Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
154 hedge funds and large institutions have $472M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
975% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $358M | Put options by funds: $33.3M
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 24
37% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 41
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 145 → 154 (+9)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $518M → $472M (-$46.6M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MG
Meditor Group
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$31.4M |
| 2 |
CPM
Chesapeake Partners Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$13M |
| 3 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$8.65M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$7.77M |
| 5 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$5.85M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ZIG
Zuckerman Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$18.6M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$6.11M |
| 3 |
PAAMCP
Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO)
Irvine,
California
|
-$4.63M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$4.4M |
| 5 |
NAM
Nichols Asset Management
Sudbury,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.08M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
154 of the 3,096 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $472M — down 9% from $518M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new BKS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Meditor Group, adding an estimated $31.4M. The largest seller was Zuckerman Investment Group, cutting an estimated $18.6M.
- 154 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q3 2013, up from 145 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $472M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q3 2013, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q3 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q3 2013 was Meditor Group, an estimated $31.4M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q3 2013 was Zuckerman Investment Group, an estimated $18.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.