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107 hedge funds and large institutions have $143M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,872% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $535K | Put options by funds: $18K

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 33

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138M → $143M (+$4.84M)

0.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.22% → 70.04% (-0.18%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 112 → 107 (-5)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
107
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.46%
% of All Funds
2.85%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
18
Increased
39
Reduced
33
Closed
22
Calls
$535K
Puts
$18K
Net Calls
+$517K
Net Calls Change
-$347K

Top Buyers

1
NC
Nokomis Capital
Texas
+$2.38M
2
LSC
Lyon Street Capital
California
+$1.78M
3
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
+$1.74M
4
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
+$1.46M
5
GKIM
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$1.34M

Top Sellers

1
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
-$6.88M
2
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
-$3.71M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$2.69M
4
ACP
Acuta Capital Partners
California
-$2.04M
5
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$16.2M -$479K -37,289 -3%
CC
2
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
$10.4M -$6.88M -536,205 -40%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$8.3M +$575K +44,767 +8%
PCR
4
Potrero Capital Research
California
$7.28M +$848K +66,087 +13%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$6.92M +$641K +49,921 +10%
CAM
6
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$6.84M +$1.46M +113,852 +28%
LSC
7
Lyon Street Capital
California
$6.83M +$1.78M +138,326 +36%
NPIC
8
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel
California
$4.56M +$844K +65,750 +23%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.38M -$12.7K -991 -0.3%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$4.32M -$434K -33,816 -9%
RA
11
Royce & Associates
New York
$4.31M +$1.25M +97,000 +41%
OAM
12
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$3.58M +$337K +26,235 +11%
PRCP
13
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$3.24M +$7.19K +560 +0.2%
GKIM
14
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.9M +$1.34M +103,999 +87%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.53M -$266K -20,747 -10%
NC
16
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$2.41M +$2.38M +185,600 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
17
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.41M -$740K -57,653 -24%
PCM
18
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$2.31M +$381K +29,670 +20%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.26M -$17K -1,328 -0.8%
RFC
20
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.97M +$889K +69,269 +84%
Acadian Asset Management
21
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.81M -$933K -72,646 -34%
AA
22
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.76M +$1.74M +135,186 New
AQR Capital Management
23
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.75M -$1.62M -125,953 -48%
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$1.49M +$1.27M +99,049 +625%
KCM
25
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$1.45M +$29.6K +2,304 +2%
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BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

107 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $143M — up 3.5% from $138M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of BBW and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was Nokomis Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.38M. The largest seller was Cannell Capital, cutting an estimated $6.88M.

  • 107 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q1 2016, down from 112 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $143M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q1 2016, up 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q1 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q1 2016 was Nokomis Capital, an estimated $2.38M added.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q1 2016 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $6.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.