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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.3M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,800% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $418K | Put options by funds: $22K

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 11

2.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.14% → 65.4% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.6M → $55.3M (-$2.32M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 53 (-3)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
53
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-5.36%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
15
Reduced
11
Closed
14
Calls
$418K
Puts
$22K
Net Calls
+$396K
Net Calls Change
+$314K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Raging Capital Management
New Jersey
+$4.08M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.14M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.76M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.45M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$797K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
-$5.16M
2
CCP
Clifford Capital Partners
Utah
-$2.36M
3
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
-$1.83M
4
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
-$1.77M
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$301K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TI
26
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$266K +$263K +47,502 New
EGM
27
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$211K +$208K +37,684 New
Millennium Management
28
Millennium Management
New York
$176K -$251K -45,363 -59%
California Public Employees Retirement System
29
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$146K – – –
Man Group
30
Man Group
United Kingdom
$141K +$139K +25,200 New
BFM
31
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$130K -$123K -22,210 -49%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$105K +$3.55K +643 +4%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$102K +$101K +18,214 New
GCP
34
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$94K -$10.5K -1,900 -10%
PP
35
PDT Partners
New York
$91K +$90.1K +16,300 New
AA
36
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$78K – – –
CSS
37
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$72K +$71.2K +12,879 New
ARTA
38
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$72K +$71.6K +12,950 New
State Street
39
State Street
Massachusetts
$71K -$62.8K -11,357 -47%
OSAM
40
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$64K -$8.13K -1,471 -11%
CM
41
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$56K -$193K -34,900 -78%
APA
42
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$44.2K +$43.7K +7,900 New
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$18K +$2.74K +496 +18%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
44
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$13K +$10.8K +1,950 +433%
Federated Hermes
45
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
Fidelity Investments
46
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3K +$2.55K +462 New
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K – – –
LTFS
48
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
49
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$34 – – –
CC
50
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
– -$5.16M -846,453 Closed
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BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

53 of the 4,605 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $55.3M — down 4% from $57.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of BBW and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was Raging Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.08M. The largest seller was Cannell Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.16M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q2 2019, down from 56 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $55.3M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q2 2019, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q2 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q2 2019 was Raging Capital Management, an estimated $4.08M added.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q2 2019 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $5.16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.