Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
136 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in Barnes & Noble Education in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 17
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 40
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 135 → 136 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.74% → 0.72% (-0.02%)
31% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $200M → $139M (-$61.1M)
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $151K | Put options by funds: $476K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Raging Capital Management
Rocky Hill,
New Jersey
|
+$3.97M |
| 2 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
+$1.86M |
| 3 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.28M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$886K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$784K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5M |
| 2 |
AA
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
-$2.96M |
| 3 |
CM
Caption Management
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
|
-$2.39M |
| 4 |
TG
TCW Group
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$2.14M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$688K |
BNED Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
136 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $139M — down 31% from $200M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new BNED positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Raging Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.97M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $5M.
- 136 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) as of Q4 2018, up from 135 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $139M of Barnes & Noble Education stock for Q4 2018, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Barnes & Noble Education positions in Q4 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education buyer in Q4 2018 was Raging Capital Management, an estimated $3.97M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education seller in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.