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 ($2.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 590.4m as of 2025-09-22, 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 ≈ $4.88. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($58.6m notional), 15 hold puts ($28.0m).
Trends to Q3 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 224 |
| Q2 2025 | 228 |
| Q3 2025 | 219 |
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 2023 | 81 | 99 |
| Q1 2024 | 87 | 93 |
| Q2 2024 | 104 | 77 |
| Q3 2024 | 83 | 96 |
| Q4 2024 | 106 | 87 |
| Q1 2025 | 102 | 96 |
| Q2 2025 | 99 | 101 |
| Q3 2025 | 90 | 96 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $39.0m | $26.9m | 0.69 |
| Q1 2025 | $29.9m | $23.2m | 0.78 |
| Q2 2025 | $32.5m | $22.6m | 0.70 |
| Q3 2025 | $58.6m | $28.0m | 0.48 |
Biggest buyers
| FIFTHDELTA Ltd | Added | +12.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +3.5m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +2.8m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +2.4m |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | +2.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.7m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +980.4k |
Biggest sellers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -11.4m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -5.7m |
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN | Reduced | -5.4m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -4.7m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -2.9m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -2.8m |
| NewGen Asset Management Ltd | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Reduced | -1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -731.7k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $16.1m3.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.8m1.8m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.7m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.6m951.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.4m903.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.5m720.5k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $2.5m505.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Unchanged | $2.4m500.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $2.4m488.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.9m389.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $8.7m1.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.3m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.4m687.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.9m588.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.3m472.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.3m258.7k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | New | $976.0k200.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $653.0k130.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $501.7k102.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $467.0k95.7k 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 Q3 2025
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 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $1.2m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $197.2k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $401.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | Kurtz Philip S. CLO & Corp. Secretary | Sold | $218.7k44.2k shares |
| 2025-07-02 | GIAMATTEO JOHN JOSEPH CEO & President, Cybersecurity, director | Sold | $116.6k27.0k shares |
| 2025-07-02 | ERIKSSON MATTIAS President of IoT | Sold | $24.3k5.6k shares |
| 2025-07-02 | Kurtz Philip S. CLO & Corp. Secretary | Sold | $17.6k4.1k shares |
| 2025-07-02 | Foote Tim Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $13.0k3.0k shares |
| 2025-07-02 | Armstrong-Owen Jennifer Sr VP & Chief People Officer | Sold | $10.8k2.5k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN 8.35% of their portfolio | 35.4m $172.4m | Reduced -5.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.9m $155.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 26.5m $129.1m | Reduced -16.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8m $116.1m | Added +517.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 18.6m $90.7m | Added +2.8m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 17.2m $83.7m | Reduced -4.7m |
| FIFTHDELTA Ltd 24.19% of their portfolio | 15.9m $77.4m | Added +12.3m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 15.8m $77.1m | Added +209.4k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 11.0m $53.7m | Reduced -442.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.4m $36.0m | Added +3.5m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.9m $28.9m | Reduced -2.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6m $27.3m | Added +980.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3m $20.9m | Reduced -415.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2m $20.7m | Added +347.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $17.6m | Added +1.7m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $16.4m | Reduced -5.7m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $16.2m | Added +927.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.1m $15.0m | Added +2.4m |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $14.8m | Added +1.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $14.6m | Reduced -206.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $14.4m | Added +1.2m |
| NewGen Asset Management Ltd 8.54% of their portfolio | 2.8m $13.7m | Reduced -2.6m |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $11.8m | Added +2.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $10.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $9.6m | Added +789.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $9.3m | Added +1.7m |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $8.6m | Added +32.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $8.5m | Reduced -37.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $8.2m | Added +56.5k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $6.2m | Reduced -70.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $6.1m | Added +206.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.8m | Added +17.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.8m | Reduced -11.4m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $5.3m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $5.0m | Added +420.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 937.6k $4.6m | Added +167.0k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.26% of their portfolio | 800.7k $3.9m | Added +14.7k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 541.1k $2.6m | Reduced -14.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 528.2k $2.6m | Added +393.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 500.2k $2.4m | Added +56.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 476.9k $2.3m | Added +15.2k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.01% of their portfolio | 468.5k $2.3m | Added +125.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 459.5k $2.2m | Added +332.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 436.1k $2.3m | Reduced -731.7k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 434.9k $2.1m | Reduced -26.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 417.1k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 401.8k $2.0m | Added +4.2k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 346.4k $1.7m | Added +33.9k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 318.4k $1.6m | First filing |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 317.9k $1.6m | Reduced -43.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 291.3k $1.4m | Reduced -38.3k |
| HOLLENCREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 274.8k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 264.9k $1.3m | Reduced -49.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 259.2k $1.3m | Reduced -134.4k |
| SIG North Trading, ULC 0.19% of their portfolio | 257.7k $1.3m | Added +145.9k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 250.4k $1.2m | Added +75.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 249.5k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.5k $1.2m | Added +208.2k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.7k $1.2m | Reduced -96.5k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 244.3k $1.2m | New |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 239.9k $1.2m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 235.5k $1.1m | Added +200.0k |
| OXFORD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP 0.34% of their portfolio | 211.9k $1.0m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.7k $925.7k | Reduced -2.8k |
| THOMPSON DAVIS & CO., INC. 0.59% of their portfolio | 184.6k $954.1k | Added +16.7k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 182.9k $892.0k | Added +163.8k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 180.8k $882.5k | Added +12.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.6k $852.4k | Added +219 |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.8k $799.5k | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.4k $797.2k | Unchanged |
| SLT Holdings LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 162.9k $795.0k | New |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.5k $768.6k | Reduced -42.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.1k $717.8k | Added +76.9k |
| Point Windward Advisors Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 142.2k $693.9k | Unchanged |
| MILESTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 141.4k $689.8k | Reduced -29.0k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.2k $679.3k | Added +69.3k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.5k $656.0k | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.0k $629.5k | Added +2.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.5k $612.5k | Reduced -2.8k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 122.6k $598.3k | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.0k $570.4k | Added +96.2k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.2k $549.2k | Added +6.5k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 105.9k $517.0k | Added +5.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.1k $493.6k | Unchanged |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.2k $488.9k | Reduced -59.1k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 100.0k $488.0k | Added +30.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.0k $434.3k | Added +10.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.3k $411.2k | Added +16.1k |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.7k $408.2k | Unchanged |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.8k $379.7k | Reduced -9.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.9k $370.6k | Reduced -28.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.4k $363.2k | New |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.4k $348.2k | Reduced -200 |
| Keystone Financial Group 0.03% of their portfolio | 69.1k $337.4k | Added +700 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.6k $320.3k | Reduced -141.6k |
| Advisory Resource Group 0.06% of their portfolio | 63.3k $308.7k | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 59.4k $289.9k | Reduced -76.0k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.3k $284.4k | Reduced -22.8k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.7k $276.8k | Unchanged |
| &PARTNERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.3k $274.8k | Reduced -47.3k |