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 ($13.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 201.1m as of 2026-03-06, 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 ≈ $20.08. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($88.6m notional), 20 hold puts ($131.9m).
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 471 |
| Q4 2022 | 513 |
| Q1 2023 | 496 |
| Q2 2023 | 486 |
| Q3 2023 | 472 |
| Q4 2023 | 489 |
| Q1 2024 | 512 |
| Q2 2024 | 524 |
| Q3 2024 | 475 |
| Q4 2024 | 487 |
| Q1 2025 | 470 |
| Q2 2025 | 477 |
| Q3 2025 | 476 |
| Q4 2025 | 445 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 238 | 248 |
| Q2 2024 | 271 | 233 |
| Q3 2024 | 229 | 291 |
| Q4 2024 | 264 | 259 |
| Q1 2025 | 266 | 235 |
| Q2 2025 | 256 | 240 |
| Q3 2025 | 263 | 245 |
| Q4 2025 | 210 | 288 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $117.4m | $191.2m | 1.63 |
| Q2 2025 | $103.3m | $356.4m | 3.45 |
| Q3 2025 | $101.4m | $382.5m | 3.77 |
| Q4 2025 | $88.6m | $131.9m | 1.49 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +6.5m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +4.8m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +3.4m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +2.7m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +2.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +891.6k |
| South Dakota Investment Council | Added | +886.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +830.1k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -12.7m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -7.5m |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -5.0m |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -2.4m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -2.0m |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Sold out | -1.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.5m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $19.6m978.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.0m549.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $9.6m479.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $7.0m349.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.0m299.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $5.9m294.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $5.2m258.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $4.5m223.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $3.8m187.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.5m172.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $27.8m1.4m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $22.1m1.1m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $12.2m609.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.5m521.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $9.8m485.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $8.2m409.7k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $7.4m368.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.7m281.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $5.0m248.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $4.7m233.2k 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 Q4 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $776.0k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.0m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $177.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 6 | $1.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | Symancyk James Kevin Director | Bought | $350.6k22.5k shares |
| 2025-11-24 | Nash Sarah E Director | Bought | $155.8k10.0k shares |
| 2025-11-21 | Voskuil Steven E Director | Bought | $300.8k20.0k shares |
| 2025-11-21 | STEINOUR STEPHEN D Director | Bought | $99.6k6.7k shares |
| 2025-11-21 | Hondal Francis Director | Bought | $50.1k3.3k shares |
| 2025-11-21 | Brady Lucy Director | Bought | $50.0k3.5k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.0m $522.7m | Reduced -502.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.1m $424.7m | Added +18.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.9m $340.2m | Reduced -232.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 11.4m $229.8m | Added +6.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8m $137.0m | Reduced -51.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.8m $115.8m | Added +4.8m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.3m $106.7m | Added +139.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.0m $100.9m | Reduced -837.2k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.6m $93.3m | Added +2.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $79.5m | Added +110.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $75.1m | Added +3.4m |
| GMT Capital Corp 3.41% of their portfolio | 3.3m $65.4m | Reduced -207.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $57.7m | Added +2.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $57.0m | Added +1.1m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $55.5m | Not comparable |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.7m $54.8m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $52.9m | Added +62.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $50.6m | Added +679.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $49.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $44.5m | Added +715.5k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 2.93% of their portfolio | 2.2m $44.4m | Added +411.5k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.42% of their portfolio | 2.1m $42.8m | Added +458.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $41.6m | Added +830.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $41.2m | Added +1.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $37.7m | Added +545.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $37.6m | Reduced -201.1k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.7m $33.8m | Added +886.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $33.8m | Added +662.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $32.6m | Reduced -1.8m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $31.4m | Reduced -814 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $31.4m | Reduced -90.5k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $25.8m | Added +335.5k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $23.4m | Reduced -92.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 974.7k $19.6m | Reduced -7.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 959.5k $19.3m | Added +891.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 951.2k $19.1m | Reduced -2.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 919.2k $18.5m | Added +199.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 916.4k $18.4m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 848.6k $17.0m | Reduced -594.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 832.0k $16.7m | Added +59.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 784.0k $15.7m | Added +461.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 762.9k $15.3m | Reduced -731.1k |
| Makaira Partners LLC 11.53% of their portfolio | 734.4k $14.7m | Reduced -635.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 709.3k $14.2m | Reduced -81.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 699.3k $14.0m | Added +15.5k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 687.4k $13.8m | Added +625.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 653.0k $13.1m | Added +198.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 632.5k $12.7m | Added +368.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 630.2k $12.7m | Reduced -3.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 624.5k $12.7m | Reduced -113.7k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 619.7k $12.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 588.6k $11.8m | Reduced -292.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 580.4k $11.7m | Reduced -12.7m |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 574.0k $11.5m | Reduced -581.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 546.9k $11.0m | Reduced -11.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 532.5k $10.7m | Reduced -15.6k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 505.2k $10.1m | Added +304.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 498.5k $10.0m | Added +240.5k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 496.6k $10.0m | Added +135.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 466.3k $9.4m | Added +409.8k |
| STRS OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 451.9k $9.1m | Added +446.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 451.6k $9.1m | Reduced -992.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 443.5k $8.9m | Reduced -26.8k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 416.1k $8.4m | Reduced -22.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 411.1k $8.3m | Reduced -431.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 406.6k $8.2m | Added +17.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.4k $7.8m | Reduced -10.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.8k $7.6m | Added +59.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 371.3k $7.5m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 344.0k $6.9m | Reduced -86.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.3k $6.8m | Reduced -138.8k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 336.4k $6.8m | Reduced -891.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 317.2k $6.4m | Reduced -37.8k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 310.4k $6.2m | Reduced -269.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 310.0k $6.2m | Reduced -12.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.4k $6.1m | Reduced -632.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.6k $6.1m | Added +14.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 285.8k $5.7m | Reduced -25.5k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 278.0k $5.6m | Reduced -134.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.2k $5.6m | Reduced -2.3m |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.6k $5.6m | Reduced -10.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 274.8k $5.5m | Reduced -36.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 273.8k $5.5m | Reduced -606.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 264.7k $5.3m | Reduced -96.0k |
| Bronte Capital Management Pty Ltd. 0.53% of their portfolio | 254.6k $5.1m | Added +139.8k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 252.4k $5.1m | Added +80.6k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 244.8k $4.9m | Added +27.8k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.02% of their portfolio | 241.6k $4.9m | Reduced -127.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.9k $4.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.2k $4.6m | Added +131.9k |
| CWM, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.1k $4.5m | Added +124.5k |
| Atika Capital Management LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 225.0k $4.5m | New |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.8k $4.5m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.0k $4.4m | Added +28.8k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.08% of their portfolio | 214.4k $4.3m | Added +71.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.1k $4.3m | Reduced -572.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.2k $4.3m | Reduced -842.5k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 212.1k $4.3m | Not comparable |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.8k $4.1m | Reduced -354.9k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.17% of their portfolio | 200.0k $4.0m | New |