Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
136 hedge funds and large institutions have $364M invested in Barnes & Noble Education in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
233% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.23M | Put options by funds: $369K
93% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $35.1M | Capital outflows: $18.2M
79% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 28
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 20
2.92% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.69% → 68.61% (+2.9%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 133 → 136 (+3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.48M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.69M |
| 3 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.67M |
| 4 |
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.53M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.43M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Austin,
Texas
|
-$2.92M |
| 2 |
WHI
William Harris Investors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.52M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.2M |
| 4 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.98M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.62M |
BNED Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
136 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $364M — up 26% from $290M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new BNED positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $4.48M. The largest seller was Employees Retirement System of Texas, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.92M sold.
- 136 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) as of Q4 2016, up from 133 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $364M of Barnes & Noble Education stock for Q4 2016, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Barnes & Noble Education positions in Q4 2016 and 20 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education buyer in Q4 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $4.48M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education seller in Q4 2016 was Employees Retirement System of Texas, an estimated $2.92M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.