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Barnes & Noble
BKS

Delisted

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

154 hedge funds and large institutions have $471M 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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 23 (+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: 145154 (+9)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $510M → $471M (-$39M)

Holders
154
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+6.21%
% of All Funds
4.99%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
34
Increased
56
Reduced
41
Closed
24
Calls
$358M
Puts
$33.3M
Net Calls
+$325M
Net Calls Change
+$278M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$61.8M +$3.76M +361,028 +5%
MG
2
Meditor Group
Bermuda
$36.9M +$31.4M +3,013,850 +226%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$27M +$7.77M +745,373 +31%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$26.6M +$2.4M +230,437 +8%
TL
5
TowerView LLC
New York
$25.9M
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$21.6M -$3.03M -291,051 -10%
CPM
7
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
$20.3M +$13M +1,251,320 +109%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$17.3M +$5.24M +502,464 +33%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.6M -$998K -95,766 -5%
TSW
10
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$14.5M +$5.85M +561,491 +49%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$14.2M -$1.7M -163,101 -9%
KCM
12
Kingstown Capital Management
New York
$9.71M
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.73M +$1.57M +150,872 +17%
MFP
14
Michael F. Price
$7.5M -$1.11M -106,515 -11%
PP
15
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$7.22M +$8.65M +829,741 +3,777%
LCS
16
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$6.77M +$1.47M +141,483 +22%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
17
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$6.61M -$33.7K -3,230 -0.4%
WHI
18
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$5.98M +$3.38M +323,970 +85%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$5.72M
CSC
20
Cove Street Capital
California
$5.36M +$1.06M +101,980 +19%
NCM
21
Nantahala Capital Management
Connecticut
$5.15M +$4.94M +474,108 +357%
Nomura Holdings
22
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$5.02M +$948K +90,971 +18%
BCM
23
BBT Capital Management
Texas
$3.88M
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.83M +$1.71M +163,824 +57%
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.79M +$1.32M +126,687 +39%

BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

154 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $471M — down 7.6% from $510M 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 $471M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q3 2013, down 7.6% 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.