BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC BBW
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 120076104
US multinational toy store chain
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops
- HeadquartersSt Louis, MO
- Founded1997
- Websitebuildabear.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 ($412.5k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 12.5m as of 2026-06-09, 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 ≈ $30.63. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($3.2m notional), 7 hold puts ($6.2m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 89 |
| Q4 2022 | 113 |
| Q1 2023 | 119 |
| Q2 2023 | 128 |
| Q3 2023 | 138 |
| Q4 2023 | 126 |
| Q1 2024 | 134 |
| Q2 2024 | 127 |
| Q3 2024 | 145 |
| Q4 2024 | 162 |
| Q1 2025 | 166 |
| Q2 2025 | 186 |
| Q3 2025 | 207 |
| Q4 2025 | 192 |
| Q1 2026 | 180 |
| Q2 2026 | 173 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 81 | 59 |
| Q4 2024 | 74 | 68 |
| Q1 2025 | 80 | 73 |
| Q2 2025 | 95 | 89 |
| Q3 2025 | 114 | 91 |
| Q4 2025 | 79 | 114 |
| Q1 2026 | 82 | 106 |
| Q2 2026 | 88 | 73 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $33.5m | $12.2m | 0.36 |
| Q4 2025 | $23.8m | $8.4m | 0.35 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.5m | $13.6m | 2.09 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.2m | $6.2m | 1.96 |
Biggest buyers
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY | New | +984.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +280.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +123.0k |
| Pacifica Capital Investments, LLC | Added | +105.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +75.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +74.2k |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | Added | +68.8k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | Added | +67.2k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC | Added | +65.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +62.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -815.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -663.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -222.9k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Sold out | -157.5k |
| Meros Investment Management, LP | Sold out | -152.1k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Sold out | -80.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -42.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -40.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -35.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -33.0k |
Biggest calls
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m44.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $945.8k30.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $431.6k14.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $324.5k10.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $76.5k2.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $42.9k1.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.1k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.9m61.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.7m55.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m39.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.2m38.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $128.6k4.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $91.8k3.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $58.2k1.9k 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 |
|---|---|
| Pacifica Capital Investments, LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-10-02 | 10.2% |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 7.9% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-27 | 7.6% |
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2025-10-07 | 7.0% |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 13G · institution +0.5 pts · filed 2026-02-11 | 5.9% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP (1.7%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $3.4m | $447.5k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.0m | $7.0m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.4m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.1m | $4.1m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $632.8k | $632.8k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $103.6k | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $272.9k | $272.9k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | John Sharon Price Director | Sold plan | $272.9k6.8k shares |
| 2026-06-05 | Carrara George Director | Sold | $103.6k3.0k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Pacifica Capital Investments, LLC 11.61% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.0m | Added +105.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 995.8k $30.5m | Added +75.2k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.82% of their portfolio | 984.5k $30.1m | New |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 2.56% of their portfolio | 765.9k $23.5m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 669.6k $20.5m | Added +280.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 620.8k $19.0m | Added +62.7k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 612.3k $18.7m | Added +947 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 529.9k $16.2m | Reduced -16.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 440.7k $13.5m | Added +74.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 376.7k $11.6m | Added +14.2k |
| Pillsbury Lake Capital LLC 2.85% of their portfolio | 339.2k $10.4m | Added +9.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.0k $9.3m | Added +13.3k |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 284.8k $8.7m | Added +68.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 276.7k $8.5m | Added +123.0k |
| FIRST SABREPOINT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.76% of their portfolio | 210.6k $6.4m | Added +22.4k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 210.0k $6.4m | Reduced -815.0k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 173.8k $5.3m | Added +65.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.6k $4.7m | Unchanged |
| Oppenheimer & Close, LLC 2.95% of their portfolio | 152.6k $4.7m | Added +3.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.1k $4.6m | Reduced -663.6k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.2k $4.6m | Reduced -7.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.4k $4.4m | Reduced -222.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.7k $4.3m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Miller Value Partners, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 133.6k $4.1m | Added +29.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.3k $3.9m | Added +4.9k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 126.2k $3.9m | Added +21.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.7k $3.6m | Added +4.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.8k $3.4m | Reduced -40.8k |
| CANNELL CAPITAL LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 103.1k $3.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| CROWN ADVISORS MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.68% of their portfolio | 100.0k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.9k $3.0m | Reduced -35.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.9k $2.8m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.1k $2.6m | Added +24.4k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.0k $2.6m | Added +1.3k |
| Kennondale Capital Management LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 79.7k $2.4m | Added +26.5k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 74.6k $2.3m | Added +67.2k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.12% of their portfolio | 74.3k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| Inspire Investing, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 72.1k $2.2m | Added +29.8k |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 0.67% of their portfolio | 62.6k $1.9m | Added +27.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.9k $1.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 56.9k $1.7m | Added +26.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $1.5m | New |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 46.3k $1.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.1k $1.2m | Added +20.9k |
| CHASE INVESTMENT COUNSEL CORP 0.26% of their portfolio | 40.0k $1.2m | Added +14.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.6k $1.2m | Reduced -33.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.6k $1.2m | Added +700 |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.2k $1.1m | Added +21.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.1k $1.1m | Added +2.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.9k $1.0m | Added +2.4k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $1.0m | Added +24.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.1k $982.6k | Reduced -24.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $890.4k | Reduced -42.6k |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.5k $872.1k | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $848.1k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.9k $824.3k | Reduced -16.5k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.4k $777.6k | Reduced -174 |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.8k $757.6k | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.3k $743.8k | Unchanged |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.8k $727.0k | Added +6.0k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.5k $718.0k | Added +36 |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.9k $699.5k | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $645.9k | Added +11.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.7k $633.6k | New |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.7k $602.5k | New |
| RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.7k $601.6k | Reduced -494 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.2k $581.2k | Added +1.4k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $581.8k | Reduced -13.5k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.8k $575.5k | New |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 16.5k $505.1k | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.3k $467.6k | Added +2.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1k $461.4k | Added +127 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $425.1k | Reduced -13.8k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $422.0k | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.5k $414.0k | Added +12.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $402.2k | Added +839 |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.1k $400.2k | Added +5.3k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $395.6k | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $457.1k | Added +8.6k |
| NATIXIS 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.0k $366.4k | Added +57 |
| BOKF, NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $355.4k | Added +3.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $343.0k | Added +6.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $341.7k | Added +2.1k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $308.9k | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $308.8k | New |
| FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.1k $277.0k | Added +3.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.9k $273.1k | Added +523 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.9k $271.6k | Reduced -8.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3k $253.1k | Added +39 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $252.3k | Unchanged |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $250.9k | Added +2.6k |
| AXQ CAPITAL, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.2k $250.0k | Added +1.7k |
| Militia Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.1k $247.9k | Reduced -16.2k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.0k $244.9k | New |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.0k $244.0k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $238.8k | Added +1.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.7k $237.1k | New |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.6k $233.4k | New |