Potbelly
PBPB
PBPB was delisted on the 22nd of October, 2025.
100 hedge funds and large institutions have $215M invested in Potbelly in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
48% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $732K
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13
0.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.34% → 71.13% (-0.21%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 101 → 100 (-1)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $218M → $215M (-$2.4M)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 29
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.41M |
| 2 |
ECM
Engine Capital Management
New York
|
+$1.12M |
| 3 |
FM
Fondren Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$1.11M |
| 4 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$818K |
| 5 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$800K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$3.36M |
| 2 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$1.25M |
| 3 |
FTCM
First Trust Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.16M |
| 4 |
RIL
Rothschild Investment LLC
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.05M |
| 5 |
MC
Menta Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$741K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JG
101
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$485K | -39,409 | Closed |
|
|
O
102
OppenheimerFunds
New York
| – | -$315K | -25,613 | Closed |
|
|
YU
103
Yale University
New Haven,
Connecticut
| – | -$217K | -17,633 | Closed |
|
|
OWD
104
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$185K | -15,000 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
105
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$155K | -12,635 | Closed |
|
|
ARTA
106
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
| – | -$136K | -11,100 | Closed |
|
107
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$43K | -3,528 | Closed |
|
108
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$12K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
109
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Potomac,
Maryland
| – | -$9K | -760 | Closed |
|
|
MA
110
MUFG Americas
New York
| – | -$2K | -155 | Closed |
|
PBPB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
100 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Potbelly (PBPB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $215M — down 1.1% from $218M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new PBPB positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 28 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Alyeska Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.41M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.36M.
- 100 institutional investors held Potbelly (PBPB) as of Q1 2018, down from 101 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $215M of Potbelly stock for Q1 2018, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Potbelly positions in Q1 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Potbelly buyer in Q1 2018 was Alyeska Investment Group, an estimated $5.41M added.
- The largest Potbelly seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.36M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.