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BKS

Barnes & Noble
BKS

Delisted

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

156 hedge funds and large institutions have $757M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 25 (+3)

100% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $68.4M | Put options by funds: $34.2M

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $543M → $757M (+$215M)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 31

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 155156 (+1)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
156
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.65%
% of All Funds
4.51%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
33
Increased
43
Reduced
57
Closed
31
Calls
$68.4M
Puts
$34.2M
Net Calls
+$34.3M
Net Calls Change
+$24.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$83.5M -$13.1M -1,139,886 -16%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$50.4M +$5.2M +454,559 +14%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$44.3M +$94.4K +8,245 +0.3%
ACM
4
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$44.2M +$37M +3,227,839 New
TL
5
TowerView LLC
New York
$41.8M
CPM
6
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
$41.4M -$223K -19,464 -0.6%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$27.6M +$4.76M +416,121 +26%
AAP
8
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$23.5M +$19.7M +1,716,750 New
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$22.3M -$8.66M -756,170 -32%
OAM
10
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$20.4M +$17.1M +1,493,037 New
KCM
11
Kingstown Capital Management
New York
$18.8M
GJL
12
Gendell Jeffrey L
$16.1M +$12.2M +1,069,183 +1,024%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$15.7M +$1.32M +114,972 +11%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$13.7M +$702K +61,327 +14,163%
BIM
15
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$12.5M +$10.5M +914,532 New
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$10.8M -$663K -57,873 -7%
MFP
17
Michael F. Price
$10.4M -$3.14M -274,680 -26%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
18
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$10.3M -$235K -20,507 -3%
GH
19
Green Holdings
Bermuda
$10.2M +$8.56M +747,740 New
Two Sigma Investments
20
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$9.66M +$7.27M +634,884 +904%
Millennium Management
21
Millennium Management
New York
$9.62M +$7.54M +658,500 +1,496%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.5M +$7.34M +641,233 +1,216%
TA
23
Teachers Advisors
New York
$9.1M +$3.28M +286,659 +76%
LCS
24
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$8.88M -$1.53M -133,930 -17%
Norges Bank
25
Norges Bank
Norway
$8.62M -$524K -45,780 -7%

BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

156 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $757M — up 40% from $543M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BKS positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Abrams Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $37M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.3M sold.

  • 156 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q1 2014, up from 155 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $757M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q1 2014, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q1 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q1 2014 was Abrams Capital Management, an estimated $37M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q1 2014 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $18.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.