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BKS

Barnes & Noble
BKS

Delisted

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

170 hedge funds and large institutions have $917M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 24

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 51

15% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $63.2M | Put options by funds: $54.8M

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160170 (+10)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $917M (-$114M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 64 (-2)

Holders
170
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
4.93%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
34
Increased
60
Reduced
51
Closed
24
Calls
$63.2M
Puts
$54.8M
Net Calls
+$8.39M
Net Calls Change
+$13.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$92.2M +$7.16M +489,595 +7%
ACM
2
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$81.2M
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$76M +$3.41M +233,370 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$54M -$1.94M -132,800 -3%
CPM
5
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
$43.7M +$808K +55,281 +2%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$41.1M +$2.09M +142,864 +5%
TL
7
TowerView LLC
New York
$38.6M -$1.56M -106,820 -3%
PRCM
8
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$37M +$17.1M +1,167,390 +69%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
9
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$36.8M +$17.3M +1,180,082 +1,723%
GJL
10
Gendell Jeffrey L
$25.9M -$7.46M -510,052 -20%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$21.4M +$240K +16,418 +1%
SM
12
Scoggin Management
New York
$19.5M -$3.48M -238,056 -14%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$19.5M -$1.63M -111,171 -7%
Renaissance Technologies
14
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$17.4M +$6.81M +465,583 +53%
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$15.7M +$599K +40,999 +4%
Acadian Asset Management
16
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$14.2M +$16.1M +1,101,210 New
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.4M -$5.54M -379,159 -28%
TCIM
18
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$11.4M -$782K -53,474 -6%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
19
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$9.54M -$42.5K -2,908 -0.4%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.06M -$138K -9,433 -1%
WHI
21
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$8.59M +$669K +45,780 +7%
SIC
22
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$8.54M -$22.3K -1,526 -0.2%
MFP
23
Michael F. Price
$8.54M
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.24M +$954K +65,269 +11%
TA
25
Teachers Advisors
New York
$8.05M -$1.19M -81,668 -12%

BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

170 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $917M — down 11% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new BKS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $17.3M. The largest seller was Bogle Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.6M sold.

  • 170 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q3 2014, up from 160 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $917M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q3 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q3 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q3 2014 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $17.3M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q3 2014 was Bogle Investment Management, an estimated $18.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.