Bath & Body Works
BBWI
461 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.2B invested in Bath & Body Works in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
172% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 39
160% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 13 (+8)
34% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.3B → $19.2B (+$4.84B)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 400 → 461 (+61)
3.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.57% → 93.79% (+3.2%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 158
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $154M | Put options by funds: $229M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$151M |
| 2 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
+$141M |
| 3 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
LPU
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$117M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$86.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$221M |
| 2 |
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
Larkspur,
California
|
-$199M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$159M |
| 4 |
FCM
Farallon Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$104M |
| 5 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$84.1M |
BBWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
461 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bath & Body Works (BBWI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $19.2B — up 34% from $14.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new BBWI positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 67 holders — while 138 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $221M.
- 461 institutional investors held Bath & Body Works (BBWI) as of Q4 2014, up from 400 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $19.2B of Bath & Body Works stock for Q4 2014, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 106 funds opened new Bath & Body Works positions in Q4 2014 and 39 closed out, a net change of +67 holders.
- The largest Bath & Body Works buyer in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $151M added.
- The largest Bath & Body Works seller in Q4 2014 was Prudential plc, an estimated $221M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.