Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
130 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in Barnes & Noble Education in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
43% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 37
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $139M → $149M (+$10.3M)
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.72% → 0.78% (+0.05%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 136 → 130 (-6)
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 20
88% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $118K | Put options by funds: $974K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$15.8M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.76M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$2.21M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$1.72M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.69M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Abrams Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.74M |
| 2 |
RCM
Raging Capital Management
Rocky Hill,
New Jersey
|
-$2.86M |
| 3 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.13M |
| 4 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.09M |
| 5 |
AA
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
-$2.06M |
BNED Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
130 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $149M — up 7.4% from $139M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of BNED and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 37 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Abrams Capital Management, cutting an estimated $8.74M.
- 130 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) as of Q1 2019, down from 136 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $149M of Barnes & Noble Education stock for Q1 2019, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Barnes & Noble Education positions in Q1 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $15.8M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education seller in Q1 2019 was Abrams Capital Management, an estimated $8.74M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.