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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$888M +$36.9M +2,643,759 +6%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$618M -$103M -7,405,116 -18%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$544M +$25.4M +1,817,578 +6%
Pzena Investment Management
4
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$461M -$110M -7,856,346 -24%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$417M +$1.26M +90,300 +0.4%
AIG
6
American International Group
New York
$399M +$63.2M +4,527,679 +26%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$397M +$132M +9,421,150 +75%
Schroder Investment Management Group
8
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$358M +$20.4M +1,457,655 +8%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$307M +$524K +37,525 +0.2%
SV
10
Starboard Value
New York
$287M +$221M +15,836,574 New
OP
11
Oldfield Partners
United Kingdom
$272M -$22.3K -1,600 -0%
TIM
12
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$265M -$23.4M -1,679,572 -10%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$227M +$5.18M +371,021 +3%
BFA
14
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$206M +$9.72M +696,054 +7%
FC
15
Fairpointe Capital
Illinois
$191M -$183M -13,084,742 -55%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$178M +$22.7M +1,626,076 +20%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$175M +$54M +3,867,685 +67%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$161M -$37.6M -2,690,270 -23%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$141M +$62.1M +4,449,265 +133%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$107M +$1.11M +79,618 +1%
BG
21
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$106M +$3.04M +217,952 +4%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
22
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$104M -$9.81M -702,300 -11%
DL
23
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$100M -$1.1M -79,029 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$96.8M +$7.93M +567,759 +12%
California Public Employees Retirement System
25
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$93.6M +$20.1M +1,439,065 +35%
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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.