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 ($4.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 61.3m as of 2023-10-31, 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 ≈ $62.44. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($24.3m notional), 10 hold puts ($16.6m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 295 |
| Q4 2022 | 300 |
| Q1 2023 | 313 |
| Q2 2023 | 294 |
| Q3 2023 | 299 |
| Q4 2023 | 316 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 128 | 149 |
| Q4 2023 | 134 | 147 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $64.2m | $15.0m | 0.23 |
| Q2 2023 | $47.5m | $17.8m | 0.37 |
| Q3 2023 | $48.5m | $17.1m | 0.35 |
| Q4 2023 | $24.3m | $16.6m | 0.68 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +565.5k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Added | +432.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +374.2k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Added | +336.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +146.5k |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. | New | +140.4k |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC | Added | +105.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +101.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Sold out | -893.7k |
| Meritage Group LP | Reduced | -715.2k |
| DF DENT & CO INC | Reduced | -469.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -432.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -236.7k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP | Reduced | -231.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -205.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ | Reduced | -157.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -155.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | Reduced | -152.9k |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $16.0m256.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.8m77.5k shares |
| MYDA Advisors LLC | Reduced | $1.2m20.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $967.8k15.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $349.7k5.6k shares |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | New | $310.0k36.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $281.0k4.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $187.0k3.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $62.4k1.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $12.5k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $9.7m156.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.9m30.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.4m22.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4m22.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $786.7k12.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $611.9k9.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $537.0k8.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $224.8k3.6k shares |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | New | $12.0k12.0k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $119.3k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $569.0k | $255.2k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-15 | Woodhams Mark Chief Revenue Officer | Sold plan | $255.2k4.1k shares |
| 2023-12-01 | Unterman Thomas Director | Sold | $45.0k750 shares |
| 2023-11-08 | Yamamoto Mika Director | Sold | $268.9k5.0k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.7m $420.7m | Added +79.6k |
| CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. 28.90% of their portfolio | 5.7m $356.7m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $302.4m | Added +374.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $203.4m | Added +565.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $196.0m | Added +2.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $134.8m | Added +1.1m |
| ICONIQ Capital, LLC 2.43% of their portfolio | 2.1m $130.3m | Unchanged |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.57% of their portfolio | 2.0m $125.6m | Reduced -53.3k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.9m $120.8m | Reduced -140.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.9m $118.6m | Added +46.0k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 1.4m $88.3m | Added +47.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $78.3m | Added +54.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $73.9m | Added +58.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.6m | Added +146.5k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 925.7k $57.8m | Reduced -6.3k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 830.0k $51.8m | Reduced -86.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 810.2k $50.6m | Added +22.9k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.61% of their portfolio | 730.3k $45.6m | Added +336.3k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.58% of their portfolio | 705.7k $44.1m | Reduced -469.8k |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 689.2k $43.0m | Added +105.0k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 660.3k $41.2m | Reduced -113.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 630.2k $39.4m | Added +48 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 624.0k $39.0m | Added +120 |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 595.0k $37.2m | Unchanged |
| Barton Investment Management 4.80% of their portfolio | 586.2k $36.6m | Added +147 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 516.0k $32.2m | Added +34.5k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.24% of their portfolio | 510.0k $31.8m | Unchanged |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 479.4k $29.9m | Added +77.9k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 472.1k $29.5m | Added +432.6k |
| Chicago Capital, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 465.7k $29.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 448.2k $28.0m | Added +13.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 434.8k $27.2m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Meritage Group LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 358.0k $22.4m | Reduced -715.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 354.8k $22.2m | Added +32.4k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP 2.44% of their portfolio | 334.7k $20.9m | Reduced -231.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.5k $18.4m | Reduced -24.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.1k $16.9m | Reduced -236.7k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.39% of their portfolio | 236.5k $14.8m | Added +28.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.0k $14.1m | Reduced -432.0k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 218.4k $13.6m | Added +40.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.2k $12.2m | Reduced -11.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.9k $12.0m | Added +3.2k |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 181.2k $11.3m | Reduced -10.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 180.8k $11.3m | Reduced -22.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.5k $10.1m | Reduced -31.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.8k $9.8m | Added +3.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 152.5k $9.5m | Added +71.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.7k $9.3m | Added +58.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.8k $9.3m | Reduced -205.7k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.03% of their portfolio | 148.3k $9.3m | Reduced -125.2k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 142.2k $8.9m | Reduced -3 |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 1.34% of their portfolio | 140.4k $8.8m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.1k $9.1m | Added +12.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 136.4k $8.5m | Reduced -878 |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 133.1k $8.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 132.3k $8.3m | Added +34.1k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 131.1k $8.2m | Reduced -105.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.7k $7.2m | Reduced -152.9k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 112.6k $7.0m | Unchanged |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 111.2k $6.9m | Reduced -2.0k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.0k $6.9m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Gagnon Advisors, LLC 5.97% of their portfolio | 109.5k $6.8m | Unchanged |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.9k $6.5m | Added +101.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.4k $6.4m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.1k $6.4m | Reduced -10.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.3k $6.3m | Reduced -20.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.9k $6.3m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.0k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 94.1k $5.9m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 1.08% of their portfolio | 91.7k $5.7m | Added +2.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 87.8k $5.5m | Reduced -33.2k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 82.5k $5.2m | Reduced -107.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 80.1k $5.0m | Added +35.2k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 80.0k $5.0m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.6k $5.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.7k $4.9m | Added +8.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.4k $4.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 75.1k $4.7m | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.7k $4.5m | Reduced -157.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.0k $4.2m | Added +29.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.7k $4.2m | Reduced -3.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.4k $4.2m | Added +775 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.6k $3.9m | Reduced -440 |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.9k $3.8m | Reduced -9.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.7k $3.8m | Reduced -4.3k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 59.5k $3.7m | Added +50.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.5k $3.7m | Added +18.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.5k $3.5m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.2k $3.4m | Added +4.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 55.0k $3.4m | Added +52.2k |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 54.2k $3.4m | Added +881 |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 51.2k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 49.6k $3.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.4k $2.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 44.5k $2.8m | Added +9.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 44.1k $2.8m | New |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 44.1k $2.8m | Reduced -387 |
| Rheos Capital Works Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 43.7k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.0k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.8k $2.4m | Reduced -3.9k |