BLKBRD Asset Management LP Purchases Shares of 14,844 Apple Inc. $AAPL

Posted by ABMN Staff on Jun 17th, 2026

BLKBRD Asset Management LP purchased a new stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 14,844 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,035,000. Apple accounts for approximately 5.4% of BLKBRD Asset Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Apple by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,426,283,914 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $387,749,545,000 after buying an additional 26,856,752 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Apple by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 604,056,505 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $164,218,801,000 after purchasing an additional 6,555,392 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Apple by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 358,032,517 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $97,031,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,866,103 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Apple by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 230,483,035 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $62,659,118,000 after purchasing an additional 1,379,651 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Apple in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $52,266,468,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Apple

In related news, SVP Deirdre O’brien sold 30,002 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.35, for a total value of $7,661,010.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 136,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,934,433.50. This trade represents a 17.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Ben Borders sold 1,274 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.00, for a total transaction of $369,460.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,713 shares in the company, valued at $11,226,770. This trade represents a 3.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 97,759 shares of company stock valued at $24,964,305. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Apple Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ AAPL opened at $299.24 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $287.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $272.54. The company has a market capitalization of $4.40 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.09. Apple Inc. has a 12 month low of $195.07 and a 12 month high of $317.40.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $111.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $109.46 billion. Apple had a net margin of 27.15% and a return on equity of 146.69%. The company’s revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.65 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 8.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 14th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th were given a $0.27 dividend. This is a positive change from Apple’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Apple’s payout ratio is 13.06%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Tigress Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price objective (up from $305.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Moffett Nathanson increased their price objective on shares of Apple from $241.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $310.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Apple presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $314.59.

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Apple News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

Positive Sentiment: Apple is reportedly preparing a major 2027 product push featuring camera-equipped AirPods, AI sunglasses, a foldable iPhone, and a 20th-anniversary iPhone, which could reignite hardware growth. Apple (AAPL) Plans Camera AirPods and a Foldable iPhone for 2027 in Major Product Push
Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains upbeat after WWDC, with TD Cowen and Maxim reiterating bullish views and raising the price target, arguing Apple’s AI rollout is still in the early stages. Qualcomm Is Eyeing a Massive AI Pivot. Why Wall Street Is Still Cautious.
Positive Sentiment: Investors are also encouraged by commentary that AI could strengthen Apple’s long-term bull case, since the company controls the device, operating system, and ecosystem where AI features will be delivered. AI Strengthens Apple (AAPL) Stock’s Bull Case
Neutral Sentiment: Apple’s supplier Tata Electronics said India’s pollution board dropped scrutiny of its iPhone parts plant after contamination concerns were addressed, removing a near-term operational distraction. Tata says India pollution board drops scrutiny of Apple iPhone parts plant
Neutral Sentiment: Apple is also facing a new Italy antitrust probe over cloud interoperability under the Digital Markets Act, which adds regulatory noise but is not yet a quantified financial hit. Italy’s antitrust regulator probes Apple over cloud services under Digital Market rules
Negative Sentiment: Some reports say Apple was not fully able to meet investor expectations on AI at WWDC, and skepticism around near-term execution is weighing on sentiment. Here’s Why Apple Inc (AAPL) Is Falling Despite AI Advancements at WWDC 2026
Negative Sentiment: Apple is reportedly planning changes to its Hide My Email privacy feature, which could make anonymous sign-ups easier to block and may be viewed as a privacy tradeoff. Apple plans to change its Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective

About Apple

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Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The company designs, develops and sells consumer electronics, software and services. Over its history Apple has evolved from personal computers to a broad portfolio that spans mobile devices, wearables, home entertainment and digital services.

Apple’s principal hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, iPad tablet, Mac personal computers, Apple Watch wearable devices and a range of accessories such as AirPods and HomePod.