Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$70.9M |
| 2 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$10.6M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$9.93M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.07M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$3.74M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.3M |
| 2 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
-$4.06M |
| 3 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.79M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.61M |
| 5 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
-$1.51M |
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.