ALPS Advisors’s Staples Inc SPLS Stock Holding History

ALPS Advisors’s Portfolio SPLS Stock Details SPLS Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

Sold

Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2017 Q3	–	Sell	-5,065,309	Closed	-$51M	–	931
2017 Q2	$51M	Sell	5,065,309 -367,354	-7%	-$3.43M	0.36%	33
2017 Q1	$47.6M	Buy	5,432,663 +1,648,369	+44%	+$14.9M	0.33%	44
2016 Q4	$34.2M	Buy	+3,784,294	New	+$33M	0.25%	79
2015 Q4	–	Sell	-1,443,709	Closed	-$169K	–	720
2015 Q3	$169K	Sell	1,443,709 -89,919	-6%	-$1.27M	0.18%	87
2015 Q2	$23.5M	Buy	1,533,628 +57,441	+4%	+$935K	0.2%	75
2015 Q1	$24M	Buy	1,476,187 +208,920	+16%	+$3.51M	0.2%	58
2014 Q4	$23M	Buy	+1,267,267	New	+$17.7M	0.18%	41

Other funds holding SPLS

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Frankfurt, Germany $60.6B AUM 23.27% 1-Year Est. Return

RCM

Radnor Capital Management Wayne, Pennsylvania $712M AUM 34.39% 1-Year Est. Return

AIP

Ameritas Investment Partners Lincoln, Nebraska $3.25B AUM 28.52% 1-Year Est. Return

Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $374B AUM 17.66% 1-Year Est. Return

ALPS Advisors's SPLS Position: Q3 2017 in Review

ALPS Advisors sold out of Staples Inc (SPLS) in Q3 2017, closing a stake of 5,065,309 shares — an estimated $51M sold.

ALPS Advisors first reported a position in SPLS in Q4 2014 and held it in 7 quarters. The position peaked at $51M in Q2 2017. 4 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold SPLS as of Q3 2017.

ALPS Advisors reported no remaining Staples Inc position as of Q3 2017 after selling out during the quarter.
ALPS Advisors sold 5,065,309 Staples Inc shares in Q3 2017, an estimated $51M.
ALPS Advisors first reported a position in Staples Inc in Q4 2014 and held it in 7 quarters.
ALPS Advisors's Staples Inc position peaked at $51M in Q2 2017.
4 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Staples Inc as of Q3 2017.

Based on ALPS Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 3 Nov 2017.