Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
BGFV was delisted on the 1st of October, 2025.
115 hedge funds and large institutions have $117M invested in Big 5 Sporting Goods in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
97% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.78M | Put options by funds: $1.41M
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 128 → 115 (-13)
16.63% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.38% → 75.74% (-17%)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $151M → $117M (-$33.9M)
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 32
49% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 51
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.67M |
| 2 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$3.21M |
| 3 |
CSC
Cove Street Capital
El Segundo,
California
|
+$1.26M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$677K |
| 5 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$632K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
GMT Capital
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$6.24M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$3.49M |
| 3 |
FMBTD
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Joliet,
Illinois
|
-$3.17M |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.37M |
| 5 |
IA
Icon Advisers
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
|
-$2.24M |
BGFV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
115 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $117M — down 22% from $151M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of BGFV and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.67M. The largest seller was GMT Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.24M sold.
- 115 institutional investors held Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) as of Q1 2018, down from 128 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $117M of Big 5 Sporting Goods stock for Q1 2018, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Big 5 Sporting Goods positions in Q1 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Big 5 Sporting Goods buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.67M added.
- The largest Big 5 Sporting Goods seller in Q1 2018 was GMT Capital, an estimated $6.24M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.