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 ($8.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 62.2m as of 2024-08-02, 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 ≈ $48.51. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($164.4m notional), 10 hold puts ($23.9m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 305 |
| Q2 2024 | 313 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 149 | 171 |
| Q2 2024 | 163 | 172 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $48.5m | $17.1m | 0.35 |
| Q4 2023 | $24.3m | $16.6m | 0.68 |
| Q1 2024 | $134.0m | $13.8m | 0.10 |
| Q2 2024 | $164.4m | $23.9m | 0.15 |
Biggest buyers
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | +1.4m |
| JANA Partners Management, LP | New | +1.2m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +686.2k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP | Added | +441.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +440.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +376.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | +312.2k |
| Indaba Capital Management, L.P. | New | +292.0k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | +236.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +229.2k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -6.4m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -796.5k |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -689.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -567.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -365.6k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -358.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -308.0k |
| DF DENT & CO INC | Reduced | -263.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -248.5k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -243.7k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Added | $114.8m2.4m shares |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $14.5m300.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $10.5m215.9k shares |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | New | $6.8m140.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.3m68.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.9m60.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.7m54.7k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $2.4m50.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.2m45.7k shares |
| DRW Securities, LLC | New | $1.1m21.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $10.9m224.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.0m83.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.0m81.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.6m33.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.1m21.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $896.3k18.5k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $663.8k13.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $499.0k10.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $339.1k7.0k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.1m | $1.0m |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $593.3k | 2 | $2.6m | $2.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-11 | Ryan Owen CO-CEO, director | Bought | $348.2k7.6k shares |
| 2024-06-04 | Partin Mark CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $2.4m50.0k shares |
| 2024-05-31 | Duan Jimmy C Chief Customer Officer | Bought | $95.5k2.0k shares |
| 2024-05-24 | Ryan Owen CO-CEO, director | Bought | $149.6k3.0k shares |
| 2024-05-21 | Woodhams Mark CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER | Sold plan | $104.9k1.9k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | Woodhams Mark CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER | Sold plan | $166.9k2.9k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.5m $409.7m | Reduced -11.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.2m $348.1m | Reduced -196.8k |
| CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. 24.67% of their portfolio | 5.7m $276.8m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.1m $246.6m | Added +686.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $103.3m | Added +12.5k |
| ICONIQ Capital, LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $101.1m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $100.6m | Added +31.5k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.8m $88.0m | Reduced -145.7k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.7m $81.5m | Reduced -165.7k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.3m | Added +1.4k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.87% of their portfolio | 1.4m $66.7m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $62.0m | Added +58.7k |
| JANA Partners Management, LP 3.27% of their portfolio | 1.2m $55.9m | New |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 954.9k $46.3m | Reduced -796.5k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 871.4k $42.2m | Reduced -49.1k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP 4.15% of their portfolio | 775.9k $37.6m | Added +441.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 751.2k $36.4m | Reduced -365.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 684.4k $33.2m | Added +68.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 658.8k $31.9m | Reduced -175.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 595.0k $28.8m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 579.5k $28.1m | Added +229.2k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 545.9k $26.4m | Reduced -12.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.8k $25.3m | Reduced -6.4m |
| Barton Investment Management 3.24% of their portfolio | 502.7k $24.4m | Reduced -70.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 475.2k $23.0m | Added +17.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 473.1k $22.9m | Added +66.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 440.4k $21.3m | New |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 412.5k $20.0m | Reduced -196.0k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 410.0k $19.9m | Unchanged |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 401.9k $19.5m | Added +376.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 325.9k $15.8m | Reduced -20.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 312.2k $15.1m | New |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 294.7k $14.3m | Reduced -263.0k |
| Indaba Capital Management, L.P. 9.13% of their portfolio | 292.0k $14.1m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.1k $14.0m | Reduced -6.7k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 287.5k $13.9m | Added +94.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.3k $13.4m | Reduced -157.1k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 271.6k $13.2m | Reduced -4.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 255.9k $12.4m | Reduced -10.0k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 236.6k $11.5m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.2k $10.6m | Added +78.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 200.2k $9.7m | Reduced -137.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.9k $9.4m | Reduced -691 |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 2.03% of their portfolio | 185.6k $9.0m | Added +19.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.4k $9.0m | Added +13.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.2k $8.9m | Added +40.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.0k $8.8m | Reduced -143.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 179.6k $8.7m | Reduced -567.7k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 172.2k $8.3m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.1k $7.8m | Reduced -30.9k |
| Clearline Capital LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 158.4k $7.7m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.7k $7.6m | Added +138.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.7k $7.6m | Added +4.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.4k $7.6m | Added +3.9k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.3k $7.4m | Added +120.4k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 149.8k $7.3m | Added +12.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.9k $7.2m | Added +4.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.0k $7.2m | Reduced -356 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 145.1k $7.0m | New |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 142.3k $6.9m | Added +54 |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 137.6k $6.7m | New |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 131.7k $6.4m | Added +19.1k |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.88% of their portfolio | 126.5k $6.1m | Reduced -13.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.0k $5.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.3k $5.7m | Added +51.6k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 117.4k $5.6m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 112.9k $5.5m | Added +8.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.3k $5.3m | Added +9.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.0k $5.3m | Added +15.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.8k $5.3m | Added +69.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.5k $5.2m | Reduced -308.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.9k $5.1m | New |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.0k $5.0m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Gagnon Advisors, LLC 3.82% of their portfolio | 103.7k $5.0m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.8k $5.0m | Unchanged |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.6k $4.9m | Added +29.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.9k $4.8m | Reduced -28.0k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 96.4k $4.7m | Reduced -358.2k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 93.6k $4.5m | Added +23.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 90.4k $4.4m | Added +73.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 90.2k $4.4m | Added +82.5k |
| WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.37% of their portfolio | 90.0k $4.4m | New |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.0k $4.3m | Added +1.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.8k $4.3m | Reduced -143.8k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 86.2k $4.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.7k $3.9m | Added +572 |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.82% of their portfolio | 77.5k $3.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| SQN Investors LP 2.69% of their portfolio | 75.5k $3.7m | Reduced -26.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.1k $3.6m | Added +6.7k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 72.7k $3.5m | Added +54.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.7k $3.5m | Reduced -248.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.1k $3.3m | Added +2.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.7k $3.3m | New |
| Crestline Management, L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 67.1k $3.3m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.0k $3.2m | Added +66.3k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 67.0k $3.2m | Added +51.0k |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 62.2k $3.0m | Added +11.0k |
| AXA S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.6k $2.9m | Added +27.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.9k $2.8m | Added +5.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.9k $2.7m | Reduced -2.2k |