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Formerly called
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Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck (1982–1998) |
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Type
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Public |
| Traded as | NASDAQ: BWLD S&P 400 Component |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1982 (1982) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Founders | Jim Disbrow Scott Lowery Bernard Spencer Elizabeth Brock |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
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Number of locations
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1237 (6/13/17) |
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Area served
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United States, Canada, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Panama, Oman. |
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Key people
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Sally Smith (CEO) |
| Products | Chicken Wings, Shareables, Wet Bread, Sandwiches, and Burgers |
| Revenue |  US$1.81 billion (FY 2015) |
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Operating income
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US$138.5 million (FY 2015) |
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Net income
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US$95.1 million (FY 2015) |
| Website | www |
Buffalo Wild Wings (originally, Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck, thus the numeronym "BW3") is an American casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, which specializes in Buffalo wings and sauces.
As of June 2017, it had 1,237 locations (625 directly owned by the company, and 612 franchised locations) across all 50 U.S. states and DC. An alternate nickname in recent usage by the company is B-Dubs.
Buffalo Wild Wings was founded in 1982 by Jim Disbrow, Scott Lowery, and Bernard Spencer. Disbrow, Lowery, and Spencer came up with the idea one weekend when they got together in Kent, Ohio, for Disbrow to judge an amateur figure skating competition at Kent State University in 1980. They decided to open up their own restaurant, first in Columbus, Ohio, and then in Westerville, Ohio one year later.
Originally called Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck, from which the abbreviation bw-3 was created (the third W was for the beef on weck sandwich, a staple of the Buffalo region), in 1990 Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck began to franchise. In 1998, the name was changed to Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar.
The corporate headquarters was located in Cincinnati, Ohio until 1997 when it moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In 2010, the company announced an expansion into Canada. In 2015, Buffalo Wild Wings expanded in the United Arab Emirates when it opened a restaurant in Dubai.
The chain is best known for Buffalo-style chicken wings along with over a dozen dipping sauces, as well as a complement of other items such as chicken tenders and legs. The chain's menu also features appetizers, burgers, tacos, salads, and desserts, along with beer, wine, and other beverages. They are known for their famous "Blazin Wing Challenge." They challenge customers to eat 12 of their hottest wings under six minutes. The winners receive a free T-shirt and get their picture on their wall of fame. The restaurants feature an open layout with a bar area and patio seating flanked by over 50 televisions and media screens. Starting in 2016, the new restaurants being built follow a new type of layout that gives the guests the feeling as if they were actually in a sports stadium. Server uniforms consist of gray shorts and jerseys with the number 82, signifying the year that the chain was established in 1982. Not only is the chain attributable to its famous wings, beer, and sports, but it is also recognized as a big partner with the organization the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Multiple times a year, the company does fundraisers and accepts monetary donations that are later given to the Boys and Girls Club that allows them to participate in extracurricular and sporting events.
On September 11th of 2017, customers at the Eastvale, California franchise complained that an employee muted the sound for the United States National Anthem at the start of the Monday Night Football game claiming that it was controversial and that it was not company policy to play it. The franchise owner later apologized and clarified that there is no policy regarding this matter.
Buffalo Wild Wings Location in Athens, Ohio
The exterior of a Buffalo Wild Wings location in Carolina Forest, South Carolina
| 2016-06-26 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Buy | |
| 2016-06-24 | Upgrade | Guggenheim | Neutral to Buy | $190.00 |
| 2016-06-20 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Buy | $165.00 |
| 2016-06-12 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Buy | |
| 2016-06-08 | Reiterated Rating | Wedbush | Buy | $180.00 |
| 2016-06-07 | Reiterated Rating | Oppenheimer | Buy | |
| 2016-06-07 | Reiterated Rating | Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. | Buy | |
| 2016-05-16 | Reiterated Rating | Robert W. Baird | Buy | |
