Staples Inc
SPLS
SPLS was delisted on the 12th of September, 2017.
508 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.78B invested in Staples Inc in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 182 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
27% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34.8M | Put options by funds: $27.4M
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 66
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.05B → $5.78B (+$727M)
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 500 → 508 (+8)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 182
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$58.5M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$51.1M |
| 3 |
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$50.4M |
| 4 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
+$48.1M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OP
Oldfield Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$125M |
| 2 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$42.4M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$39M |
| 4 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$34.1M |
| 5 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$33.4M |
SPLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
508 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Staples Inc (SPLS) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $5.78B — up 14% from $5.05B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new SPLS positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 182 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AQR Arbitrage, opening a new position worth an estimated $58.5M. The largest seller was Oldfield Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $125M sold.
- 508 institutional investors held Staples Inc (SPLS) as of Q2 2017, up from 500 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $5.78B of Staples Inc stock for Q2 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new Staples Inc positions in Q2 2017 and 66 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Staples Inc buyer in Q2 2017 was AQR Arbitrage, an estimated $58.5M added.
- The largest Staples Inc seller in Q2 2017 was Oldfield Partners, an estimated $125M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.