Barnes & Noble
BKS
BKS was delisted on the 6th of August, 2019.
154 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
542% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.8M | Put options by funds: $2.78M
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 16
47% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 36
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $213M → $284M (+$70.6M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 154 (+11)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$3.52M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.57M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$2.08M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.76M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.63M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$5.26M |
| 2 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
-$2.25M |
| 3 |
SAM
Sandell Asset Management
New York
|
-$2.18M |
| 4 |
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$1.88M |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.74M |
BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
154 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $284M — up 33% from $213M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new BKS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $3.52M. The largest seller was Maverick Capital, cutting an estimated $5.26M.
- 154 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q2 2018, up from 143 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $284M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q2 2018, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q2 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $3.52M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q2 2018 was Maverick Capital, an estimated $5.26M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.