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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $263M invested in Bed Bath & Beyond in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 13

90% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.03M | Put options by funds: $1.6M

66% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $158M → $263M (+$105M)

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 22

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 94 (+11)

Holders
94
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+13.25%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
25
Increased
36
Reduced
22
Closed
13
Calls
$3.03M
Puts
$1.6M
Net Calls
+$1.44M
Net Calls Change
-$957K

Top Buyers

1
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$5M
2
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
+$4.51M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$4.2M
4
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$3.61M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$2.59M

Top Sellers

1
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$3.4M
2
LOM
Loeb Offshore Management
New York
-$2.64M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.96M
4
GC
GMT Capital
Georgia
-$924K
5
Axa
Axa
France
-$787K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FFH
1
Fairfax Financial Holdings
Ontario, Canada
$77.2M – – –
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.1M +$2.2M +130,353 +15%
CAM
3
Chou Associates Management
Ontario, Canada
$14.1M – – –
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$12.9M +$102K +6,009 +0.9%
PCM
5
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.8M +$5M +296,143 +84%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$9M -$12.3K -726 -0.1%
LDB
7
Lee, Danner & Bass
Tennessee
$8.65M -$33.7K -1,996 -0.4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$8.25M +$89.9K +5,324 +1%
BFA
9
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$7.84M +$975K +57,739 +16%
D.E. Shaw & Co
10
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$7.15M +$4.2M +248,474 +173%
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.95M -$1.96M -116,196 -30%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.88M -$76K -4,500 -2%
TC
13
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$4.87M +$4.51M +266,893 New
Acadian Asset Management
14
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.05M +$2.48M +146,850 +195%
NI
15
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$3.9M +$3.61M +213,759 New
AQR Capital Management
16
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.77M +$397K +23,506 +13%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.4M -$91K -5,386 -3%
CCMH
18
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$3.3M +$2.31M +136,694 +307%
Two Sigma Investments
19
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.26M +$2.59M +153,073 +593%
TCIM
20
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.12M +$567K +33,579 +24%
JGC
21
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$2.67M +$2.47M +146,410 New
Millennium Management
22
Millennium Management
New York
$2.52M +$1.61M +95,395 +221%
MCM
23
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
$2.5M +$2.32M +137,279 New
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.42M +$428K +25,308 +24%
Arrowstreet Capital
25
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$2.36M +$2.19M +129,629 New
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BBBY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

94 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $263M — up 66% from $158M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new BBBY positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Portolan Capital Management, adding an estimated $5M. The largest seller was Boston Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.4M sold.

  • 94 institutional investors held Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) as of Q4 2014, up from 83 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $263M of Bed Bath & Beyond stock for Q4 2014, up 66% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Bed Bath & Beyond positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Bed Bath & Beyond buyer in Q4 2014 was Portolan Capital Management, an estimated $5M added.
  • The largest Bed Bath & Beyond seller in Q4 2014 was Boston Partners, an estimated $3.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.