Staples Inc
SPLS
SPLS was delisted on the 12th of September, 2017.
495 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.59B invested in Staples Inc in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 209 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.
26% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $358M | Put options by funds: $283M
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 523 → 495 (-28)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.14B → $5.59B (-$1.55B)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 209
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 77
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$91.6M |
| 2 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$72.8M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$49.1M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$41.7M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$34.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$156M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$71.8M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$65.8M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$56.4M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$39.7M |
SPLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
495 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Staples Inc (SPLS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $5.59B — down 22% from $7.14B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 77 funds closed out of SPLS and 54 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 209 trimmed existing stakes and 152 added.
The largest buyer was Pzena Investment Management, adding an estimated $91.6M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $156M.
- 495 institutional investors held Staples Inc (SPLS) as of Q4 2015, down from 523 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $5.59B of Staples Inc stock for Q4 2015, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new Staples Inc positions in Q4 2015 and 77 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest Staples Inc buyer in Q4 2015 was Pzena Investment Management, an estimated $91.6M added.
- The largest Staples Inc seller in Q4 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $156M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.