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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

2.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.78% → 50.7% (+2.9%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $111M → $115M (+$4.22M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 80 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 30

69% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $29K | Put options by funds: $94K

Holders
80
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
11
Increased
27
Reduced
30
Closed
11
Calls
$29K
Puts
$94K
Net Calls
-$65K
Net Calls Change
+$28K

Top Buyers

1
WSA
Wall Street Associates
California
+$3.66M
2
NC
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
+$2.61M
3
LSC
Lyon Street Capital
California
+$2.43M
4
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
+$2.23M
5
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
+$2.05M

Top Sellers

1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.71M
2
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
-$2.62M
3
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
-$2.23M
4
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
-$1.94M
5
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$1.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$19.1M +$429K +34,785 +2%
CC
2
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
$12M -$2.23M -180,456 -16%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.92M -$2.71M -219,700 -27%
MHP
4
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$7.4M +$943K +76,400 +16%
LSC
5
Lyon Street Capital
California
$6.7M +$2.43M +196,605 +62%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5M +$580K +46,997 +14%
WSA
7
Wall Street Associates
California
$3.88M +$3.66M +296,300 New
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$3.79M -$163K -13,189 -4%
NC
9
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
$3.53M +$2.61M +211,600 +364%
PRCP
10
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$2.73M +$652K +52,784 +34%
RFC
11
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.66M -$359K -29,095 -13%
EI
12
EAM Investors
California
$2.63M – – –
Acadian Asset Management
13
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.46M +$1.06M +85,539 +83%
FPC
14
Falcon Point Capital
California
$2.37M +$874K +70,843 +64%
SFM
15
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$2.36M +$2.23M +180,715 New
RHJA
16
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$2.17M +$2.05M +166,265 New
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.04M -$38.2K -3,097 -2%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2M +$1.2M +96,989 +172%
MC
19
Menta Capital
California
$1.85M +$872K +70,609 +100%
OAM
20
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.75M +$293K +23,751 +22%
State Street
21
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.74M +$298K +24,149 +22%
BIT
22
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.37M -$49.8K -4,035 -4%
CCMH
23
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$1.2M +$1.05M +85,400 +1,294%
BCM
24
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.17M -$2.62M -212,250 -70%
BIM
25
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.12M -$188K -15,245 -15%
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BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

80 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $115M — up 3.8% from $111M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BBW was balanced in Q3 2014: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 27 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wall Street Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.66M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $2.71M.

  • 80 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q3 2014, unchanged from Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $115M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q3 2014, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q3 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q3 2014 was Wall Street Associates, an estimated $3.66M added.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q3 2014 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $2.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.