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BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.

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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.67M | Put options by funds: $1.31M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 143 (-22)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 53

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $330M → $213M (-$116M)

55% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 38

Holders
143
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
3.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
39
Reduced
53
Closed
38
Calls
$2.67M
Puts
$1.31M
Net Calls
+$1.36M
Net Calls Change
-$2.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
+$6.06M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.79M
3
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
+$1.05M
4
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$732K
5
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
+$618K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$7.3M
2
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
-$5.8M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$4.53M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.27M
5
SAM
Sandell Asset Management
New York
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
126
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K – – –
CIP
127
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$6K +$5.72K +1,144 New
FWC
128
First Washington Corp
Washington
$5K – – –
US Bancorp
129
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$5K – – –
IA
130
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3K – – –
SEI Investments
131
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$2K -$1.9K -380 -49%
Federated Hermes
132
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
VCM
133
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$2K +$360 +72 +14%
PNC Financial Services Group
134
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K +$680 +136 +39%
TDC
135
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$2K +$2.5K +500 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
136
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1K – – –
PA
137
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K +$935 +187 New
WAM
138
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$1K +$1.44K +287 New
PP
139
PDT Partners
New York
– -$2.08M -311,100 Closed
SFM
140
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
– -$907K -135,345 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
141
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$529K -105,800 Closed
American Century Companies
142
American Century Companies
Missouri
– -$638K -95,223 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
143
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$597K -89,142 Closed
PI
144
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
– -$573K -85,500 Closed
HI
145
HBK Investments
Texas
– -$523K -78,109 Closed
SCM
146
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
– -$493K -73,545 Closed
HCM
147
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$313K -46,617 Closed
WI
148
WBI Investments
New Jersey
– -$291K -43,391 Closed
Macquarie Group
149
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$281K -41,910 Closed
VF
150
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$249K -37,234 Closed
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BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

143 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $213M — down 35% from $330M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of BKS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was Maverick Capital, adding an estimated $6.06M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $7.3M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q1 2018, down from 165 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $213M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q1 2018, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q1 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q1 2018 was Maverick Capital, an estimated $6.06M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q1 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $7.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.