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SPLS

Staples Inc
SPLS

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SPLS was delisted on the 12th of September, 2017.

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538 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.7B invested in Staples Inc in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

444% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $552M | Put options by funds: $102M

88% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 15 (+7)

87% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 46

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.56B → $10.7B (+$3.14B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 506 → 538 (+32)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 221

Holders
538
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+6.32%
% of All Funds
14.35%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+87.5%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
86
Increased
156
Reduced
221
Closed
46
Calls
$552M
Puts
$102M
Net Calls
+$450M
Net Calls Change
+$404M

Top Buyers

1
SV
Starboard Value
New York
+$221M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$132M
3
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$63.2M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$62.1M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$54M

Top Sellers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$266M
2
FC
Fairpointe Capital
Illinois
-$183M
3
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
-$110M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$103M
5
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
-$90M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BJ
101
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$14M +$1.04M +74,346 +11%
CIA
102
CSat Investment Advisory
Michigan
$13.7M +$947K +67,842 +10%
LCM
103
LionEye Capital Management
New York
$13.6M +$10.5M +750,000 New
CIC
104
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$13.5M +$5.9M +422,290 +131%
Canada Life
105
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$13.3M -$4.51M -323,148 -30%
KBC Group
106
KBC Group
Belgium
$13.3M -$477K -34,134 -4%
OSAM
107
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$13M +$4.49M +321,671 +67%
ACI
108
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$12.9M -$4.32M -309,536 -30%
Ameriprise
109
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.8M -$3.35M -239,947 -25%
PG
110
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$12.5M +$9.65M +691,190 New
ICM
111
Intrepid Capital Management
Florida
$12.4M -$7.87M -563,780 -45%
IG
112
ING Group
Netherlands
$12.3M -$3.13M -223,900 -25%
MAA
113
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$11.8M -$2.59M -185,782 -22%
AII
114
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$11.6M – – –
HT
115
HAP Trading
New York
$11.5M +$4.61M +330,382 +108%
BIM
116
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$11.4M +$8.78M +628,687 New
Susquehanna International Group
117
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$11.1M -$13.4M -956,700 -61%
1M
118
13D Management
New York
$10.9M +$8.36M +598,944 New
Swiss National Bank
119
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$10.8M -$325K -23,300 -4%
JG
120
Jefferies Group
New York
$10.3M +$7.38M +528,538 +1,361%
Royal Bank of Canada
121
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.1M -$1.55M -110,886 -17%
HSBC Holdings
122
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$10.1M -$2.36M -168,783 -23%
Massachusetts Financial Services
123
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$9.92M -$266M -19,031,563 -97%
ST
124
Spot Trading
Illinois
$9.78M +$7.53M +539,596 New
PI
125
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
$9.44M +$102K +7,329 +1%
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SPLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

538 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Staples Inc (SPLS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $10.7B — up 42% from $7.56B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new SPLS positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 221 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Starboard Value, opening a new position worth an estimated $221M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $266M.

  • 538 institutional investors held Staples Inc (SPLS) as of Q4 2014, up from 506 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $10.7B of Staples Inc stock for Q4 2014, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 86 funds opened new Staples Inc positions in Q4 2014 and 46 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest Staples Inc buyer in Q4 2014 was Starboard Value, an estimated $221M added.
  • The largest Staples Inc seller in Q4 2014 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $266M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.