Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
174 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in Barnes & Noble in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 53
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $1.08B (+$44.3M)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.9M | Put options by funds: $21.5M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 28
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 177 → 174 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$16.8M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$10.8M |
| 3 |
SC
Selz Capital
New York
|
+$10M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$9.59M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Hawkeye Capital Management
Miami Beach,
Florida
|
-$13.7M |
| 2 |
SIC
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Plymouth,
Michigan
|
-$10M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$9.62M |
| 4 |
ST
Spot Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.59M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$5.31M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
174 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.08B — up 4.3% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of BKS and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 67 added.
The largest buyer was Gotham Asset Management, adding an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was Hawkeye Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.7M sold.
- 174 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q1 2015, down from 177 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.08B of Barnes & Noble stock for Q1 2015, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q1 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q1 2015 was Gotham Asset Management, an estimated $16.8M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q1 2015 was Hawkeye Capital Management, an estimated $13.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.