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BKS

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

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157 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in Barnes & Noble in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

201% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.8M | Put options by funds: $4.93M

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 48

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 169 → 157 (-12)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $371M → $289M (-$82.3M)

34% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 35

Holders
157
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-7.1%
% of All Funds
3.4%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
23
Increased
54
Reduced
48
Closed
35
Calls
$14.8M
Puts
$4.93M
Net Calls
+$9.92M
Net Calls Change
-$17.2M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$8.59M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$7.35M
3
AC
Antara Capital
New York
+$7.27M
4
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
+$4.33M
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$3.13M

Top Sellers

1
CM
Caption Management
Oklahoma
-$5.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.09M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.26M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$2.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$56.6M +$8.59M +1,409,698 +16%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$31.8M -$735K -120,568 -2%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$23.3M +$7.35M +1,206,244 +39%
TL
4
TowerView LLC
New York
$12.9M – – –
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.7M -$3.26M -535,169 -20%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$11.6M -$2.93M -480,973 -18%
MC
7
Maverick Capital
Texas
$9.62M +$4.33M +710,960 +67%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.98M +$253K +41,604 +3%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8.03M +$837K +137,328 +10%
Charles Schwab
10
Charles Schwab
California
$8.02M -$20.6K -3,379 -0.2%
AC
11
Antara Capital
New York
$7.84M +$7.27M +1,193,500 +477%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
12
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$6.92M – – –
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$4.47M +$2.13M +348,764 +73%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$3.97M -$2.35M -386,175 -35%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.89M -$152K -24,899 -3%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$3.88M – – –
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.76M -$534K -87,700 -11%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.71M +$210K +34,508 +5%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.46M +$920K +150,958 +31%
KCM
20
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$2.98M +$2.13M +349,794 +175%
PPA
21
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.92M -$160K -26,215 -5%
HCMT
22
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$2.87M – – –
LCM
23
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.79M +$3.13M +514,251 New
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
24
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$2.6M +$88.2K +14,470 +3%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.49M -$28.8K -4,724 -1%
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BKS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

157 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble (BKS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $289M — down 22% from $371M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of BKS and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $8.59M. The largest seller was Caption Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.6M sold.

  • 157 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble (BKS) as of Q1 2019, down from 169 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $289M of Barnes & Noble stock for Q1 2019, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Barnes & Noble positions in Q1 2019 and 35 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble buyer in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $8.59M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble seller in Q1 2019 was Caption Management, an estimated $5.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.