Build-A-Bear
BBW
118 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $471K | Put options by funds: $364K
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $215M → $229M (+$14M)
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 117 → 118 (+1)
6.43% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.33% → 72.9% (-6.4%)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NPIC
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel
Carmel,
California
|
+$5.1M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$2.81M |
| 3 |
CEP
Chicago Equity Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.31M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.3M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.76M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$3.93M |
| 2 |
WSA
Wall Street Associates
Lajolla,
California
|
-$3.92M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.38M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.15M |
| 5 |
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
Teaneck,
New Jersey
|
-$2.93M |
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
118 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $229M — up 6.5% from $215M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BBW positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 33 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel, adding an estimated $5.1M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.93M.
- 118 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q3 2015, up from 117 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $229M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q3 2015, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q3 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q3 2015 was Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel, an estimated $5.1M added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q3 2015 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.93M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.