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SPLS

Staples Inc
SPLS

Delisted

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

523 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.21B invested in Staples Inc in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 179 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

487% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $474M | Put options by funds: $80.8M

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 538523 (-15)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.74B → $9.21B (-$529M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 179 | Existing positions reduced: 210

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 51

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 97 (-2)

Holders
523
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-2.79%
% of All Funds
14.09%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
43
Increased
179
Reduced
210
Closed
51
Calls
$474M
Puts
$80.8M
Net Calls
+$393M
Net Calls Change
-$191M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$784M +$3.34M +205,440 +0.4%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$648M +$140M +8,589,798 +25%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$510M +$86.2M +5,295,502 +19%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$412M -$27.8M -1,710,558 -6%
AIG
5
American International Group
New York
$362M +$19.8M +1,218,407 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$355M +$2.37M +145,580 +0.6%
Pzena Investment Management
7
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$340M -$11M -675,830 -3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
8
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$333M +$31.5M +1,932,006 +10%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$313M +$36.1M +2,218,501 +12%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$255M -$7.84M -481,883 -3%
OP
11
Oldfield Partners
United Kingdom
$248M +$21.9M +1,346,800 +9%
TIM
12
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$199M -$19.5M -1,195,817 -8%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$175M -$2.4M -147,139 -1%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$136M +$4.77M +293,169 +3%
SIM
15
Stelliam Investment Management
New York
$126M +$58.9M +3,615,000 +79%
SV
16
Starboard Value
New York
$125M -$34.5M -2,120,284 -21%
AQR Capital Management
17
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$124M +$13.9M +854,937 +12%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$109M -$10.7M -657,588 -8%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$102M +$7.02M +431,422 +7%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$96.3M +$394K +24,218 +0.4%
AllianceBernstein
21
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$90M +$18.4M +1,130,795 +24%
T
22
TOBAM
France
$86.7M -$4.78M -293,783 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$83.8M -$63.7M -3,914,676 -42%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
24
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$82.8M -$3.3M -202,977 -4%
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$80.5M +$305K +18,729 +0.4%

SPLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

523 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Staples Inc (SPLS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $9.21B — down 5.4% from $9.74B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of SPLS and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 210 trimmed existing stakes and 179 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Fairpointe Capital, cutting an estimated $97M.

  • 523 institutional investors held Staples Inc (SPLS) as of Q2 2015, down from 538 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.21B of Staples Inc stock for Q2 2015, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Staples Inc positions in Q2 2015 and 51 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Staples Inc buyer in Q2 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $140M added.
  • The largest Staples Inc seller in Q2 2015 was Fairpointe Capital, an estimated $97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.