Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
171 hedge funds and large institutions have $686M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 180 → 171 (-9)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 36
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.29M | Put options by funds: $15M
46% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.27B → $686M (-$579M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 4 (-4)
67% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 108
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$40M |
| 2 |
SM
Scoggin Management
New York
|
-$27M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$22.4M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$21.5M |
| 5 |
CPM
Chesapeake Partners Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$15.5M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
171 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $686M — down 46% from $1.27B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of BKS and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 108 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.
The largest buyer was Whale Rock Capital Management, adding an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $40M.
- 171 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q3 2015, down from 180 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $686M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q3 2015, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q3 2015 and 36 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q3 2015 was Whale Rock Capital Management, an estimated $12.2M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q3 2015 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $40M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.