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

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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.67M | Put options by funds: $1.31M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 143 (-22)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 53

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $330M → $213M (-$116M)

55% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 38

Holders
143
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
3.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
39
Reduced
53
Closed
38
Calls
$2.67M
Puts
$1.31M
Net Calls
+$1.36M
Net Calls Change
-$2.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
+$6.06M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.79M
3
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
+$1.05M
4
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$732K
5
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
+$618K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$7.3M
2
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
-$5.8M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$4.53M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.27M
5
SAM
Sandell Asset Management
New York
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$37.4M +$518K +103,587 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$30.3M -$47.5K -9,504 -0.2%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$20.7M -$7.3M -1,459,336 -26%
TL
4
TowerView LLC
New York
$11.8M – – –
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.23M -$2.4M -478,796 -20%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.82M -$29.5K -5,893 -0.3%
QOP
7
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$7.08M +$618K +123,500 +9%
MC
8
Maverick Capital
Texas
$7.01M +$6.06M +1,212,187 +595%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
9
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$6.31M – – –
Charles Schwab
10
Charles Schwab
California
$5.63M +$1.05M +209,112 +23%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$3.55M -$2.56M -510,871 -42%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$3.51M +$1.79M +358,160 +102%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.45M -$2.23M -445,632 -39%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.97M +$732K +146,340 +32%
HCMT
15
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$2.61M – – –
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
16
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$2.3M -$167K -33,300 -7%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.29M +$450K +89,945 +24%
RA
18
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.27M -$4.53M -905,857 -66%
GJL
19
Gendell Jeffrey L
$2.25M -$5.8M -1,160,143 -72%
SAM
20
Sandell Asset Management
New York
$2.18M -$2.8M -560,500 -56%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.15M +$54.7K +10,935 +3%
O
22
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$2.13M +$310K +62,013 +17%
PPA
23
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.82M +$363K +72,553 +25%
GC
24
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.78M -$284K -56,681 -14%
California Public Employees Retirement System
25
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.77M -$236K -47,250 -12%
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BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

143 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $213M — down 35% from $330M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of BKS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was Maverick Capital, adding an estimated $6.06M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $7.3M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q1 2018, down from 165 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $213M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q1 2018, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q1 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q1 2018 was Maverick Capital, an estimated $6.06M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q1 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $7.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.