Staples Inc
SPLS
SPLS was delisted on the 12th of September, 2017.
500 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.05B invested in Staples Inc in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 210 increasing their positions, 144 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
60% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)
46% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 210 | Existing positions reduced: 144
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.2B → $5.05B (-$145M)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 54
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 510 → 500 (-10)
41% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.5M | Put options by funds: $29.4M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$419M |
| 2 |
OP
Oldfield Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$102M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$44.4M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$30.6M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$27.5M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$196M |
| 2 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$146M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$21.9M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$16.5M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$15.6M |
SPLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
500 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Staples Inc (SPLS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $5.05B — down 2.8% from $5.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 54 funds closed out of SPLS and 51 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 144 trimmed existing stakes and 210 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $419M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $196M.
- 500 institutional investors held Staples Inc (SPLS) as of Q1 2017, down from 510 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $5.05B of Staples Inc stock for Q1 2017, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new Staples Inc positions in Q1 2017 and 54 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Staples Inc buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $419M added.
- The largest Staples Inc seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $196M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.