Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
140 hedge funds and large institutions have $268M invested in Barnes & Noble Education in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
74% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $172K | Put options by funds: $99K
74% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 19
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 126 → 140 (+14)
8% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $32.5M | Capital outflows: $30M
0.19% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.03% → 69.22% (+0.19%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 42
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$7M |
| 2 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.22M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$2.2M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.92M |
| 5 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
+$1.61M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Abrams Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.8M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.93M |
| 3 |
6CM
683 Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.4M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.18M |
| 5 |
ARTA
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
|
-$771K |
BNED Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
140 of the 4,420 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $268M — up 28% from $209M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BNED positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $7M. The largest seller was Abrams Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.
- 140 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) as of Q4 2017, up from 126 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $268M of Barnes & Noble Education stock for Q4 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Barnes & Noble Education positions in Q4 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education buyer in Q4 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $7M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education seller in Q4 2017 was Abrams Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.