Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
175 hedge funds and large institutions have $629M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
101% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.95M | Put options by funds: $4.45M
52% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 48
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 179 → 175 (-4)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $677M → $629M (-$48.7M)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 26
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$6.82M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$5.81M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$5.72M |
| 4 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.13M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$4.99M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CPM
Chesapeake Partners Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$18.9M |
| 2 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
-$8.03M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$3.43M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.64M |
| 5 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$2.58M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
175 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $629M — down 7.2% from $677M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of BKS and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.
The largest buyer was Gotham Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.82M. The largest seller was Chesapeake Partners Management, cutting an estimated $18.9M.
- 175 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q2 2016, down from 179 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $629M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q2 2016, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q2 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q2 2016 was Gotham Asset Management, an estimated $6.82M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q2 2016 was Chesapeake Partners Management, an estimated $18.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.