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 ($522.4k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 59.5m as of 2025-10-31, 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 ≈ $55.29. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($149.6m notional), 10 hold puts ($30.1m).
Trends to Q4 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 292 |
| Q4 2024 | 307 |
| Q1 2025 | 280 |
| Q2 2025 | 298 |
| Q3 2025 | 273 |
| Q4 2025 | 308 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 149 | 171 |
| Q2 2024 | 163 | 172 |
| Q3 2024 | 128 | 172 |
| Q4 2024 | 157 | 130 |
| Q1 2025 | 136 | 168 |
| Q2 2025 | 146 | 145 |
| Q3 2025 | 125 | 152 |
| Q4 2025 | 125 | 152 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $120.3m | $21.0m | 0.17 |
| Q2 2025 | $138.0m | $36.2m | 0.26 |
| Q3 2025 | $133.5m | $29.7m | 0.22 |
| Q4 2025 | $149.6m | $30.1m | 0.20 |
Biggest buyers
| Engaged Capital LLC | Added | +629.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +614.8k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Added | +467.6k |
| Potrero Capital Research LLC | New | +370.6k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. | Added | +340.6k |
| PSquared Asset Management AG | New | +304.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +208.2k |
| Woodline Partners LP | New | +200.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +146.3k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Added | +133.8k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.5m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -379.8k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC | Reduced | -347.8k |
| Topline Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -332.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -294.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -261.9k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -217.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -191.7k |
| Ananym Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -189.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -160.9k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $131.0m2.4m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $11.1m200.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $2.9m51.9k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | New | $2.8m50.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $530.8k9.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $497.6k9.0k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | New | $270.9k4.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $254.3k4.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $138.2k2.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $127.2k2.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Reduced | $19.2m346.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.3m77.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.9m34.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m20.9k shares |
| HARVEST MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.1m20.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $901.2k16.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $669.0k12.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $337.3k6.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $326.2k5.9k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | New | $210.1k3.8k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.1m | $1.0m |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $593.3k | 2 | $2.6m | $2.6m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.4m | $6.1m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.5m | $7.3m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $451.4k | $451.4k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $417.7k | $351.9k |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $486.0k | 2 | $186.2k | $150.3k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $50.0k | $50.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-27 | Unterman Thomas Director · ETU Rustic Canyon Trust | Sold plan | $50.0k910 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.6m $422.8m | Reduced -99.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8m $375.7m | Reduced -261.9k |
| CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. 29.58% of their portfolio | 5.7m $315.8m | Unchanged |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.4m $134.3m | Added +340.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $119.2m | Added +614.8k |
| ICONIQ Capital, LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 2.1m $115.4m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $110.5m | Reduced -57.5k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.72% of their portfolio | 1.8m $102.2m | Reduced -217.8k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.5m $84.0m | Added +133.8k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.82% of their portfolio | 1.5m $82.8m | Reduced -149.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $80.8m | Not comparable |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $70.5m | Added +4.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $70.4m | Reduced -13.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $70.1m | Reduced -379.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $69.5m | Reduced -1.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $68.9m | Reduced -18.2k |
| Engaged Capital LLC 15.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.9m | Added +629.8k |
| Fivespan Partners, LP 14.03% of their portfolio | 926.0k $51.2m | First filing |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 882.1k $48.8m | Added +23.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 837.2k $46.3m | Reduced -160.9k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 825.9k $45.7m | Reduced -92.3k |
| Tensile Capital Management LP 5.66% of their portfolio | 790.9k $43.7m | Reduced -21.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 753.1k $41.6m | Added +84.5k |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.33% of their portfolio | 690.0k $38.2m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 665.4k $36.8m | Added +208.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 637.4k $35.2m | Reduced -62.1k |
| SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC 19.35% of their portfolio | 527.8k $29.2m | Reduced -88.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 482.8k $26.7m | Reduced -14.1k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.09% of their portfolio | 475.7k $26.3m | Added +467.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 472.0k $26.1m | Added +19.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 457.2k $25.3m | Reduced -56.7k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 415.4k $23.0m | Reduced -49.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 389.1k $21.5m | Reduced -40.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 377.7k $20.9m | Added +6.1k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 372.8k $20.6m | Reduced -347.8k |
| Potrero Capital Research LLC 6.90% of their portfolio | 370.6k $20.5m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 325.8k $18.0m | Added +16.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.6k $17.3m | Reduced -7.9k |
| PSquared Asset Management AG 7.87% of their portfolio | 304.6k $16.8m | New |
| GAGNON SECURITIES LLC 3.15% of their portfolio | 279.4k $15.4m | Added +479 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.4k $15.4m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 274.5k $15.2m | Added +7.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 262.8k $14.5m | Added +1.6k |
| Ananym Capital Management, LP 5.76% of their portfolio | 253.5k $14.0m | Reduced -189.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 244.8k $13.5m | Added +82.8k |
| Topline Capital Management, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 237.2k $13.1m | Reduced -332.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.6k $12.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.4k $11.9m | Added +44.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.3k $11.6m | Reduced -118.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.5k $11.3m | Added +949 |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 200.5k $11.1m | Added +66.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 200.4k $11.1m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.9k $11.3m | Reduced -53.8k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 199.5k $11.0m | Added +46.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 196.3k $10.9m | Added +146.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 191.0k $10.6m | Reduced -147.9k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 172.9k $9.6m | Reduced -29.9k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 172.2k $9.5m | Reduced -3.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.8k $9.3m | Unchanged |
| Barton Investment Management 0.95% of their portfolio | 160.2k $8.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 141.9k $7.8m | Added +65 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.7k $7.2m | Reduced -12.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.2k $7.2m | Reduced -16.3k |
| Gagnon Advisors, LLC 4.56% of their portfolio | 130.1k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 127.5k $7.0m | Reduced -28 |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 124.4k $6.9m | Reduced -895 |
| Governors Lane LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 118.6k $6.6m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.6k $6.4m | Reduced -2.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.9k $6.2m | Reduced -6.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 112.0k $6.2m | Added +106.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.7k $6.1m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.7k $6.0m | Reduced -70.5k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 107.2k $5.9m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.7k $5.7m | Added +1.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $5.5m | Reduced -20.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.9k $5.1m | Added +21.3k |
| WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 90.0k $5.0m | New |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.0k $4.7m | Added +1.9k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 80.4k $4.4m | Reduced -17.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.7k $4.2m | Reduced -67.2k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 75.0k $4.1m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.3k $4.1m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.6k $4.0m | Reduced -1.9k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 70.2k $3.9m | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 69.1k $3.8m | Added +44.3k |
| Bullseye Asset Management LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 69.0k $3.8m | Added +5.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.4k $3.6m | Reduced -130 |
| Sone Capital Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 64.3k $3.6m | Reduced -39.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.8k $3.5m | Reduced -21.4k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.4k $3.5m | Reduced -34 |
| Portman Square Capital LLP 0.57% of their portfolio | 59.6k $3.3m | Reduced -6.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.8k $3.3m | Added +57.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.8k $2.8m | Reduced -123 |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 50.4k $2.8m | Reduced -53.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.4k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 47.3k $2.6m | Reduced -862 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.9k $2.7m | Reduced -5.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.7k $2.4m | Reduced -2.8k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.8k $2.2m | Reduced -460 |
| NEXPOINT ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 35.5k $2.0m | New |