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

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157 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

201% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.8M | Put options by funds: $4.93M

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 48

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 169 → 157 (-12)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $371M → $289M (-$82.3M)

34% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 35

Holders
157
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-7.1%
% of All Funds
3.4%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
23
Increased
54
Reduced
48
Closed
35
Calls
$14.8M
Puts
$4.93M
Net Calls
+$9.92M
Net Calls Change
-$17.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$8.59M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$7.35M
3
AC
Antara Capital
New York
+$7.27M
4
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
+$4.33M
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$3.13M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CM
Caption Management
Oklahoma
-$5.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.09M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.26M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$2.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
O
26
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$1.95M +$495K +81,271 +29%
Renaissance Technologies
27
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.9M +$537K +88,100 +34%
Two Sigma Investments
28
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.86M +$2.09M +343,097 New
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.82M -$39.4K -6,460 -2%
Squarepoint
30
Squarepoint
New York
$1.82M +$1.85M +303,116 +956%
BCM
31
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.8M +$823K +135,100 +69%
Ninety One (UK)
32
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.66M – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
33
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.56M +$374K +61,389 +27%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$1.42M -$706K -115,854 -31%
Susquehanna International Group
35
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.33M -$1.52M -249,863 -51%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.25M -$4.09M -671,842 -75%
California Public Employees Retirement System
37
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.07M -$341K -55,941 -22%
MSL
38
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$1.01M +$968K +158,800 +597%
RhumbLine Advisers
39
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$947K +$4.79K +786 +0.5%
Nisa Investment Advisors
40
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$879K +$119K +19,550 +14%
Bank of America
41
Bank of America
North Carolina
$870K +$149K +24,534 +18%
TCIM
42
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$837K +$56.1K +9,202 +6%
AIM
43
Assured Investment Management
New York
$797K +$894K +146,732 New
Barclays
44
Barclays
United Kingdom
$751K -$190K -31,128 -18%
II
45
Ibex Investors
Colorado
$746K +$4.89K +802 +0.6%
Legal & General Group
46
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$728K +$63K +10,334 +8%
Coatue Management
47
Coatue Management
New York
$721K +$746K +122,427 +1,202%
SCA
48
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$719K +$829K +136,013 New
TA
49
Teachers Advisors
New York
$699K – – –
RA
50
Royce & Associates
New York
$663K -$986K -161,834 -57%
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BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

157 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $289M — down 22% from $371M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of BKS and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $8.59M. The largest seller was Caption Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.6M sold.

  • 157 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q1 2019, down from 169 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $289M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q1 2019, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q1 2019 and 35 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $8.59M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q1 2019 was Caption Management, an estimated $5.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.