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BKS

Barnes & Noble
BKS

Delisted

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

174 hedge funds and large institutions have $511M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.8M | Put options by funds: $7.78M

98% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 41

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 28

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 171174 (+3)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $686M → $511M (-$175M)

Holders
174
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.75%
% of All Funds
4.56%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
33
Increased
81
Reduced
41
Closed
28
Calls
$17.8M
Puts
$7.78M
Net Calls
+$10M
Net Calls Change
+$15.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACM
1
Abrams Capital Management
Massachusetts
$64.6M +$5.88M +500,000 +7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$54.5M +$5.93M +503,755 +9%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$36M -$4.85M -412,747 -9%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$31.1M +$2.45M +208,396 +6%
TSW
5
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$30.3M +$40.9M +3,478,107 New
CPM
6
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
$24.1M +$941K +80,000 +3%
TL
7
TowerView LLC
New York
$19.9M +$3.41M +290,300 +15%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$16.9M -$2.04M -173,512 -8%
FPA
9
First Pacific Advisors
California
$16M +$13.6M +1,157,210 +170%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$15.6M +$758K +64,440 +4%
GJL
11
Gendell Jeffrey L
$13.9M -$1.28M -108,707 -6%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.1M +$4.3M +365,931 +36%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$10.5M +$6.61M +561,827 +87%
GF
14
Gabelli Funds
New York
$6.59M +$3.59M +305,300 +68%
Renaissance Technologies
15
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.3M -$10.3M -873,700 -55%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$6.04M
WHI
17
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$6.01M +$1.46M +123,919 +22%
SC
18
Selz Capital
New York
$5.92M -$353K -30,000 -4%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.07M +$252K +21,421 +4%
QI
20
QS Investors
New York
$4.3M +$2.36M +200,425 +68%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
21
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$4.18M +$141K +12,012 +3%
ACM
22
Addison Clark Management
Connecticut
$4.05M +$5.47M +465,000 New
Deutsche Bank
23
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.68M -$2.73M -231,731 -35%
Principal Financial Group
24
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$3.64M +$353K +30,037 +8%
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.6M +$1.95M +165,748 +67%

BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

174 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $511M — down 25% from $686M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BKS positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, opening a new position worth an estimated $40.9M. The largest seller was Silver Point Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $31M sold.

  • 174 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q4 2015, up from 171 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $511M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q4 2015, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q4 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q4 2015 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $40.9M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q4 2015 was Silver Point Capital, an estimated $31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.