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71 hedge funds and large institutions have $219M invested in Barnes & Noble Education in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 15

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $187M → $219M (+$32.7M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.55% → 61.35% (-0.2%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 71 (-3)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 18

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $491K | Put options by funds: $831K

Holders
71
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.05%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
16
Increased
26
Reduced
15
Closed
18
Calls
$491K
Puts
$831K
Net Calls
-$340K
Net Calls Change
-$8.79M

Top Buyers

1
KWM
Kanen Wealth Management
Florida
+$7.48M
2
GRIM
Greenhaven Road Investment Management
Connecticut
+$5.67M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.08M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.9M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.87M

Top Sellers

1
KLP
Kent Lake PR
Puerto Rico
-$5.02M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.98M
3
AE
AMH Equity
New York
-$803K
4
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
-$803K
5
CCM
Corsair Capital Management
New York
-$527K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCM
26
Corsair Capital Management
New York
$515K -$527K -51,000 -51%
XT
27
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$468K +$460K +44,582 New
HF
28
HRT Financial
New York
$422K +$415K +40,224 New
Osaic Holdings
29
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$419K +$388K +37,543 +1,615%
BFM
30
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$417K +$410K +39,700 New
BCM
31
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$410K – – –
Northern Trust
32
Northern Trust
Illinois
$385K +$44.6K +4,323 +13%
Invesco
33
Invesco
Georgia
$359K +$86.9K +8,410 +33%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
34
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$286K +$281K +27,201 New
Jane Street
35
Jane Street
New York
$231K -$511K -49,503 -69%
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$226K -$437K -42,352 -66%
EC
37
EntryPoint Capital
New York
$225K +$221K +21,429 New
Group One Trading
38
Group One Trading
Illinois
$222K +$183K +17,704 +517%
Simplex Trading
39
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$204K -$99.3K -9,619 -33%
CC
40
Centiva Capital
New York
$201K +$43K +4,163 +28%
D.E. Shaw & Co
41
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$200K -$404K -39,145 -67%
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$188K +$121K +11,737 +191%
American Century Companies
43
American Century Companies
Missouri
$160K +$157K +15,230 New
EGM
44
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$159K -$194K -18,756 -55%
JAIC
45
Josh Arnold Investment Consultant
Minnesota
$144K +$141K +13,700 New
Charles Schwab
46
Charles Schwab
California
$133K – – –
SFI
47
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$128K – – –
ECM
48
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$113K -$80.2K -7,761 -42%
CM
49
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$113K +$86.8K +8,408 +363%
A
50
AlphaQuest
New York
$94.2K +$92.6K +8,968 New
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BNED Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

71 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $219M — up 17% from $187M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of BNED and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Kanen Wealth Management, adding an estimated $7.48M. The largest seller was Kent Lake PR, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.02M sold.

  • 71 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) as of Q1 2025, down from 74 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $219M of Barnes & Noble Education stock for Q1 2025, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Barnes & Noble Education positions in Q1 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble Education buyer in Q1 2025 was Kanen Wealth Management, an estimated $7.48M added.
  • The largest Barnes & Noble Education seller in Q1 2025 was Kent Lake PR, an estimated $5.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.