Added +243.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 557.7k $2.1m | Added +28.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 503.0k $1.9m | Added +15.6k |
| HOLLENCREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 499.6k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 484.1k $1.8m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 425.1k $1.6m | Added +307.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.5k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 383.1k $1.4m | Reduced -23.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 366.2k $1.4m | Reduced -149.3k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 331.6k $1.3m | Reduced -27.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 327.5k $1.2m | New |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 315.9k $1.2m | Reduced -24.3k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.7k $1.2m | Added +190.3k |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 309.6k $1.2m | Added +167.1k |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 308.3k $1.2m | Reduced -36.3k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.01% of their portfolio | 294.1k $1.8m | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 283.0k $1.1m | Reduced -129.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 279.4k $1.1m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 276.5k $1.1m | Added +9.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 254.0k $967.2k | Added +5.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.8k $914.0k | Added +97.0k |
| SIG North Trading, ULC 0.20% of their portfolio | 231.5k $875.0k | Added +56.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.7k $860.6k | New |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 227.4k $859.6k | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.7k $751.3k | Added +35.2k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 197.6k $746.9k | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.8k $728.9k | Added +92.7k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.4k $696.0k | Added +79.3k |
| THOMPSON DAVIS & CO., INC. 0.41% of their portfolio | 165.5k $640.9k | New |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.9k $593.2k | Reduced -29.3k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.4k $590.2k | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.0k $583.2k | Reduced -85.5k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.5k $575.3k | Added +20.9k |
| MILESTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 147.4k $557.4k | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.1k $544.8k | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.9k $544.1k | First filing |
| Point Windward Advisors Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 142.2k $537.5k | Unchanged |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.6k $523.8k | New |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. 0.02% of their portfolio | 133.7k $505.2k | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.0k $498.8k | Reduced -117.3k |
| Headlands Technologies LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 129.1k $488.0k | Reduced -121.0k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 118.8k $449.0k | Added +83.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.1k $435.1k | Added +4.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.9k $434.3k | Added +22.6k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.1k $417.3k | Added +74.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.6k $399.0k | Reduced -878 |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 104.5k $395.1k | Reduced -96.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.0k $382.0k | Added +2.1k |
| Point72 Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 94.2k $356.0k | Added +19.4k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.8k $347.7k | Added +36.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.8k $321.9k | Unchanged |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.9k $309.4k | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.3k $292.1k | Added +1.4k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.8k $289.8k | Reduced -2.5k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.7k $270.3k | Reduced -8.5k |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.8k $267.7k | Added +4.4k |