Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
145 hedge funds and large institutions have $198M invested in Barnes & Noble Education in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 10
79% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $22.4M | Capital outflows: $12.5M
73% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 33
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 135 → 145 (+10)
3.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.82% → 74.97% (+3.1%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
18% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $591K | Put options by funds: $720K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.84M |
| 2 |
TCW Group
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.97M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.51M |
| 4 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
+$1.26M |
| 5 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.25M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.86M |
| 2 |
Abrams Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.61M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$1.32M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.17M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$799K |
BNED Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
145 of the 4,386 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $198M — down 15% from $232M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new BNED positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.84M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $1.86M.
- 145 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) as of Q2 2018, up from 135 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $198M of Barnes & Noble Education stock for Q2 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Barnes & Noble Education positions in Q2 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.84M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education seller in Q2 2018 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $1.86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.