Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
BGFV was delisted on the 1st of October, 2025.
66 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4M invested in Big 5 Sporting Goods in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
113% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $283K | Put options by funds: $133K
11.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 57.1% → 45.72% (-11%)
15% less funds holding
Funds holding: 78 → 66 (-12)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 23
45% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 29
50% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $39M → $19.4M (-$19.7M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FVP
Firefly Value Partners
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.45M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$553K |
| 3 |
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
+$376K |
| 4 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$334K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$287K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TC
Towle & Co
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$4.06M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$2.28M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$962K |
| 4 |
Coatue Management
New York
|
-$909K |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$530K |
BGFV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
66 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $19.4M — down 50% from $39M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of BGFV and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.
The largest buyer was Firefly Value Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.45M. The largest seller was Towle & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.06M sold.
- 66 institutional investors held Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) as of Q2 2019, down from 78 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $19.4M of Big 5 Sporting Goods stock for Q2 2019, down 50% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Big 5 Sporting Goods positions in Q2 2019 and 23 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Big 5 Sporting Goods buyer in Q2 2019 was Firefly Value Partners, an estimated $2.45M added.
- The largest Big 5 Sporting Goods seller in Q2 2019 was Towle & Co, an estimated $4.06M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.