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.
153% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.5M | Put options by funds: $6.52M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $590M → $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 |
BJRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
161 of the 4,419 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 $590M 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.