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Barnes & Noble
BKS

Delisted

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

180 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in Barnes & Noble in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 (+2)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 24

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 56

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.27B (+$182M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174180 (+6)

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.1M | Put options by funds: $40.5M

Holders
180
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.45%
% of All Funds
4.85%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
30
Increased
68
Reduced
56
Closed
24
Calls
$40.1M
Puts
$40.5M
Net Calls
-$416K
Net Calls Change
-$889K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$140M +$7.51M +481,279 +6%
ACM
2
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$133M +$23.9M +1,531,505 +24%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$100M +$8.59M +550,578 +10%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$71.3M +$4.52M +289,352 +7%
CPM
5
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
$62.1M +$1M +64,086 +2%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$50.9M +$24.7M +1,582,614 +112%
TL
7
TowerView LLC
New York
$47.6M -$3.49M -223,732 -7%
SPC
8
Silver Point Capital
Connecticut
$39.5M +$36.3M +2,324,098 New
GJL
9
Gendell Jeffrey L
$38.2M +$927K +59,387 +3%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$34M +$390K +25,009 +1%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
11
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$31.3M -$158K -10,094 -8%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$29.2M +$574K +36,782 +2%
SM
13
Scoggin Management
New York
$27M -$2.55M -163,282 -9%
SC
14
Selz Capital
New York
$18.4M
GAM
15
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$17.7M -$14.4M -922,033 -47%
TCIM
16
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$16.4M +$339K +21,735 +2%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15M -$626K -40,087 -4%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$14.8M +$3.2M +205,174 +31%
OAM
19
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$13.9M +$12.8M +818,789 New
Loomis, Sayles & Company
20
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$12.2M -$28.5K -1,826 -0.3%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$11.9M +$166K +10,655 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$11.7M +$893K +57,190 +9%
WRCM
23
Whale Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.4M +$10.5M +671,440 New
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
24
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$10.9M
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.9M -$210K -13,470 -2%

BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

180 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.27B — up 17% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new BKS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Silver Point Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $36.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $33.4M.

  • 180 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q2 2015, up from 174 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of Barnes & Noble stock for Q2 2015, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q2 2015 and 24 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q2 2015 was Silver Point Capital, an estimated $36.3M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $33.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.