Build-A-Bear
BBW
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.4M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $39.2M → $46.4M (+$7.19M)
2.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.54% → 35.41% (+2.9%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 15
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 51 (-3)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 8
94% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8K | Put options by funds: $137K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$1.7M |
| 2 |
MHP
Manatuck Hill Partners
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$1.01M |
| 3 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$983K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$240K |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$192K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
Albany,
New York
|
-$1.05M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$298K |
| 3 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
-$295K |
| 4 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$227K |
| 5 |
AC
Amici Capital
New York
|
-$175K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $5 | – | – | – |
|
|
NI
52
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$227K | -32,543 | Closed |
|
|
AC
53
Amici Capital
New York
| – | -$175K | -25,000 | Closed |
|
|
BG
54
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$133K | -19,116 | Closed |
|
|
BGIM
55
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$129K | -18,400 | Closed |
|
|
SIM
56
Spark Investment Management
New York
| – | -$106K | -15,200 | Closed |
|
|
U
57
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$33K | -4,688 | Closed |
|
|
RFC
58
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$20K | -2,909 | Closed |
|
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
51 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $46.4M — up 18% from $39.2M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of BBW and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.
The largest buyer was EAM Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.7M. The largest seller was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, cutting an estimated $1.05M.
- 51 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q4 2013, down from 54 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $46.4M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q4 2013, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q4 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q4 2013 was EAM Investors, an estimated $1.7M added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q4 2013 was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, an estimated $1.05M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.