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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

386% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 7

173% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 11

93% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.3M → $111M (+$53.5M)

51% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 80 (+27)

13.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.21% → 47.78% (+14%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

82% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20K | Put options by funds: $113K

Holders
80
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+50.94%
% of All Funds
2.3%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
34
Increased
30
Reduced
11
Closed
7
Calls
$20K
Puts
$113K
Net Calls
-$93K
Net Calls Change
-$129K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$3.47M
2
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
+$3.03M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.03M
4
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
+$2.79M
5
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$2.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
-$4.45M
2
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$3.18M
3
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
-$2.36M
4
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
-$1.28M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$184K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$885K +$471K +36,102 +120%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$834K +$450K +34,519 +124%
OSAM
28
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$818K +$791K +60,655 +9,274%
NC
29
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
$776K +$758K +58,095 New
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$765K +$747K +57,240 New
Northern Trust
31
Northern Trust
Illinois
$752K +$85.4K +6,548 +13%
VKH
32
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$714K +$697K +53,426 New
SO
33
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$651K +$635K +48,700 New
PP
34
PDT Partners
New York
$642K +$367K +28,153 +141%
TCIM
35
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$642K +$627K +48,030 New
Invesco
36
Invesco
Georgia
$581K -$169K -12,945 -23%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$558K – – –
PCC
38
Park Circle Company
Maryland
$534K +$391K +30,000 +300%
BIM
39
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$486K +$475K +36,378 New
GCP
40
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$430K +$420K +32,186 New
AG
41
Algert Global
California
$366K +$12.5K +960 +4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
42
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$350K – – –
WCM
43
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$313K +$305K +23,400 New
JP Morgan Chase
44
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$307K +$300K +23,000 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
45
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$301K +$294K +22,500 New
SIM
46
Spark Investment Management
New York
$287K +$280K +21,500 New
SG Americas Securities
47
SG Americas Securities
New York
$274K +$267K +20,485 New
NFA
48
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$270K +$195K +14,974 +287%
PPA
49
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$244K +$106K +8,126 +80%
Charles Schwab
50
Charles Schwab
California
$242K +$236K +18,100 New
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BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

80 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $111M — up 93% from $57.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new BBW positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $3.47M. The largest seller was Cannell Capital, cutting an estimated $4.45M.

  • 80 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q2 2014, up from 53 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $111M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q2 2014, up 93% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q2 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.47M added.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q2 2014 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $4.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.