Build-A-Bear
BBW
55 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.6M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
3,900% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40K | Put options by funds: $1K
13% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 55 (+2)
12.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.4% → 53.35% (-12%)
54% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $55.3M → $25.6M (-$29.7M)
59% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 17
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OC
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
|
+$989K |
| 2 |
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
+$866K |
| 3 |
RCM
Raging Capital Management
Rocky Hill,
New Jersey
|
+$800K |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$439K |
| 5 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$271K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.46M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$1.59M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.34M |
| 4 |
PCR
Potrero Capital Research
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.27M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.05M |
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
55 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $25.6M — down 54% from $55.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new BBW positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Oppenheimer & Close, opening a new position worth an estimated $989K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.46M.
- 55 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q3 2019, up from 53 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $25.6M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q3 2019, down 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q3 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q3 2019 was Oppenheimer & Close, an estimated $989K added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.46M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.