BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
161 hedge funds and large institutions have $706M invested in BJ's Restaurants in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
146% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.3M | Put options by funds: $5.38M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $589M → $706M (+$117M)
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 28
3.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.11% → 94.07% (+4%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 156 → 161 (+5)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 62
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$24.3M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$9.97M |
| 3 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
+$8.21M |
| 4 |
SCM
SG Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.81M |
| 5 |
MC
Maverick Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$7.49M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$19.8M |
| 2 |
AZA
Arthur Zaske & Associates
Bingham Farms,
Michigan
|
-$11.3M |
| 3 |
UOC
UBS O'Connor
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$10.5M |
| 4 |
MC
MIG Capital
Newport Beach,
California
|
-$8.7M |
| 5 |
HCM
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
|
-$7.8M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NFA
176
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$358K | -11,765 | Closed |
|
177
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$365K | -10,943 | Closed |
|
178
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
| – | -$292K | -9,600 | Closed |
|
179
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$254K | -8,353 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
180
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
| – | -$219K | -7,204 | Closed |
|
|
PG
181
PEAK6 Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$233K | -6,991 | Closed |
|
|
PP
182
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$208K | -6,813 | Closed |
|
|
FQ
183
First Quadrant
Glendale,
California
| – | -$65K | -2,144 | Closed |
|
184
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$49.1K | -1,471 | Closed |
|
|
CG
185
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3.9K | -117 | Closed |
|
|
FPF
186
FNY Partners Fund
New York
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
187
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$200 | -6 | -46% |
|
|
GWS
188
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| – | +$267 | +8 | New |
|
BJRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
161 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $706M — up 20% from $589M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BJRI positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, adding an estimated $24.3M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $19.8M.
- 161 institutional investors held BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) as of Q4 2017, up from 156 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $706M of BJ's Restaurants stock for Q4 2017, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new BJ's Restaurants positions in Q4 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest BJ's Restaurants buyer in Q4 2017 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $24.3M added.
- The largest BJ's Restaurants seller in Q4 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $19.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.