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BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.

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154 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

542% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.8M | Put options by funds: $2.78M

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 16

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 36

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $213M → $284M (+$70.6M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 154 (+11)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
154
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
28
Increased
53
Reduced
36
Closed
16
Calls
$17.8M
Puts
$2.78M
Net Calls
+$15.1M
Net Calls Change
+$13.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$3.52M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.57M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$2.08M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.76M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.63M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
-$5.26M
2
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
-$2.25M
3
SAM
Sandell Asset Management
New York
-$2.18M
4
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
-$1.88M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PG
26
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.6M +$1.43M +252,282 New
HT
27
HAP Trading
New York
$1.52M +$1.35M +239,316 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
28
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.51M -$684K -121,028 -34%
QI
29
QS Investors
New York
$1.49M – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
30
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.44M +$19.8K +3,500 +2%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
31
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.18M +$1.05M +186,290 New
KBC Group
32
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.05M +$557K +98,650 +148%
Millennium Management
33
Millennium Management
New York
$1.05M +$934K +165,302 New
RhumbLine Advisers
34
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$914K +$6.36K +1,125 +0.8%
MERSOM
35
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$876K -$216K -38,250 -22%
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$860K +$121K +21,334 +19%
TCIM
37
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$841K -$131K -23,221 -15%
Citadel Advisors
38
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$799K +$365K +64,526 +105%
Los Angeles Capital Management
39
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$790K +$499K +88,412 +245%
PH
40
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$787K +$26.6K +4,700 +4%
VOYA Investment Management
41
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$770K -$19K -3,361 -3%
Legal & General Group
42
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$758K +$53.2K +9,411 +9%
PCM
43
Price Capital Management
Louisiana
$746K +$664K +117,527 New
TA
44
Teachers Advisors
New York
$738K -$541K -95,703 -45%
CM
45
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$722K -$1.37M -243,002 -68%
Barclays
46
Barclays
United Kingdom
$716K +$36.4K +6,445 +6%
SO
47
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$689K +$54.8K +9,700 +10%
MSL
48
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$660K +$587K +103,900 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
49
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$656K – – –
CS
50
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$628K +$308K +54,467 +122%
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BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

154 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $284M — up 33% from $213M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new BKS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $3.52M. The largest seller was Maverick Capital, cutting an estimated $5.26M.

  • 154 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q2 2018, up from 143 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $284M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q2 2018, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q2 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $3.52M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q2 2018 was Maverick Capital, an estimated $5.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.