Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
165 hedge funds and large institutions have $330M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
121% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.69M | Put options by funds: $3.03M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 165 (-10)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 61
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $381M → $330M (-$51.8M)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 33
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$6.61M |
| 2 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$3.53M |
| 3 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
+$3.42M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$3.27M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$2.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$14.1M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$5.31M |
| 3 |
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Newton Lower Falls,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.02M |
| 4 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$3.05M |
| 5 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
-$2.84M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
165 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $330M — down 14% from $381M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of BKS and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 61 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.
The largest buyer was Quinn Opportunity Partners, adding an estimated $6.61M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $14.1M.
- 165 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q4 2017, down from 175 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $330M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q4 2017, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q4 2017 and 33 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q4 2017 was Quinn Opportunity Partners, an estimated $6.61M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q4 2017 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $14.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.