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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,007% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $166K | Put options by funds: $15K

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.9M → $19.4M (+$7.42M)

2.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.91% → 57.54% (+2.6%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 44 (-1)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
44
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.22%
% of All Funds
0.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
7
Reduced
12
Closed
11
Calls
$166K
Puts
$15K
Net Calls
+$151K
Net Calls Change
+$52K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
+$1.57M
2
AC
Aristides Capital
Kentucky
+$301K
3
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
+$292K
4
PCM
Prelude Capital Management
New York
+$284K
5
PCI
Pacifica Capital Investments
Texas
+$158K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$326K
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$243K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$192K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$162K
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$88.1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
26
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$46K +$44.9K +20,913 New
VF
27
Virtu Financial
New York
$29K +$28.5K +13,269 New
State Street
28
State Street
Massachusetts
$28K – – –
AA
29
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$25K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
30
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$5K +$4.84K +2,250 New
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5K +$4.95K +2,303 New
Morgan Stanley
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4K -$192K -89,413 -98%
NSIM
33
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$4K – – –
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$4K +$3.94K +1,834 +2,210%
KPW
35
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$3K – – –
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$1.66K +771 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
37
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2 – – –
Two Sigma Investments
38
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$243K -169,665 Closed
Millennium Management
39
Millennium Management
New York
– -$82K -57,013 Closed
PP
40
PDT Partners
New York
– -$53K -37,300 Closed
ICM
41
Invenomic Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$39K -26,901 Closed
DTL
42
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$29K -20,281 Closed
SIM
43
Spark Investment Management
New York
– -$27K -19,163 Closed
GCP
44
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$15K -10,742 Closed
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
– -$13K -9,000 Closed
Simplex Trading
46
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$10.8K -5,027 Closed
Victory Capital Management
47
Victory Capital Management
Texas
– -$8K -4,956 Closed
Osaic Holdings
48
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
– -$6.34K -2,950 -94%
UBS Group
49
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$6 -3 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
50
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– +$19 +9 New
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BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

44 of the 4,878 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $19.4M — up 62% from $11.9M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BBW was balanced in Q2 2020: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 7 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cannell Capital, adding an estimated $1.57M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $326K.

  • 44 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q2 2020, down from 45 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $19.4M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q2 2020, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q2 2020 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q2 2020 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $1.57M added.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q2 2020 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $326K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.