BLACKLINE INC BL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 09239B109 · ISIN US09239B1098
American software company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersWoodland Hills, CA
- Founded2001
- Websiteblackline.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 ($6.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 59.8m as of 2022-10-28, 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 ≈ $67.28. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($63.2m notional), 11 hold puts ($20.9m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 295 |
| Q4 2022 | 300 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $5.8m | $27.5m | 4.72 |
| Q4 2022 | $63.2m | $20.9m | 0.33 |
Biggest buyers
| Tensile Capital Management LP | New | +427.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +374.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +220.0k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC | New | +186.0k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +179.3k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Added | +135.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +110.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | New | +102.6k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +80.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +70.8k |
Biggest sellers
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Sold out | -382.3k |
| DF DENT & CO INC | Reduced | -264.8k |
| Toronado Partners, LLC | Sold out | -259.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -251.5k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -167.6k |
| Swedbank AB | Sold out | -127.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -113.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -94.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -92.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -89.5k |
Biggest calls
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $33.6m500.0k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $8.0m119.1k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $5.4m80.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $5.1m75.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.5m51.3k shares |
| HAP Trading, LLC | New | $3.4m313.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.4m35.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $686.0k10.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $417.1k6.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $316.0k4.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.7m69.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.7m69.7k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $4.1m61.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.4m36.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m26.7k shares |
| DLD Asset Management, LP | Added | $1.7m25.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $585.2k8.7k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $410.3k6.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $350.0k5.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $121.1k1.8k 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 2025-07-17 | 12.6% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.9% |
Fivespan Partners, LP
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-03-12
Stated purposeThe Reporting Persons acquired the securities of the Issuer reported herein based on their belief that the securities were undervalued and represented an attractive investment opportunity. The Reporting Persons from time to time expect to enter into discussions with directors and officers of the Issuer in connection with the Reporting Persons' investment in the Issuer. Such discussions may include, without limitation, a range of issues, including those relating to the business of the Issuer, management, board composition (which may include whether it makes sense for a Fivespan employee to be on the Issuer's board of directors), investor communications, management, operations, business, assets, capital allocation, dividend policy, financial condition, mergers and acquisitions strategy, ove… Full filing |
5.1% |
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 Q4 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 6 | $24.9m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $23.0k | 2 | $317.2k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $293.0k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $237.0k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $470.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-01 | Unterman Thomas Director | Sold | $33.7k500 shares |
| 2022-11-21 | HIRSCH PETER Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $119.3k2.0k shares |
| 2022-11-21 | Woodhams Mark Chief Revenue Officer | Sold | $30.8k515 shares |
| 2022-11-07 | Woodhams Mark Chief Revenue Officer | Sold | $227.9k3.9k shares |
| 2022-11-01 | Unterman Thomas Director | Sold | $28.6k500 shares |
| 2022-10-03 | Unterman Thomas Director | Sold | $30.3k500 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. 25.83% of their portfolio | 5.7m $384.3m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $358.7m | Added +110.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $262.3m | Added +220.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.2m $148.2m | Reduced -251.5k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 2.17% of their portfolio | 2.2m $145.1m | Reduced -264.8k |
| ICONIQ Capital, LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $140.4m | Unchanged |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 2.11% of their portfolio | 2.1m $140.3m | Reduced -63.4k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.8m $122.3m | Reduced -59.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $117.5m | Reduced -21.1k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $102.7m | Reduced -1.3k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.5m | Reduced -16.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $98.7m | Added +50.5k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 1.4m $94.0m | Reduced -4.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $87.2m | Added +374.8k |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.4m | Reduced -94.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $77.6m | Added +7.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $75.4m | Reduced -12.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.1m | Reduced -10.7k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 1.0m $70.4m | Reduced -63.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $68.8m | Added +40.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 922.1k $62.0m | Reduced -86.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 727.9k $49.0m | Reduced -87.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 666.1k $44.8m | Added +13.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 644.0k $43.3m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Barton Investment Management 8.07% of their portfolio | 610.6k $41.1m | Added +2.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 595.0k $40.0m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 580.9k $39.1m | First filing |
| Chicago Capital, LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 507.5k $34.1m | Added +4.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 497.0k $33.4m | Added +17.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.3k $29.8m | Reduced -34.6k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP 4.50% of their portfolio | 427.0k $28.7m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 405.4k $27.3m | Added +8.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 398.6k $26.8m | Added +325 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 392.2k $26.4m | Added +36.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 364.8k $24.5m | Reduced -6.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 313.9k $21.1m | Reduced -27.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.09% of their portfolio | 307.3k $20.7m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.6k $19.9m | Reduced -113.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.8k $18.7m | Reduced -69.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.2k $17.3m | Reduced -14.6k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 248.5k $16.7m | Reduced -15.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 238.6k $16.0m | Added +34.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.8k $14.6m | Reduced -12.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 196.8k $13.2m | Added +70.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.8k $13.1m | Reduced -11.8k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 2.88% of their portfolio | 194.0k $13.1m | Reduced -658 |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 191.0k $12.8m | Unchanged |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 190.1k $12.8m | Reduced -3.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.6k $12.8m | Added +179.3k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC 4.23% of their portfolio | 186.0k $12.5m | New |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 185.1k $12.5m | Reduced -11.0k |
| IVY LANE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 10.67% of their portfolio | 176.0k $11.8m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.6k $10.7m | Added +80.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.0k $10.5m | Added +35.5k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 147.0k $9.9m | Added +135.7k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.10% of their portfolio | 142.3k $9.6m | Added +18 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.0k $9.6m | Added +13.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.8k $9.2m | Added +3.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.0k $8.7m | Added +679 |
| Greenstone Partners & Co., LLC 8.13% of their portfolio | 129.3k $8.7m | Reduced -34.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.5k $8.4m | Added +56.3k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 123.1k $8.3m | Reduced -23.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 118.1k $7.9m | Reduced -9.3k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 113.9k $8.0m | Reduced -148 |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 112.6k $7.6m | Unchanged |
| Gagnon Advisors, LLC 4.97% of their portfolio | 109.5k $7.4m | Unchanged |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 108.6k $7.3m | Reduced -6.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.2k $7.3m | Added +6.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 102.6k $6.9m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.9k $6.7m | Reduced -48.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.0k $6.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.2k $6.4m | Added +2.9k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.0k $6.4m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.5k $5.9m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 82.0k $5.5m | Reduced -31.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.5k $5.5m | Added +3.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.1k $5.3m | Added +5.8k |
| Washington Harbour Partners LP 8.13% of their portfolio | 71.8k $4.8m | Reduced -6.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.3k $4.8m | Added +1.0k |
| First Growth Investment Manager LP 12.16% of their portfolio | 71.0k $4.8m | Added +904 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.0k $4.1m | Added +1.3k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 59.0k $4.0m | Reduced -4.0k |
| HAP Trading, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 57.7k $3.9m | New |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 52.8k $3.6m | Reduced -5.9k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 52.6k $3.5m | First filing |
| Carnegie Investment Counsel 0.15% of their portfolio | 52.3k $3.5m | Reduced -230 |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 51.2k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 50.9k $3.4m | Added +5.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $3.3m | Reduced -699 |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.0k $3.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 46.1k $3.1m | Added +8.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.0k $3.0m | Reduced -44.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 44.2k $3.0m | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $2.7m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 40.0k $2.7m | New |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 39.6k $2.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Kensington Investment Counsel, LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 39.4k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $2.6m | Added +4.0k |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.0k $2.6m | Reduced -48.6k |