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Build-A-Bear

118 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $471K | Put options by funds: $364K

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $215M → $229M (+$14M)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 117118 (+1)

6.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.33%72.9% (-6.4%)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 58

Holders
118
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.85%
% of All Funds
3.29%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
14
Increased
33
Reduced
58
Closed
13
Calls
$471K
Puts
$364K
Net Calls
+$107K
Net Calls Change
+$742K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
101
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$55.5K +$33.2K +1,756 +149%
QI
102
QS Investors
New York
$38K +$3.9K +206 +11%
UBS Group
103
UBS Group
Switzerland
$25K +$13.8K +730 +121%
MFS
104
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$24K +$8.82K +466 +57%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
105
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$23K +$22.7K +1,200 New
Bank of America
106
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22K -$2.04K -108 -9%
Legal & General Group
107
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$22K
PFBT
108
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$19K +$18.9K +1,000 New
Loomis, Sayles & Company
109
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$12K
AA
110
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$4.9K +$491K +25,925 New
First Manhattan
111
First Manhattan
New York
$4K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
112
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3.57K +$29.8K +1,575 +0.8%
OSAM
113
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$3K -$1.67K -88 -39%
BlackRock
114
BlackRock
New York
$2K -$6.95K -367 -75%
JFGIW
115
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$2K
PNC Financial Services Group
116
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K +$76 +4 +4%
FNBT
117
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$1K +$1.48K +78 New
Two Sigma Investments
118
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$962K -60,163 Closed
Prudential Financial
119
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$481K -30,100 Closed
Asset Management One
120
Asset Management One
Japan
-$445K -27,838 Closed
QI
121
Quotient Investors
New York
-$387K -24,200 Closed
HCM
122
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
-$386K -24,109 Closed
SCM
123
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$320K -20,033 Closed
GT
124
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
-$213K -13,342 Closed
CI
125
Cowen Inc
New York
-$179K -11,214 Closed

BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

118 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $229M — up 6.5% from $215M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BBW positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 33 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel, adding an estimated $5.1M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.93M.

  • 118 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q3 2015, up from 117 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $229M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q3 2015, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q3 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q3 2015 was Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel, an estimated $5.1M added.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q3 2015 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.93M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.