Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
177 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.04B invested in Barnes & Noble in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
93% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $86.6M | Put options by funds: $44.9M
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 21
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $917M → $1.04B (+$121M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 170 → 177 (+7)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 56
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Hawkeye Capital Management
Miami Beach,
Florida
|
+$12.8M |
| 2 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$11.3M |
| 3 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.03M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$6.34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PRCM
Pine River Capital Management
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$21.1M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$18.9M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$16.5M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$15.3M |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$12M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
177 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.04B — up 13% from $917M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new BKS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Hawkeye Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.8M. The largest seller was Pine River Capital Management, cutting an estimated $21.1M.
- 177 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q4 2014, up from 170 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $1.04B of Barnes & Noble stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q4 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q4 2014 was Hawkeye Capital Management, an estimated $12.8M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q4 2014 was Pine River Capital Management, an estimated $21.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.