Staples Inc
SPLS
SPLS was delisted on the 12th of September, 2017.
477 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.76B invested in Staples Inc in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 178 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 178 | Existing positions reduced: 158
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.1M | Put options by funds: $20.2M
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.92B → $4.76B (-$161M)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 51
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 488 → 477 (-11)
80% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 1 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
MMH
Menora Mivtachim Holdings
Ramat Gan,
Israel
|
+$25.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$19.7M |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$19M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$16.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$71.9M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$45.5M |
| 3 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$34.6M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$29.8M |
| 5 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$13.8M |
SPLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
477 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Staples Inc (SPLS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $4.76B — down 3.3% from $4.92B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of SPLS and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 158 trimmed existing stakes and 178 added.
The largest buyer was Credit Agricole, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Nordea Investment Management, cutting an estimated $71.9M.
- 477 institutional investors held Staples Inc (SPLS) as of Q3 2016, down from 488 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $4.76B of Staples Inc stock for Q3 2016, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Staples Inc positions in Q3 2016 and 51 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Staples Inc buyer in Q3 2016 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $105M added.
- The largest Staples Inc seller in Q3 2016 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $71.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.