Build-A-Bear
BBW
54 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.2M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $33.6M → $39.2M (+$5.58M)
0.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.42% → 32.54% (+0.11%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 54 (0)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 15
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $546K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CC
Cannell Capital
Alta,
Wyoming
|
+$1.26M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$1.07M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$339K |
| 4 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$226K |
| 5 |
AG
Algert Global
San Francisco,
California
|
+$205K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
Albany,
New York
|
-$1.02M |
| 2 |
AC
Amici Capital
New York
|
-$312K |
| 3 |
WC
Wynnefield Capital
New York
|
-$242K |
| 4 |
JGC
J. Goldman & Co
New York
|
-$211K |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$203K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AIG
51
American International Group
New York
| $1.4K | +$693 | +100 | +100% |
|
52
First Manhattan
New York
| $1K | +$1.73K | +250 | New |
|
53
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $4 | – | – | – |
|
|
WC
54
Wynnefield Capital
New York
| – | -$242K | -40,000 | Closed |
|
|
JGC
55
J. Goldman & Co
New York
| – | -$211K | -34,823 | Closed |
|
56
BlackRock
New York
| – | -$96K | -15,793 | Closed |
|
57
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$93K | -15,304 | Closed |
|
58
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$80K | -13,213 | Closed |
|
|
FEG
59
Fund Evaluation Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$75K | -12,423 | Closed |
|
60
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$67K | -10,400 | Closed |
|
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
54 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $39.2M — up 17% from $33.6M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in BBW was balanced in Q3 2013: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Cannell Capital, adding an estimated $1.26M. The largest seller was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, cutting an estimated $1.02M.
- 54 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q3 2013, unchanged from Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $39.2M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q3 2013, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q3 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q3 2013 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $1.26M added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q3 2013 was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, an estimated $1.02M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.