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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $191M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

232% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.08M | Put options by funds: $2.13M

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 12

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 26

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 90 (+9)

3.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.3% → 64.07% (+3.8%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $192M → $191M (-$1.25M)

Holders
90
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
21
Increased
32
Reduced
26
Closed
12
Calls
$7.08M
Puts
$2.13M
Net Calls
+$4.95M
Net Calls Change
+$976K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
+$7.27M
2
CCM
Chimera Capital Management
New York
+$4.62M
3
SCM
SG Capital Management
Illinois
+$4.5M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.78M
5
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
+$2.56M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DSCM
Divisadero Street Capital Management
Florida
-$8.26M
2
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$2.32M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.14M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.06M
5
EGI
EAM Global Investors
California
-$1.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Two Sigma Advisers
26
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.81M -$1.58M -83,800 -46%
AC
27
Aristides Capital
Kentucky
$1.35M +$142K +7,523 +11%
BFM
28
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$1.34M +$1.02M +53,901 +276%
GCP
29
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.32M +$1.37M +72,285 New
CSS
30
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.18M -$309K -16,377 -20%
Russell Investments Group
31
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$996K – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
32
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$949K -$2.06M -109,170 -68%
Jane Street
33
Jane Street
New York
$930K +$961K +50,875 New
State Street
34
State Street
Massachusetts
$918K +$15.2K +804 +2%
SFI
35
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$908K -$86.9K -4,600 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
36
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$860K +$41.1K +2,173 +5%
American Century Companies
37
American Century Companies
Missouri
$719K +$515K +27,277 +226%
Northern Trust
38
Northern Trust
Illinois
$641K -$22.2K -1,176 -3%
KSCM
39
King Street Capital Management
New York
$638K +$463K +24,500 +236%
Two Sigma Investments
40
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$559K -$2.14M -113,289 -79%
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$465K +$194K +10,275 +68%
CCB
42
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$452K – – –
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
43
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$436K -$182K -9,617 -29%
CANY
44
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$410K -$141K -7,470 -25%
SEI Investments
45
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$381K – – –
AA
46
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$379K +$391K +20,710 New
PPA
47
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$375K +$41.5K +2,196 +12%
ECM
48
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$364K +$376K +19,926 New
6CM
49
683 Capital Management
New York
$355K – – –
SIA
50
SkyView Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$351K +$336K +17,810 +1,304%
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BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

90 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $191M — down 0.65% from $192M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new BBW positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cannell Capital, adding an estimated $7.27M. The largest seller was Divisadero Street Capital Management, cutting an estimated $8.26M.

  • 90 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q1 2022, up from 81 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $191M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q1 2022, down 0.65% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q1 2022 and 12 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q1 2022 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $7.27M added.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q1 2022 was Divisadero Street Capital Management, an estimated $8.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.