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BKS

Barnes & Noble
BKS

Delisted

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

165 hedge funds and large institutions have $330M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.69M | Put options by funds: $3.03M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 175165 (-10)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 61

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $381M → $330M (-$51.8M)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 33

Holders
165
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.71%
% of All Funds
3.74%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
25
Increased
54
Reduced
61
Closed
33
Calls
$6.69M
Puts
$3.03M
Net Calls
+$3.66M
Net Calls Change
-$4.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
76
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$340K +$42.2K +5,962 +13%
AllianceBernstein
77
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$337K -$131K -18,500 -27%
AIG
78
American International Group
New York
$315K +$1.35K +191 +0.4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
79
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$314K -$5.1K -720 -2%
HCM
80
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$313K +$330K +46,617 New
Comerica Bank
81
Comerica Bank
Texas
$301K -$9.25K -1,307 -2%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
82
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$298K -$34.3K -4,838 -10%
WI
83
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$291K -$172K -24,301 -36%
WCM
84
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$291K +$29K +4,093 +10%
Macquarie Group
85
Macquarie Group
Australia
$281K -$329K -46,515 -53%
TPSF
86
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$257K -$21.7K -3,066 -7%
HM
87
Harvest Management
New York
$257K -$3.87K -546 -1%
VF
88
Virtu Financial
New York
$249K +$40K +5,646 +18%
GI
89
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$245K
Los Angeles Capital Management
90
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$239K -$15.3K -2,157 -6%
Barclays
91
Barclays
United Kingdom
$238K -$1.34M -188,909 -84%
CCMH
92
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$236K -$2.84M -401,249 -92%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
93
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$236K +$4.92K +695 +2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
94
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$235K
AG
95
Aperio Group
California
$230K -$66.5K -9,395 -21%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
96
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$228K -$51.7K -7,300 -18%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
97
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$227K +$240K +33,900 New
Russell Investments Group
98
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$217K +$231K +32,600 New
JP Morgan Chase
99
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$213K +$7.47K +1,055 +3%
GF
100
Gabelli Funds
New York
$211K -$3.54K -500 -2%

BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

165 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $330M — down 14% from $381M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of BKS and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 61 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was Quinn Opportunity Partners, adding an estimated $6.61M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $14.1M.

  • 165 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q4 2017, down from 175 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $330M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q4 2017, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q4 2017 and 33 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q4 2017 was Quinn Opportunity Partners, an estimated $6.61M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q4 2017 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $14.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.