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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
LSERS
101
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$116K -$567 -93 -0.4%
TRSOTSOK
102
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$116K – – –
HI
103
HBK Investments
Texas
$115K +$129K +21,123 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
104
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$112K -$10.8K -1,780 -8%
CGH
105
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$112K -$305 -50 -0.2%
MLICM
106
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$111K -$951 -156 -0.8%
SCM
107
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$111K +$125K +20,458 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
108
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$110K +$113K +18,590 +1,058%
LCS
109
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$109K -$183K -30,000 -60%
Verition Fund Management
110
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$109K +$122K +20,075 New
COPPSERS
111
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$106K +$110 +18 +0.1%
SOADOR
112
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$104K +$1.07K +175 +0.9%
Rafferty Asset Management
113
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$102K +$30.1K +4,944 +36%
Envestnet Asset Management
114
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$102K +$115K +18,845 New
MSA
115
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$100K +$3.69K +605 +3%
BAM
116
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
$99K +$111K +18,290 New
MTIM
117
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$98K +$110K +18,064 New
Mercer Global Advisors
118
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$95K +$107K +17,526 New
MERSOM
119
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$90K +$3.66K +600 +4%
WAM
120
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$90K +$101K +16,518 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
121
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$89K – – –
SG Americas Securities
122
SG Americas Securities
New York
$87K +$98K +16,089 New
PA
123
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$86K -$1.31K -215 -1%
Millennium Management
124
Millennium Management
New York
$84K -$3M -491,554 -97%
WSTAM
125
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$81K – – –
3 4
5
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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.