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

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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $677M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

98% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.1M | Put options by funds: $6.6M

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $511M → $677M (+$166M)

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 29

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174 → 179 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 70

Holders
179
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.87%
% of All Funds
4.77%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
36
Increased
53
Reduced
70
Closed
29
Calls
$13.1M
Puts
$6.6M
Net Calls
+$6.49M
Net Calls Change
-$3.52M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACM
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$29.4M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$5.01M
3
TCG
Tremblant Capital Group
Florida
+$4.94M
4
ISL
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
+$4.64M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
California
-$16.5M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$6.55M
3
SC
Selz Capital
New York
-$6.01M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$5.2M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VNA
176
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
GAM
177
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$1K +$10 +1 +0.8%
GT
178
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1K +$921 +94 +92%
QCG
179
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$1K +$970 +99 New
ACM
180
Addison Clark Management
Connecticut
– -$4.05M -465,000 Closed
BIM
181
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$3.38M -387,536 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
182
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$2.77M -317,887 Closed
AI
183
Analytic Investors
California
– -$1.81M -208,365 Closed
AC
184
Armistice Capital
New York
– -$1.74M -200,000 Closed
IAM
185
Integre Asset Management
New York
– -$1.6M -183,267 Closed
HCM
186
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$1.36M -156,198 Closed
PAM
187
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.17M -133,893 Closed
JG
188
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$1.26M -128,973 Closed
BCM
189
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$990K -113,633 Closed
T
190
Tahithromos
New York
– -$682K -78,295 Closed
SIM
191
Spark Investment Management
New York
– -$532K -61,100 Closed
DM
192
Diker Management
New York
– -$492K -56,534 Closed
CSS
193
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$467K -53,636 Closed
Walleye Trading
194
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$404K -41,236 Closed
DCM
195
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
– -$323K -37,128 Closed
GS
196
GAM Systematic
United Kingdom
– -$315K -36,165 Closed
CL
197
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
– -$162K -18,600 Closed
AQR Capital Management
198
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$121K -13,941 Closed
BCM
199
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
– -$115K -13,166 Closed
WA
200
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
– -$111K -12,750 Closed
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BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

179 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $677M — up 32% from $511M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new BKS positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Abrams Capital Management, adding an estimated $29.4M. The largest seller was First Pacific Advisors, cutting an estimated $16.5M.

  • 179 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q1 2016, up from 174 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $677M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q1 2016, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q1 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q1 2016 was Abrams Capital Management, an estimated $29.4M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q1 2016 was First Pacific Advisors, an estimated $16.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.