Build-A-Bear
BBW
144 hedge funds and large institutions have $396M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
106% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 17
78% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.35M | Put options by funds: $5.26M
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
39% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $286M → $396M (+$111M)
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 41
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 126 → 144 (+18)
3.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.84% → 85.28% (+3.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DLP
De Lisle Partners
Poole,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.24M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$2.96M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$2.72M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.68M |
| 5 |
MVP
Miller Value Partners
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$2.25M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.36M |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$4.02M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.62M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.4M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.16M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
| – | -$363K | -14,350 | Closed |
|
|
PFMU
152
Privium Fund Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$332K | -13,310 | Closed |
|
|
VF
153
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$276K | -10,919 | Closed |
|
|
NRD
154
Nebula Research & Development
New York
| – | -$247K | -9,759 | Closed |
|
155
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$232K | -8,231 | Closed |
|
|
A
156
AlphaQuest
New York
| – | -$205K | -8,098 | Closed |
|
157
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$124K | -4,889 | Closed |
|
158
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | -$4.14K | -164 | Closed |
|
|
ATPW
159
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | -$657 | -26 | Closed |
|
|
WWP
160
WR Wealth Planners
Columbia,
Missouri
| – | -$379 | -15 | Closed |
|
|
GRP
161
Global Retirement Partners
San Rafael,
California
| – | -$329 | -13 | Closed |
|
BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review
144 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $396M — up 39% from $286M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new BBW positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was De Lisle Partners, adding an estimated $4.24M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $6.36M.
- 144 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q3 2024, up from 126 in Q2 2024.
- Funds reported $396M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q3 2024, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q3 2024 and 17 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q3 2024 was De Lisle Partners, an estimated $4.24M added.
- The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q3 2024 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $6.36M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.