Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $598M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.48M | Put options by funds: $7.91M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $629M → $598M (-$30.6M)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 59
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 175 → 168 (-7)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 27
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.8M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$7.05M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.98M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.6M |
| 5 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
+$1.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$9.59M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$6.81M |
| 3 |
WHI
William Harris Investors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.38M |
| 4 |
ISL
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
|
-$5.37M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$4.78M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
168 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $598M — down 4.9% from $629M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of BKS and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Gotham Asset Management, cutting an estimated $9.59M.
- 168 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q3 2016, down from 175 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $598M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q3 2016, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q3 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q3 2016 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $10.8M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q3 2016 was Gotham Asset Management, an estimated $9.59M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.