Build-A-Bear
BBW
86 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
855% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.12M | Put options by funds: $222K
0.9% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.63% → 65.74% (-0.9%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 93 → 86 (-7)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 34
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $141M → $108M (-$33.5M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
54% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 13
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$3.79M |
| 2 |
SCM
Signia Capital Management
Spokane,
Washington
|
+$2.36M |
| 3 |
NC
Nokomis Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$1.15M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.15M |
| 5 |
NSIM
North Star Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.07M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSC
Lyon Street Capital
Sausalito,
California
|
-$4.27M |
| 2 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.18M |
| 3 |
PCR
Potrero Capital Research
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.88M |
| 4 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
-$908K |
| 5 |
NPIC
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel
Carmel,
California
|
-$887K |
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
86 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $108M — down 24% from $141M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of BBW and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.
The largest buyer was Kennedy Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.79M. The largest seller was Lyon Street Capital, cutting an estimated $4.27M.
- 86 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q3 2016, down from 93 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $108M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q3 2016, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q3 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q3 2016 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $3.79M added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q3 2016 was Lyon Street Capital, an estimated $4.27M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.