BATH & BODY WORKS INC BBWI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 070830104 · ISIN US0708301041
American retailer under the L Brands (formerly Limited Brands) umbrella, along with Victoria's Secret
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Retail Stores, NEC
- HeadquartersColumbus, OH
- Founded1990
- Websitebathandbodyworks.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($7.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 228.8m as of 2023-03-10, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $36.60. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($89.2m notional), 26 hold puts ($62.2m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 471 |
| Q4 2022 | 513 |
| Q1 2023 | 496 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 268 | 216 |
| Q1 2023 | 265 | 222 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $166.4m | $157.2m | 0.94 |
| Q4 2022 | $288.3m | $226.1m | 0.78 |
| Q1 2023 | $89.2m | $62.2m | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP | Added | +2.3m |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +1.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
| Alua Capital Management LP | New | +772.7k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +709.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +709.5k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +653.9k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | +625.0k |
| GMT Capital Corp | Added | +607.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +553.0k |
Biggest sellers
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -3.2m |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -1.9m |
| Pelham Capital Ltd. | Sold out | -1.9m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -996.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -915.1k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -837.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -409.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $41.6m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.8m377.6k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $7.7m211.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $5.9m162.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.5m150.9k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $1.8m50.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $1.8m49.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m44.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $1.6m42.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $1.5m40.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $12.8m349.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $12.2m334.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $8.4m230.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.8m157.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $4.1m111.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $2.4m65.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.3m64.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $2.2m59.2k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $1.8m50.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $1.7m47.4k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +2.1 pts · filed 2026-04-07 | 10.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (3.8%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $400.5k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $62.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-28 | Arlin Wendy C. EVP and CFO | Sold | $62.2k1.6k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.9m $947.6m | Added +553.0k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 6.63% of their portfolio | 19.6m $715.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.1m $624.6m | Added +174.9k |
| Third Point LLC 8.23% of their portfolio | 13.8m $503.0m | Added +1.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.4m $343.4m | Reduced -249.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 9.1m $332.4m | Added +1.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.9m $216.6m | Added +314.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.8m $211.0m | Reduced -8.8k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 5.28% of their portfolio | 4.8m $175.4m | Reduced -837.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $172.5m | Added +106.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $164.6m | Added +709.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $157.7m | Added +68.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $135.2m | Added +709.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $134.4m | Added +14.8k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.81% of their portfolio | 3.5m $128.0m | Unchanged |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 3.3m $121.9m | Added +450.4k |
| Atreides Management, LP 4.27% of their portfolio | 3.3m $120.2m | Added +524.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $110.0m | Added +52.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $95.7m | Reduced -996.6k |
| Makaira Partners LLC 11.48% of their portfolio | 2.4m $87.9m | Added +10.2k |
| DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS 2.18% of their portfolio | 2.4m $87.5m | First filing |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 1.83% of their portfolio | 2.4m $87.5m | Added +2.3m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $83.1m | Added +308.2k |
| Sahana Capital Management LP 13.64% of their portfolio | 2.3m $83.0m | Added +252.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $79.4m | Added +86.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $73.8m | Added +45.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.0m $72.6m | Added +21.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $69.6m | Added +17.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.8m $66.2m | Reduced -221.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.3m | Added +1.5m |
| GMT Capital Corp 2.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $53.4m | Added +607.8k |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.91% of their portfolio | 1.4m $51.3m | Added +22.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.1m | Added +653.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.5m | Added +339.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.8m | Added +165.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.8m | Reduced -484 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.6m | Reduced -38.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.1m | Added +344.3k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.1m $41.2m | Added +205.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 988.9k $36.2m | Added +61.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 904.1k $33.1m | Reduced -23.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 895.5k $32.8m | Reduced -127.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 829.8k $30.4m | Added +75.8k |
| Alua Capital Management LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 772.7k $28.3m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 767.0k $28.1m | Added +45.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 760.4k $27.8m | Added +41.1k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 717.6k $26.2m | Reduced -150.0k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 707.9k $25.9m | Reduced -53.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 672.5k $24.6m | Reduced -37.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 663.4k $24.3m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 635.3k $23.2m | Reduced -350.6k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 627.0k $22.4m | Added +65.7k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.85% of their portfolio | 625.0k $22.9m | New |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.23% of their portfolio | 617.3k $22.6m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 595.3k $21.8m | Reduced -84.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 564.5k $20.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 556.9k $20.4m | Unchanged |
| Engle Capital Management, L.P. 5.66% of their portfolio | 472.0k $17.3m | Reduced -33.0k |
| Avala Global LP 2.77% of their portfolio | 463.3k $16.9m | Added +299.6k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 453.2k $16.6m | Reduced -49.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 449.3k $16.4m | Reduced -60.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 448.9k $16.4m | Added +91.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 423.4k $15.5m | Added +3.2k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 404.5k $14.8m | Reduced -299.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 399.7k $14.6m | Reduced -58.6k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.04% of their portfolio | 398.9k $14.6m | Added +6.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 396.0k $14.5m | Reduced -107.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 391.3k $14.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 390.9k $14.3m | Reduced -3.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 376.7k $13.8m | Added +4.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 301.1k $11.0m | Reduced -62.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 297.3k $10.9m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 282.7k $10.3m | Added +5.8k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 7.39% of their portfolio | 279.9k $10.2m | Added +33.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.8k $10.1m | Added +37.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 275.7k $10.1m | Added +128.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.7k $9.8m | Reduced -319.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 258.2k $9.4m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 255.6k $9.3m | Added +3.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 253.8k $9.3m | Added +21.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 248.6k $9.1m | Added +82.2k |
| Trinity Street Asset Management LLP 1.00% of their portfolio | 244.5k $8.9m | Reduced -3.4k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.27% of their portfolio | 243.3k $8.9m | Added +31.3k |
| Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 243.2k $8.9m | Reduced -223.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 238.7k $8.7m | Added +27.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 237.6k $8.7m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 232.0k $8.5m | Reduced -208 |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 230.5k $8.4m | Added +223.4k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 223.2k $8.2m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.0k $8.1m | Added +98.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 216.3k $7.9m | Added +208.9k |
| GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 214.6k $7.8m | Reduced -180.0k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 208.8k $7.6m | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.05% of their portfolio | 203.8k $7.5m | Added +154.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 197.4k $7.2m | Added +85.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.2k $7.1m | Reduced -409.4k |
| Andra AP-fonden 0.18% of their portfolio | 192.8k $7.1m | Added +19.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 190.2k $7.0m | Added +26.1k |
| Bronte Capital Management Pty Ltd. 0.80% of their portfolio | 189.1k $6.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 178.9k $6.5m | Reduced -44.6k |