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BKS

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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
Fifth Third Bancorp
151
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1K – – –
FHA
152
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
VNA
153
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
CM
154
Caption Management
Oklahoma
– -$5.6M -789,340 Closed
PI
155
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
– -$2.6M -367,410 Closed
MHP
156
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
– -$2.15M -303,200 Closed
EGM
157
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$989K -139,561 Closed
SCM
158
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$837K -118,105 Closed
DTL
159
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$728K -102,627 Closed
Los Angeles Capital Management
160
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
– -$641K -90,362 Closed
TEE
161
Tibra Equities Europe
United Kingdom
– -$634K -89,400 Closed
Canada Life
162
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
– -$542K -82,778 Closed
CSS
163
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$499K -70,354 Closed
TI
164
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$445K -62,770 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
165
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$382K -62,706 Closed
ACM
166
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
– -$430K -62,700 Closed
Man Group
167
Man Group
United Kingdom
– -$354K -50,000 Closed
SCM
168
Symons Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$347K -48,878 Closed
VF
169
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$287K -40,531 Closed
SSA
170
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$182K -25,664 Closed
QOP
171
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
– -$174K -24,500 Closed
ARTA
172
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$172K -24,269 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
173
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$158K -22,300 Closed
SMC
174
S. Muoio & Co
New York
– -$126K -17,742 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
175
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$98K -13,861 Closed
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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.