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Institutional Cluster

BBW

BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizonweeks Processed4mo ago
Institutional cluster: 5 buyers, 0 sellers (bullish)
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The cluster is entirely passive rebalancing with zero active-manager signal. At a $425M market cap, the $23.5M inflow is modest relative to float. Treat this as noise from index rebalancing — no actionable catalyst suggesting near-term price moves.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
BBW ▼ -13.16% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call -13.16% · α vs SPY -17.56% · entry $33.89 → $29.43
Entry = T+0 close
Jun 11, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-5.19%
call -5.19% · α -5.73%
$32.13
settled 5mo ago
T+5d
-6.76%
call -6.76% · α -7.19%
$31.60
settled 4mo ago
T+20d
-8.09%
call -8.09% · α -9.98%
$31.15
settled 4mo ago
T+60d
-13.16%
call -13.16% · α -17.56%
$29.43
settled 7w ago

Executive Summary

Five large passive/index managers (Morgan Stanley, T. Rowe Price, Wells Fargo, Schwab, BofA) collectively added $23.5M to BBW positions during Q3 2025, nearly doubling or tripling their stakes. No institutional sellers were recorded.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
accumulating
Buy Value
$39.5M
Net Flow
$23.5M

Institutional Positions

Net institutional flow: $23.5M

▲ Buyers (5)

InstitutionActionChangePosition ValueValue Δ
Morgan StanleyADD+99.2%$26.6M$16.1M
T. Rowe PriceDOUBLED+1217.1%$11.0K$10.0K
Wells FargoADD+31.1%$553.0K$220.0K
SchwabDOUBLED+116.8%$8.2M$5.2M
BofAADD+50.2%$4.2M$2.0M

Key Facts

  • 5 passive institutional buyers, 0 sellers in Q3 2025
  • Aggregate buying: $23.5M net new cash into BBW
  • No active managers, activists, or hedge funds involved — all mega-passive/index funds
  • Morgan Stanley led with a +$16.1M increase (99.2% share count increase)
  • No net selling from any tracked institution in the cluster

Financial Impact

5 institutions added $23.5M in new BBW holdings during Q3 2025; no selling activity

Risk Factors

  • 13F data is 45+ days stale; these positions may have been unwound already
  • All buyers are passive mega-funds — likely index rebalancing, not fundamental conviction
  • No active or activist manager involvement reduces signal quality significantly

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops
Analyst Consensus
88% bullish (8 analysts)

Investment Themes

Consumer & Retail

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 institutional 13F filing from SEC EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
INST-CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)inst-cluster-BBW-2025-Q3
11 reports for BBW
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

Filters
Rows
Reports for BBW — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 2, 2026
24d ago
SC 13G
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$25.56awaiting T+20——
Aug 27, 2026
8w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$28.44 $25.10▲ +11.74%▲ +11.24%—
Aug 15, 2026
10w ago
Institutional Cluster
MIXED ★ 4/10
$38.19 $25.74▼ −32.60%▼ −30.62%—
Jun 12, 2026
19w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$32.13 $34.42▲ +7.13%▲ +5.35%—
Jun 11, 2026
19w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$32.13 $34.42▲ +7.13%▲ +5.35%—
Jun 11, 2026
19w ago
Institutional Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$33.89 $31.15▼ −8.09%▼ −9.98%—
May 28, 2026
21w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$38.90 $31.34▲ +19.43%▲ +16.29%—
Apr 30, 2026
25w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$36.94 $37.21▲ +0.73%▼ −4.50%—
Mar 12, 2026
32w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$41.33 $37.26▼ −9.85%▼ −11.82%—
Mar 12, 2026
32w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$41.33 $37.26▼ −9.85%▼ −11.82%—
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Report published Jun 11, 2026