Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Abrams Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$29.4M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$5.01M |
| 3 |
TCG
Tremblant Capital Group
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$4.94M |
| 4 |
ISL
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
|
+$4.64M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
El Segundo,
California
|
-$16.5M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$6.55M |
| 3 |
SC
Selz Capital
New York
|
-$6.01M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.2M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$5.14M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AP
201
Appleton Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$103K | -11,785 | Closed |
|
202
Pacer Advisors
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$101K | -11,580 | Closed |
|
203
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$90K | -9,188 | Closed |
|
|
BJ
204
BlackRock Japan
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$23K | -2,696 | Closed |
|
|
PG
205
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$21.8K | -2,221 | Closed |
|
|
IA
206
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$5K | -544 | Closed |
|
|
ST
207
Spot Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3.72K | -380 | Closed |
|
|
AWM
208
Avior Wealth Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$2K | -200 | Closed |
|
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.