Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
BGFV was delisted on the 1st of October, 2025.
78 hedge funds and large institutions have $39M invested in Big 5 Sporting Goods in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
61% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $638K | Put options by funds: $397K
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $33M → $39M (+$6.05M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 77 → 78 (+1)
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 27
2.36% less ownership
Funds ownership: 59.46% → 57.1% (-2.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.96M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.14M |
| 3 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$513K |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$490K |
| 5 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
+$444K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TC
Towle & Co
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$3.39M |
| 2 |
FMBTD
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Joliet,
Illinois
|
-$1.02M |
| 3 |
II
Ibex Investors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$880K |
| 4 |
PAM
Premier Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$458K |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$400K |
BGFV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
78 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $39M — up 18% from $33M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new BGFV positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 27 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $1.96M. The largest seller was Towle & Co, cutting an estimated $3.39M.
- 78 institutional investors held Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) as of Q1 2019, up from 77 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $39M of Big 5 Sporting Goods stock for Q1 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Big 5 Sporting Goods positions in Q1 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Big 5 Sporting Goods buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $1.96M added.
- The largest Big 5 Sporting Goods seller in Q1 2019 was Towle & Co, an estimated $3.39M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.