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

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169 hedge funds and large institutions have $371M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

220% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $39.5M | Put options by funds: $12.3M

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 24

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 41

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $288M → $371M (+$82.9M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 157 → 169 (+12)

Holders
169
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+7.64%
% of All Funds
3.77%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
36
Increased
60
Reduced
41
Closed
24
Calls
$39.5M
Puts
$12.3M
Net Calls
+$27.1M
Net Calls Change
+$15.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$6.42M
2
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
+$5.82M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.47M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.12M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$4.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$8.34M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$7.95M
3
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
-$6.85M
4
SCM
SG Capital Management
Illinois
-$3.02M
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FWC
151
First Washington Corp
Washington
$7K – – –
IA
152
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3K – – –
QCIG
153
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$3K – – –
GAM
154
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$3K +$2.06K +309 +657%
MAM
155
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$3K +$3.08K +461 New
Federated Hermes
156
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$2K -$15.4K -2,300 -88%
AIC
157
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$2K +$1.76K +263 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
158
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1K – – –
FHA
159
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
PCG
160
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$1K – – –
QCG
161
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$1K – – –
VNA
162
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
WAM
163
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$1K +$1.12K +168 +579%
CAM
164
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$1K +$1.26K +189 New
SCM
165
SG Capital Management
Illinois
– -$3.02M -520,656 Closed
QI
166
QS Investors
New York
– -$1.36M -233,869 Closed
AIM
167
Assured Investment Management
New York
– -$922K -159,026 Closed
EMR
168
Errol M. Rudman
– -$667K -115,000 Closed
LCM
169
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$450K -77,593 Closed
GC
170
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$392K -67,588 Closed
EMG
171
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$385K -66,300 Closed
HT
172
HAP Trading
New York
– -$306K -52,705 Closed
FM
173
Fondren Management
Texas
– -$290K -50,000 Closed
SG Americas Securities
174
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$275K -47,459 Closed
WCM
175
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$244K -42,103 Closed
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BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

169 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $371M — up 29% from $288M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new BKS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $6.42M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $8.34M.

  • 169 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q4 2018, up from 157 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $371M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q4 2018, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q4 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q4 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $6.42M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q4 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $8.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.