Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
122 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in Barnes & Noble Education in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
462% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.73M | Put options by funds: $1.02M
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 14
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
44% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $209M → $302M (+$92.6M)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 40
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 114 → 122 (+8)
0.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.56% → 0.59% (+0.02%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$11.3M |
| 2 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.22M |
| 3 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.89M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.76M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.99M |
| 2 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$2.27M |
| 3 |
JC
Jetstream Capital
Brentwood,
Tennessee
|
-$2.16M |
| 4 |
NCL
Nishkama Capital LLC
Dorado,
Puerto Rico
|
-$1.74M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$1.46M |
BNED Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
122 of the 5,728 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $302M — up 44% from $209M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new BNED positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.99M sold.
- 122 institutional investors held Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) as of Q3 2021, up from 114 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $302M of Barnes & Noble Education stock for Q3 2021, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Barnes & Noble Education positions in Q3 2021 and 14 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education buyer in Q3 2021 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $11.3M added.
- The largest Barnes & Noble Education seller in Q3 2021 was Millennium Management, an estimated $2.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.