Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
185 hedge funds and large institutions have $597M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
90% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 20
30% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.44M | Put options by funds: $7.26M
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 168 → 185 (+17)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 54
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $594M → $597M (+$3.3M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$7.3M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.58M |
| 3 |
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
|
+$4.98M |
| 4 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.17M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.89M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$6.07M |
| 2 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$4.47M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$4.26M |
| 4 |
TCG
Tremblant Capital Group
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$3.56M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.64M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
185 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $597M — up 0.56% from $594M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new BKS positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $7.3M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $6.07M.
- 185 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q4 2016, up from 168 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $597M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q4 2016, up 0.56% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q4 2016 and 20 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q4 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $7.3M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q4 2016 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $6.07M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.