Build-A-Bear
BBW
51 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.3M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
14,300% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $144K | Put options by funds: $1K
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.6M → $24.3M (-$1.23M)
3.99% less ownership
Funds ownership: 53.35% → 49.36% (-4%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 55 → 51 (-4)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 15
63% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 19
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCM
Solas Capital Management
Darien,
Connecticut
|
+$2.39M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$630K |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$404K |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$346K |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$187K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCM
Raging Capital Management
Rocky Hill,
New Jersey
|
-$2.98M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.53M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$770K |
| 4 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$161K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$158K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GCP
51
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$50K | -15,900 | Closed |
|
|
AG
52
Algert Global
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$44K | -13,840 | Closed |
|
|
OSAM
53
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$22K | -7,109 | Closed |
|
54
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$8K | -2,546 | Closed |
|
55
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$7K | -2,250 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
56
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$6K | -1,818 | Closed |
|
|
IA
57
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -500 | Closed |
|
58
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1K | -400 | Closed |
|
59
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1K | -264 | Closed |
|
60
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$459 | -143 | -99% |
|
61
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$321 | +100 | New |
|
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
51 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $24.3M — down 4.8% from $25.6M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of BBW and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Solas Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.39M. The largest seller was Raging Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.98M sold.
- 51 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q4 2019, down from 55 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $24.3M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q4 2019, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q4 2019 was Solas Capital Management, an estimated $2.39M added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q4 2019 was Raging Capital Management, an estimated $2.98M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.