Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
BGFV was delisted on the 1st of October, 2025.
128 hedge funds and large institutions have $151M invested in Big 5 Sporting Goods in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 46
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 144 → 128 (-16)
11.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 103.61% → 92.38% (-11%)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $173M → $151M (-$22.6M)
48% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 33
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $694K | Put options by funds: $2.19M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FMBTD
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Joliet,
Illinois
|
+$3.77M |
| 2 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.03M |
| 3 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.21M |
| 4 |
IA
Icon Advisers
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
|
+$2.13M |
| 5 |
GC
GMT Capital
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.62M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.95M |
| 2 |
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
|
-$5.19M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$4.38M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$4.23M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$4.15M |
BGFV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
128 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $151M — down 13% from $173M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of BGFV and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 46 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.
The largest buyer was First Midwest Bank Trust Division, adding an estimated $3.77M. The largest seller was Numeric Investors, cutting an estimated $6.95M.
- 128 institutional investors held Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) as of Q4 2017, down from 144 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $151M of Big 5 Sporting Goods stock for Q4 2017, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Big 5 Sporting Goods positions in Q4 2017 and 33 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Big 5 Sporting Goods buyer in Q4 2017 was First Midwest Bank Trust Division, an estimated $3.77M added.
- The largest Big 5 Sporting Goods seller in Q4 2017 was Numeric Investors, an estimated $6.95M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.