BNED Institutional Ownership
Who owns Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 111 funds reported holding BNED at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 76.7% of the company.
- ▲63 buying vs 39 selling
- ▲Held by funds +5.5 pts
- ▲Funds holding +20
- ●Superinvestors: 2 added, 2 cut
- ●Put/call not meaningful
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 111 | 91 | +22.0% |
| In funds' top 10 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 13F shares | 26.6M | 24.7M | +7.7% |
| Held by funds | 76.7% | 71.1% | +5.5 pts |
| New positions | 31 | 19 | +63.2% |
| Increased | 32 | 26 | +23.1% |
| Reduced | 29 | 18 | +61.1% |
| Sold out | 10 | 12 | −16.7% |
| Calls (shares) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Puts (shares) | 0 | 50K | −100.0% |
| Put/call ratio | – | – | – |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in BNED
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Who owns BNED
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds12.9%
- Active managers and hedge funds75.6%
- Banks and brokers10.4%
- Pensions, insurers and other1.2%
The top 10 holders own 80.5% of all BNED shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Put/call ratio
funds' options, market makers left outAbove 1 means funds hold more puts than calls, a sign of hedging or bets on a fall. Options are valued at the underlying shares.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
16 funds changed their position- Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.Added+60K sh
- State of WyomingSold out−15K sh
- Verdence Capital Advisors LLCAdded+5,385 sh
- Strs OhioAdded+1,100 sh
- Nisa Investment Advisors, LLCTrimmed−600 sh
🔒 Free account: see all 16.
Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immersion Corp | 32.33% | 11.2M | $141M | 0 |
| 2 | Kanen Wealth Management LLC | 9.75% | 3.4M | $42.9M | −45K |
| 3 | Windward Management LP | 4.78% | 1.7M | $20.8M | −43K |
| 4 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.40% | 1.2M | $14.8M | +90K |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 3.06% | 1.1M | $13.3M | +13K |
| 6 | Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. | 2.57% | 892K | $11.2M | +10K |
| 7 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2.32% | 805K | $10.1M | −60K |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.43% | 496K | $6.2M | +60K |
| 9 | State Street Corp | 1.06% | 367K | $4.6M | +49K |
| 10 | 683 Capital Management, LLC | 1.01% | 349K | $4.4M | −31K |
- Jpmorgan Chase & Co+299K sh+$4.1M
- Ballast Asset Management, LP+300K sh+$3.8M
- American Century Companies Inc+226K sh+$2.8M
- Jane Street Group, LLC+220K sh+$2.8M
- Gsa Capital Partners LLP+164K sh+$2.1M
- Marshall Wace, LLP+158K sh+$2M
- Norges Bank+150K sh+$1.9M
- Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund+142K sh+$1.8M
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc−215K sh−$2.7M
- Hrt Financial LP−135K sh−$1.2M
- Vanguard Capital Management LLC−60K sh−$757K
- Hrt Financial LP−58K sh−$726K
- Kanen Wealth Management LLC−45K sh−$567K
- Windward Management LP−43K sh−$543K
- Bnp Paribas Financial Markets−33K sh−$419K
- UBS Group AG−33K sh−$417K
BNED institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most BNED stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of BNED was Immersion Corp, followed by Kanen Wealth Management LLC and Windward Management LP. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of BNED is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 76.7% of BNED's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 71.1% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying BNED?
In Q2 2026, 63 funds bought BNED (31 of them new positions) and 39 sold (10 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 2 added and 2 cut. Our fund sentiment for BNED is bullish.
What is BNED's institutional put/call ratio?
Too few option positions were reported for a meaningful ratio.
How current is this BNED ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.