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 ($5.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 61.0m as of 2023-08-04, 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 ≈ $53.84. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($47.5m notional), 10 hold puts ($17.8m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 295 |
| Q4 2022 | 300 |
| Q1 2023 | 313 |
| Q2 2023 | 294 |
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 | 119 | 172 |
| Q1 2023 | 143 | 153 |
| Q2 2023 | 146 | 157 |
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 |
| Q1 2023 | $64.2m | $15.0m | 0.23 |
| Q2 2023 | $47.5m | $17.8m | 0.37 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +753.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +528.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +372.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +350.1k |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC | New | +285.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +155.4k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP | Added | +138.6k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | New | +113.1k |
| Jump Financial, LLC | New | +106.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Sold out | -1.6m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -1.3m |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Sold out | -680.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -398.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -341.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -207.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -181.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -178.6k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -171.0k |
Biggest calls
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $13.5m250.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $11.4m211.2k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Added | $7.8m145.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $5.1m94.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.0m55.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.5m46.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.6m29.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.1m20.9k shares |
| K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. | Reduced | $538.2k10.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $403.6k7.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $11.4m211.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.8m52.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m32.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $1.0m19.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $274.5k5.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $252.0k4.7k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $209.9k3.9k shares |
| SUMMIT SECURITIES GROUP LLC | New | $54.0k1.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $32.3k600 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 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 Q2 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.7m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-22 | HIRSCH PETER Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $74.4k1.4k shares |
| 2023-05-22 | Woodhams Mark Chief Revenue Officer | Sold | $29.7k558 shares |
| 2023-05-01 | Partin Mark Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $277.1k5.0k shares |
| 2023-04-03 | Partin Mark Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $646.6k10.0k shares |
| 2023-04-03 | Unterman Thomas Director | Sold | $49.9k750 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.3m $337.9m | Added +753.9k |
| CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. 20.42% of their portfolio | 5.7m $307.4m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $242.5m | Added +528.6k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.2m $116.2m | Reduced -267 |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 2.1m $113.4m | Added +58.7k |
| ICONIQ Capital, LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 2.1m $112.3m | Unchanged |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $99.9m | Added +95.1k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.8m $94.8m | Reduced -54.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.6m $88.5m | Reduced -37.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $85.6m | Added +1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $79.3m | Reduced -181.7k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.4m $75.8m | Added +393 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $69.9m | Added +13.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $64.7m | Added +44.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $60.6m | Added +56.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.6m | Added +36.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.0m $54.4m | Reduced -145.2k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $53.8m | Reduced -12.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 957.7k $51.5m | Added +16.9k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 803.1k $43.2m | Reduced -207.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 674.6k $36.3m | Added +27.6k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP 4.28% of their portfolio | 614.8k $33.1m | Added +138.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 610.4k $32.9m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Barton Investment Management 4.90% of their portfolio | 606.4k $32.6m | Added +4.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 595.0k $32.0m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 591.5k $31.8m | Reduced -341.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 585.2k $31.5m | Added +350.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 485.6k $26.1m | Reduced -117.9k |
| Chicago Capital, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 475.1k $25.6m | Reduced -31.8k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.02% of their portfolio | 450.0k $24.2m | Added +20.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 441.2k $23.7m | Added +35.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 421.3k $22.7m | Added +1.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 413.3k $22.2m | Added +372.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 379.7k $20.4m | Added +97.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 376.4k $20.3m | Reduced -14.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 376.4k $20.3m | Reduced -18.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 311.3k $16.8m | Reduced -102.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 292.0k $15.7m | Added +42.8k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.06% of their portfolio | 290.5k $15.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 285.0k $15.3m | New |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 284.1k $15.3m | Added +21.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 239.7k $12.9m | Reduced -9.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 218.7k $11.8m | Added +59.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.6k $11.6m | Reduced -55.5k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 205.4k $11.1m | Added +9.8k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 192.8k $10.4m | Reduced -58 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.4k $10.1m | Added +381 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.0k $9.5m | Added +155.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.4k $9.4m | Added +10.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.1k $8.6m | Added +34.6k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 142.3k $7.7m | Added +2 |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 138.0k $7.4m | Reduced -44.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.6k $7.4m | Reduced -34.9k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 127.2k $6.8m | Added +88.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 122.0k $6.6m | Added +88.3k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.7k $6.3m | Reduced -4.6k |
| IVY LANE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.65% of their portfolio | 117.0k $6.3m | Reduced -59.0k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 113.1k $6.1m | New |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 112.5k $6.1m | Added +5 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.7k $6.0m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Gagnon Advisors, LLC 3.94% of their portfolio | 109.5k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.1k $5.8m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 106.1k $5.7m | New |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 102.4k $5.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.1k $5.3m | Added +4.4k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.0k $5.1m | Unchanged |
| Pier Capital, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 90.7k $4.9m | Added +37.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.2k $4.7m | Added +1.2k |
| First Growth Investment Manager LP 7.47% of their portfolio | 80.5k $4.3m | Added +2.0k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 80.0k $4.3m | Reduced -86.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.5k $4.2m | Reduced -291 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.9k $3.8m | Reduced -10.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.5k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.5k $3.5m | Reduced -16.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.9k $3.4m | Reduced -6.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.1k $3.2m | Reduced -178.6k |
| Rheos Capital Works Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 60.0k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Shaolin Capital Management LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 59.4k $3.2m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.8k $3.2m | Added +27.0k |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 58.1k $3.1m | Added +7.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.3k $3.1m | Reduced -35.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.2k $2.9m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 52.4k $2.8m | Added +23.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.7k $2.8m | Added +40.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.5k $2.8m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 51.2k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 50.3k $2.7m | New |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.5k $2.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.4k $2.7m | Reduced -4.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.0k $2.5m | Reduced -73.6k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.0k $2.5m | Added +12.8k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 45.7k $2.5m | Added +39.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.9k $2.4m | Reduced -30.2k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 42.8k $2.3m | Added +11.3k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 42.7k $2.3m | Added +20.7k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 40.8k $2.2m | Added +36.9k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 40.2k $2.2m | Added +29.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.8k $2.1m | Added +20.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.0k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 38.9k $2.1m | Added +1.0k |