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

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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $677M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

98% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.1M | Put options by funds: $6.6M

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $511M → $677M (+$166M)

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 29

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 179 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 70

Holders
179
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.87%
% of All Funds
4.77%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
36
Increased
53
Reduced
70
Closed
29
Calls
$13.1M
Puts
$6.6M
Net Calls
+$6.49M
Net Calls Change
-$3.52M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACM
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$29.4M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$5.01M
3
TCG
Tremblant Capital Group
Florida
+$4.94M
4
ISL
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
+$4.64M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
California
-$16.5M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$6.55M
3
SC
Selz Capital
New York
-$6.01M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$5.2M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
51
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.33M +$132K +13,452 +14%
RA
52
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.31M +$245K +25,000 +31%
PP
53
PDT Partners
New York
$1.29M -$640K -65,296 -39%
Citadel Advisors
54
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.28M +$789K +80,535 +351%
Citigroup
55
Citigroup
New York
$1.16M +$459K +46,861 +100%
RhumbLine Advisers
56
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.15M +$87K +8,885 +11%
NFA
57
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.15M +$255K +26,008 +39%
Two Sigma Advisers
58
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.15M +$910K +92,852 New
Swiss National Bank
59
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.13M +$195K +19,900 +26%
HHC
60
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$958K +$759K +77,500 New
TA
61
Teachers Advisors
New York
$957K +$26K +2,653 +4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
62
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$916K -$2.96M -302,160 -80%
DTL
63
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$881K +$698K +71,275 New
PH
64
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$869K +$51K +5,205 +8%
SC
65
Selz Capital
New York
$828K -$6.01M -613,000 -90%
Baird Financial Group
66
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$802K -$12.4K -1,269 -2%
PP
67
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$779K +$617K +63,023 New
BG
68
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$775K -$546K -55,737 -47%
Legal & General Group
69
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$775K -$77.5K -7,911 -11%
Comerica Bank
70
Comerica Bank
Texas
$762K -$10.3K -1,049 -2%
AllianceBernstein
71
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$755K – – –
LSV Asset Management
72
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$747K – – –
ECM
73
Engine Capital Management
New York
$744K -$294K -30,000 -33%
QOP
74
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$738K -$2.64M -269,820 -82%
SO
75
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$729K -$193K -19,700 -25%
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BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

179 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $677M — up 32% from $511M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new BKS positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Abrams Capital Management, adding an estimated $29.4M. The largest seller was First Pacific Advisors, cutting an estimated $16.5M.

  • 179 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q1 2016, up from 174 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $677M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q1 2016, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q1 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q1 2016 was Abrams Capital Management, an estimated $29.4M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q1 2016 was First Pacific Advisors, an estimated $16.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.