Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
134 hedge funds and large institutions have $310M invested in Barnes & Noble Education in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
415% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $948K | Put options by funds: $184K
57% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 35
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 13
0.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 68.61% → 69.49% (+0.89%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 136 → 134 (-2)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $364M → $310M (-$54.6M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$50.1M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$3.32M |
| 3 |
MFP
Michael F. Price
|
+$3.23M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.51M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.27M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EGA
Evermore Global Advisors
Summit,
New Jersey
|
-$8.29M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.65M |
| 3 |
DTL
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
|
-$795K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$777K |
| 5 |
BPM
Bowling Portfolio Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$688K |
BNED Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
134 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $310M — down 15% from $364M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BNED positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $50.1M. The largest seller was Evermore Global Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.29M.
- 134 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) as of Q1 2017, down from 136 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $310M of Barnes & Noble Education stock for Q1 2017, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Barnes & Noble Education positions in Q1 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $50.1M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education seller in Q1 2017 was Evermore Global Advisors, an estimated $8.29M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.