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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
WMSA
176
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$203K -35,000 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
177
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$73K -12,645 Closed
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
178
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
– -$73K -12,600 Closed
PA
179
Profund Advisors
Maryland
– -$60K -10,356 Closed
AP
180
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$54K -9,352 Closed
TRCT
181
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$50K -8,541 Closed
Macquarie Group
182
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$43K -7,343 Closed
CWM
183
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$500K -3,675 Closed
AC
184
Avestar Capital
New York
– -$14K -2,500 Closed
GP
185
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -300 Closed
LTFS
186
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
– -$1K -196 Closed
SPIA
187
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
– -$1K -143 Closed
MOS
188
MGO One Seven
Ohio
– +$20 +3 New
APC
189
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
– +$100 +15 New
PFBT
190
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
– +$307 +46 New
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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.