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Barnes & Noble
BKS

Delisted

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

177 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.04B invested in Barnes & Noble in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $86.6M | Put options by funds: $44.9M

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 21

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $917M → $1.04B (+$121M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 170177 (+7)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 56

Holders
177
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.12%
% of All Funds
4.72%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
32
Increased
53
Reduced
56
Closed
21
Calls
$86.6M
Puts
$44.9M
Net Calls
+$41.6M
Net Calls Change
+$33.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$115M +$5.72M +402,790 +6%
ACM
2
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$95.5M
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$90.6M +$1.17M +82,590 +1%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$55.1M +$6.34M +446,933 +14%
CPM
5
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
$51.4M
TL
6
TowerView LLC
New York
$46.2M +$785K +55,318 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$43.3M -$18.9M -1,328,981 -32%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$32.7M +$9.03M +636,110 +42%
GJL
9
Gendell Jeffrey L
$32.6M +$1.91M +134,570 +7%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$25M -$113K -7,950 -0.5%
SM
11
Scoggin Management
New York
$21.9M -$1.02M -71,833 -5%
PRCM
12
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$20.9M -$21.1M -1,488,340 -52%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$20.1M -$16.5M -1,163,421 -93%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.8M -$775K -54,601 -6%
HCM
15
Hawkeye Capital Management
Florida
$13.7M +$12.8M +901,799 New
GAM
16
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$13.5M +$11.3M +794,724 +835%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$11.1M +$3.32M +233,657 +47%
Renaissance Technologies
18
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$11M -$8.82M -621,540 -46%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
19
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$11M -$183K -12,906 -2%
WHI
20
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$10.9M +$774K +54,530 +8%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$10.9M +$2.76M +194,359 +37%
Boston Partners
22
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$10.7M +$10M +705,908 New
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$10.3M -$382K -26,935 -4%
TCIM
24
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$10.2M -$3.02M -212,873 -24%
SIC
25
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$10M

BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

177 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.04B — up 13% from $917M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new BKS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hawkeye Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.8M. The largest seller was Pine River Capital Management, cutting an estimated $21.1M.

  • 177 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q4 2014, up from 170 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.04B of Barnes & Noble stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q4 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q4 2014 was Hawkeye Capital Management, an estimated $12.8M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q4 2014 was Pine River Capital Management, an estimated $21.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.