Build-A-Bear
BBW
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
23,300% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $234K | Put options by funds: $1K
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 19
8.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.85% → 84.4% (+8.6%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $111M → $115M (+$3.95M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 73 → 70 (-3)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CC
Cannell Capital
Alta,
Wyoming
|
+$1.72M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.47M |
| 3 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$610K |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$594K |
| 5 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$489K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CAM
Crown Advisors Management
Larkspur,
California
|
-$2.02M |
| 2 |
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$221K |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$203K |
| 4 |
California Public Employees Retirement System
Sacramento,
California
|
-$185K |
| 5 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
-$157K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
| – | -$29K | -3,180 | Closed |
|
77
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$20K | -2,142 | Closed |
|
78
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$5.83K | -660 | Closed |
|
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
70 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $115M — up 3.6% from $111M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of BBW and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.
The largest buyer was Cannell Capital, adding an estimated $1.72M. The largest seller was Crown Advisors Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.02M sold.
- 70 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q1 2018, down from 73 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $115M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q1 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q1 2018 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $1.72M added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q1 2018 was Crown Advisors Management, an estimated $2.02M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.