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BKS

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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
HM
76
Harvest Management
New York
$237K +$74.3K +12,200 +39%
T. Rowe Price Associates
77
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$234K +$1.22K +200 +0.5%
CG
78
Cutler Group
California
$233K +$222K +36,489 +562%
PP
79
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$227K +$117K +19,199 +85%
HT
80
HAP Trading
New York
$218K +$245K +40,230 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
81
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$216K +$8.52K +1,399 +4%
Wolverine Trading
82
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$215K -$579K -95,024 -71%
GI
83
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$211K – – –
TPSF
84
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$210K +$8.55K +1,403 +4%
WMSA
85
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$190K +$213K +35,000 New
GF
86
Gabelli Funds
New York
$185K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
87
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$168K – – –
MC
88
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$160K +$60.2K +9,880 +51%
AllianceBernstein
89
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$156K -$107K -17,500 -38%
MIM
90
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$151K – – –
Simplex Trading
91
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$144K -$237K -38,901 -59%
BCM
92
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$141K -$11.3K -1,851 -7%
UBS AM
93
UBS AM
Illinois
$140K -$33K -5,417 -17%
VOYA Investment Management
94
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$137K – – –
KBC Group
95
KBC Group
Belgium
$136K -$511K -83,942 -77%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
96
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$124K -$14.4K -2,362 -9%
USAA
97
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$120K -$11.8K -1,931 -8%
OPERF
98
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$120K +$2.43K +399 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
99
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$119K -$875K -143,682 -87%
SFI
100
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$119K -$215K -35,300 -62%
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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.