Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
174 hedge funds and large institutions have $511M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
129% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.8M | Put options by funds: $7.78M
98% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 41
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 28
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 171 → 174 (+3)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $686M → $511M (-$175M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$40.9M |
| 2 |
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
El Segundo,
California
|
+$13.6M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$6.61M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$5.93M |
| 5 |
ACM
Abrams Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.88M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SPC
Silver Point Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$31M |
| 2 |
WRCM
Whale Rock Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$17.3M |
| 3 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$13.8M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$10.3M |
| 5 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.56M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
174 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $511M — down 25% from $686M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BKS positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, opening a new position worth an estimated $40.9M. The largest seller was Silver Point Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $31M sold.
- 174 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q4 2015, up from 171 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $511M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q4 2015, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q4 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q4 2015 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $40.9M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q4 2015 was Silver Point Capital, an estimated $31M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.