Build-A-Bear
BBW
53 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.3M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
450% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44K | Put options by funds: $8K
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $46.4M → $57.3M (+$10.9M)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 16
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 51 → 53 (+2)
1.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 35.41% → 34.21% (-1.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CC
Cannell Capital
Alta,
Wyoming
|
+$1.81M |
| 2 |
LSC
Lyon Street Capital
Sausalito,
California
|
+$1.63M |
| 3 |
MHP
Manatuck Hill Partners
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$1.42M |
| 4 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$469K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$290K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
Albany,
New York
|
-$3.94M |
| 2 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
-$1.59M |
| 3 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
-$393K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$337K |
| 5 |
AG
Algert Global
San Francisco,
California
|
-$336K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AIG
51
American International Group
New York
| $1.93K | – | – | – |
|
52
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $8 | +$1.41K | +164 | +26% |
|
|
EI
53
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
| – | -$1.59M | -210,284 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
54
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$255K | -33,748 | Closed |
|
|
CAM
55
ClariVest Asset Management
San Diego,
California
| – | -$188K | -24,943 | Closed |
|
|
N
56
Natixis
Paris,
France
| – | -$161K | -21,099 | Closed |
|
57
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$86.1K | -10,036 | -99% |
|
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
53 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $57.3M — up 24% from $46.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new BBW positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Cannell Capital, adding an estimated $1.81M. The largest seller was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, cutting an estimated $3.94M.
- 53 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q1 2014, up from 51 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $57.3M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q1 2014, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q1 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q1 2014 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $1.81M added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q1 2014 was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, an estimated $3.94M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.