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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4M invested in Build-A-Bear in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,007% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $166K | Put options by funds: $15K

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.9M → $19.4M (+$7.42M)

2.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.91% → 57.54% (+2.6%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 44 (-1)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
44
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.22%
% of All Funds
0.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
7
Reduced
12
Closed
11
Calls
$166K
Puts
$15K
Net Calls
+$151K
Net Calls Change
+$52K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CC
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
+$1.57M
2
AC
Aristides Capital
Kentucky
+$301K
3
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
+$292K
4
PCM
Prelude Capital Management
New York
+$284K
5
PCI
Pacifica Capital Investments
Texas
+$158K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$326K
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$243K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$192K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$162K
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$88.1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Solas Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.27M – – –
CC
2
Cannell Capital
Wyoming
$2.65M +$1.57M +730,564 +151%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.46M -$326K -151,825 -12%
PRCP
4
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$2M +$292K +135,632 +17%
PCI
5
Pacifica Capital Investments
Texas
$1.96M +$158K +73,632 +9%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.33M – – –
2L
7
22NW LP
Washington
$881K – – –
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$728K +$1.96K +913 +0.3%
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$639K -$162K -75,403 -20%
OC
10
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
$637K – – –
BCM
11
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$433K -$46.6K -21,700 -10%
AC
12
Aristides Capital
Kentucky
$305K +$301K +140,121 New
Acadian Asset Management
13
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$299K +$79K +36,778 +37%
Two Sigma Advisers
14
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$290K -$88.1K -41,000 -24%
PCM
15
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$288K +$284K +132,202 New
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$210K – – –
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$193K -$22.8K -10,620 -11%
CCB
18
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$154K – – –
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$102K -$17.4K -8,105 -15%
Arrowstreet Capital
20
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$80K -$54.1K -25,168 -41%
Group One Trading
21
Group One Trading
Illinois
$71K +$24.1K +11,200 +53%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$66K -$5.51K -2,566 -8%
EVC
23
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$61K +$60.2K +28,000 New
PPA
24
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$57K -$3.55K -1,653 -6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
25
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$57K – – –
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BBW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

44 of the 4,878 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Build-A-Bear (BBW) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $19.4M — up 62% from $11.9M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BBW was balanced in Q2 2020: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 7 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cannell Capital, adding an estimated $1.57M. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $326K.

  • 44 institutional investors held Build-A-Bear (BBW) as of Q2 2020, down from 45 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $19.4M of Build-A-Bear stock for Q2 2020, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Build-A-Bear positions in Q2 2020 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear buyer in Q2 2020 was Cannell Capital, an estimated $1.57M added.
  • The largest Build-A-Bear seller in Q2 2020 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $326K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.