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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $192M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

237% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.65M | Put options by funds: $1.68M

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 11

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $156M → $192M (+$36.9M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 81 (+11)

3.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.11% → 60.3% (+3.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
81
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+15.71%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
17
Reduced
29
Closed
11
Calls
$5.65M
Puts
$1.68M
Net Calls
+$3.97M
Net Calls Change
+$436K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$1.8M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.38M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$1.31M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.19M
5
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
+$723K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$1.28M
2
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$1.18M
3
KWM
Kanen Wealth Management
Florida
-$1.09M
4
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
-$1.02M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$940K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
26
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.45M +$1.31M +74,484 New
CCM
27
Chimera Capital Management
New York
$1.42M +$1.28M +72,471 New
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.41M +$22.6K +1,284 +2%
AC
29
Aristides Capital
Kentucky
$1.29M – – –
Russell Investments Group
30
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.06M – – –
SFI
31
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.06M -$98.4K -5,586 -9%
State Street
32
State Street
Massachusetts
$965K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$896K +$317K +17,963 +64%
Bank of New York Mellon
34
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$876K +$298K +16,893 +60%
Northern Trust
35
Northern Trust
Illinois
$707K -$3.08K -175 -0.5%
PP
36
PDT Partners
New York
$706K +$130K +7,358 +26%
NIMC
37
Nierenberg Investment Management Company
Washington
$694K – – –
Invesco
38
Invesco
Georgia
$675K -$39.4K -2,237 -6%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
39
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$653K +$262K +14,896 +80%
CANY
40
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$583K – – –
CCB
41
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$483K – – –
SOW
42
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$432K +$201K +11,433 +107%
SEI Investments
43
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$407K -$660K -37,452 -64%
BFM
44
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$381K +$344K +19,519 New
6CM
45
683 Capital Management
New York
$379K +$343K +19,439 New
SC
46
Shay Capital
New York
$369K +$333K +18,881 New
PPA
47
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$357K – – –
OQS
48
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$344K -$32.3K -1,835 -9%
SPC
49
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$343K -$52.7K -2,993 -15%
Millennium Management
50
Millennium Management
New York
$328K +$5.39K +306 +2%
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BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

81 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $192M — up 24% from $156M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new BBW positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, adding an estimated $1.8M. The largest seller was EAM Investors, cutting an estimated $1.28M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q4 2021, up from 70 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $192M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q4 2021, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q4 2021 and 11 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q4 2021 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $1.8M added.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q4 2021 was EAM Investors, an estimated $1.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.