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

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167 hedge funds and large institutions have $519M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.52M | Put options by funds: $5M

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 56

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 185 → 167 (-18)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $597M → $519M (-$78.1M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
167
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-9.73%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
58
Reduced
56
Closed
36
Calls
$5.52M
Puts
$5M
Net Calls
+$514K
Net Calls Change
-$1.67M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$70.9M
2
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$10.6M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$9.93M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.07M
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$3.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.3M
2
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$4.06M
3
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$3.79M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.61M
5
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
-$1.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CG
76
Clinton Group
New York
$449K +$187K +18,735 +63%
EMG
77
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$438K +$473K +47,400 New
HDIM
78
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$424K – – –
MLICM
79
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$422K +$17.8K +1,787 +4%
HSBC Holdings
80
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$403K -$103K -10,352 -19%
Wellington Management Group
81
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$396K +$427K +42,791 New
SG Americas Securities
82
SG Americas Securities
New York
$371K +$400K +40,065 New
TPSF
83
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$370K -$2.96K -296 -0.7%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
84
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$365K – – –
GAM
85
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$365K +$394K +39,471 New
AIG
86
American International Group
New York
$360K -$61.3K -6,143 -14%
HM
87
Harvest Management
New York
$359K -$33.3K -3,338 -8%
PA
88
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$354K -$441K -44,200 -54%
Los Angeles Capital Management
89
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$349K +$18K +1,800 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
90
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$337K +$145K +14,500 +66%
GI
91
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$333K – – –
CCA
92
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$310K +$334K +33,500 New
GCP
93
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$303K -$293K -29,320 -47%
PCMI
94
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
$298K +$322K +32,200 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
95
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$298K +$322K +32,222 New
GF
96
Gabelli Funds
New York
$296K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
97
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$286K – – –
TC
98
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$271K +$293K +29,336 New
ASRS
99
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$267K +$3.99K +400 +1%
AIM
100
Alambic Investment Management
California
$267K +$289K +28,900 New
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4
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BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

167 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $519M — down 13% from $597M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of BKS and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 56 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $70.9M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.3M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q1 2017, down from 185 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $519M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q1 2017, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q1 2017 and 36 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $70.9M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q1 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.