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SPLS

Staples Inc
SPLS

Delisted

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

550 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.9B invested in Staples Inc in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 169 increasing their positions, 226 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 49

48% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $108M

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 525550 (+25)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 88 (0)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11B → $9.9B (-$1.13B)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 169 | Existing positions reduced: 226

Holders
550
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+4.76%
% of All Funds
15.97%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
78
Increased
169
Reduced
226
Closed
49
Calls
$160M
Puts
$108M
Net Calls
+$51.6M
Net Calls Change
+$21.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$907M +$128M +8,233,822 +17%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$712M +$26.9M +1,727,931 +4%
Pzena Investment Management
3
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$473M -$42M -2,692,496 -8%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$450M +$7.95M +509,980 +2%
Allianz Asset Management
5
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$430M -$9.51M -609,797 -2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$339M -$2.02M -129,700 -0.6%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$297M -$31.4M -2,013,449 -10%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$272M -$850K -54,553 -0.3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
9
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$262M +$117M +7,496,644 +84%
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$260M +$4.71M +301,875 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$254M -$8.7M -558,176 -3%
TIM
12
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$252M +$34.3M +2,199,192 +16%
FC
13
Fairpointe Capital
Illinois
$193M +$9.64M +618,500 +5%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$164M +$40.1M +2,571,548 +33%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$158M -$10.9M -696,524 -7%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$151M -$23M -1,472,623 -13%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
17
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$128M +$2.03M +129,906 +2%
RRAM
18
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$125M +$10.6M +680,819 +9%
HC
19
Hawkins Capital
Texas
$104M
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$92.5M -$4.09M -262,088 -4%
EIP
21
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$90.7M -$13.8M -885,283 -13%
TCIM
22
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$87.1M -$22.4M -1,437,669 -21%
MAA
23
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$80.5M -$8.74M -560,902 -10%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$78.9M +$3.9M +250,125 +5%
Ninety One (UK)
25
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$78.8M +$2.52M +161,780 +3%

SPLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

550 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Staples Inc (SPLS) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $9.9B — down 10% from $11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new SPLS positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 169 added to existing stakes and 226 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was Harris Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $88.2M sold.

  • 550 institutional investors held Staples Inc (SPLS) as of Q4 2013, up from 525 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $9.9B of Staples Inc stock for Q4 2013, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 78 funds opened new Staples Inc positions in Q4 2013 and 49 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Staples Inc buyer in Q4 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest Staples Inc seller in Q4 2013 was Harris Associates, an estimated $88.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.