Bath & Body Works
BBWI
445 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.13B invested in Bath & Body Works in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
43% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 10 (+3)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 147
0.88% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.34% → 88.22% (+0.88%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.35B → $5.13B (-$226M)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 469 → 445 (-24)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 74
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $163M | Put options by funds: $248M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$58.2M |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$53.7M |
| 3 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$28.9M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$28.4M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$23.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$40.3M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$39.5M |
| 3 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
-$31.6M |
| 4 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
-$24.8M |
| 5 |
MP
Makaira Partners
La Jolla,
California
|
-$24.2M |
BBWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
445 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bath & Body Works (BBWI) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $5.13B — down 4.2% from $5.35B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 74 funds closed out of BBWI and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 147 trimmed existing stakes and 163 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $58.2M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $40.3M sold.
- 445 institutional investors held Bath & Body Works (BBWI) as of Q2 2019, down from 469 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $5.13B of Bath & Body Works stock for Q2 2019, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Bath & Body Works positions in Q2 2019 and 74 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
- The largest Bath & Body Works buyer in Q2 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $58.2M added.
- The largest Bath & Body Works seller in Q2 2019 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $40.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.