Build-A-Bear
BBW
136 hedge funds and large institutions have $325M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 16
44% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $225M → $325M (+$99.6M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 127 → 136 (+9)
3.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.34% → 75.64% (+3.3%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 50
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $33.2M | Put options by funds: $39.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.14M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.77M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.7M |
| 4 |
PCI
Pacifica Capital Investments
Leander,
Texas
|
+$3.52M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$2.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$4.3M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.77M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.28M |
| 4 |
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
-$2.26M |
| 5 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.26M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | +$227 | +9 | New |
|
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review
136 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $325M — up 44% from $225M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new BBW positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.14M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.3M.
- 136 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q3 2023, up from 127 in Q2 2023.
- Funds reported $325M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q3 2023, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q3 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q3 2023 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $4.14M added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q3 2023 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $4.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.