| 2016-04-28 | Reiterated Rating | Wedbush | Outperform | $200.00 to $180.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse | Sell | $142.00 to $120.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Buy | |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Robert W. Baird | Outperform | $188.00 to $152.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Lower Price Target | Stephens | Overweight | $190.00 to $175.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Lower Price Target | KeyBanc | Overweight | $175.00 to $165.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Agricole | Underperform | $154.00 to $131.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | $173.00 to $151.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Hold | $152.00 to $143.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Cowen and Company | Market Perform | $148.00 to $130.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Barclays | Overweight | $175.00 to $160.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Lower Price Target | Maxim Group | Buy | $190.00 to $170.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Goldman Sachs | Conviction-Buy to Buy | $185.00 to $166.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Lower Price Target | Telsey Advisory Group | Outperform | $175.00 to $160.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse Group AG | Sell | $142.00 to $120.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Lower Price Target | KeyCorp | Overweight | $175.00 to $165.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Agricole SA | Underperform | $154.00 to $131.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Barclays PLC | Overweight | $175.00 to $160.00 |
| 2016-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | Conviction-Buy to Buy | $185.00 to $166.00 |
| 2016-04-22 | Reiterated Rating | Dougherty & Co | Neutral | |
| 2016-04-21 | Downgrade | OTR Global | Neutral | |
| 2016-04-18 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Hold | $165.00 to $160.00 |
| 2016-04-18 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank AG | Hold | $165.00 to $160.00 |
| 2016-04-13 | Initiated Coverage | Credit Agricole | Underperform | |
| 2016-04-11 | Reiterated Rating | Robert W. Baird | Buy | $188.00 |
| 2016-04-06 | Reiterated Rating | Oppenheimer | Buy | $200.00 |
| 2016-04-05 | Reiterated Rating | Maxim Group | Buy | $195.00 to $190.00 |
| 2016-03-29 | Upgrade | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform to Outperform | $165.00 to $175.00 |
| 2016-03-25 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse | Underperform | |
| 2016-03-24 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs | Buy to Conviction-Buy | $187.00 |
| 2016-03-03 | Upgrade | Wedbush | Neutral to Outperform | $160.00 to $200.00 |
| 2016-02-08 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies | Hold | $163.00 to $152.00 |
| 2016-02-08 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Hold | $163.00 to $152.00 |
| 2016-02-06 | Reiterated Rating | Stephens | Overweight | $190.00 |
| 2016-02-06 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Outperform | $190.00 |
| 2016-02-05 | Reiterated Rating | BTIG Research | Neutral | |
| 2016-02-04 | Reiterated Rating | Robert W. Baird | Buy | |
| 2016-02-04 | Lower Price Target | Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | $180.00 |
| 2016-02-04 | Lower Price Target | Jefferies Group | Hold | $163.00 to $152.00 |
| 2016-02-04 | Lower Price Target | Goldman Sachs | $193.00 to $187.00 | |
| 2016-02-04 | Lower Price Target | Deutsche Bank | Hold | $175.00 to $165.00 |
| 2016-02-04 | Lower Price Target | Maxim Group | Buy | $205.00 to $195.00 |
| 2016-02-04 | Upgrade | Raymond James | Market Perform to Outperform | $165.00 |
| 2016-02-04 | Downgrade | Longbow Research | Buy to Neutral | |
| 2016-02-04 | Lower Price Target | Credit Suisse | Underperform | $152.00 to $142.00 |
| 2016-02-04 | Lower Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $177.00 to $175.00 |
| 2016-02-04 | Upgrade | Raymond James Financial Inc. | Market Perform to Outperform | $165.00 |
| 2016-01-27 | Downgrade | BTIG Research | Buy to Neutral | |
| 2016-01-04 | Reiterated Rating | Oppenheimer | Outperform | $200.00 |
| 2015-12-08 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Hold | |
| 2015-11-23 | Boost Price Target | Maxim Group | Buy | $200.00 to $205.00 |
| 2015-11-09 | Upgrade | KeyBanc | Sector Weight to Overweight | $175.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Downgrade | Cowen and Company | Outperform to Market Perform | |
| 2015-10-29 | Lower Price Target | Wedbush | $190.00 to $160.00 | |
| 2015-10-29 | Lower Price Target | Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | $208.00 to $200.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Lower Price Target | Jefferies Group | Hold | $182.00 to $163.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Lower Price Target | BTIG Research | Buy | $188.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Lower Price Target | BMO Capital Markets | Outperform | $215.00 to $190.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Lower Price Target | Oppenheimer | Outperform | $230.00 to $200.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Lower Price Target | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | $220.00 to $180.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Lower Price Target | Maxim Group | Buy | $217.00 to $200.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Downgrade | Credit Agricole | Buy to Underperform | |
| 2015-10-29 | Downgrade | CLSA | Buy to Underperform | |
| 2015-10-29 | Downgrade | Wells Fargo | Outperform to Market Perform | |
| 2015-10-29 | Reiterated Rating | Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | $187.00 to $172.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse | Underperform | $170.00 to $152.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Lower Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $205.00 to $177.00 |
| 2015-10-29 | Downgrade | Wells Fargo & Co. | Outperform to Market Perform | |
| 2015-10-26 | Reiterated Rating | Oppenheimer | Outperform | $230.00 to $200.00 |
| 2015-10-19 | Upgrade | Maxim Group | Hold to Buy | $217.00 |
| 2015-10-18 | Reiterated Rating | Wedbush | Neutral | $190.00 |
| 2015-10-12 | Downgrade | Raymond James | Outperform to Market Perform | |
| 2015-10-09 | Reiterated Rating | SunTrust | Buy | $32.00 |
| 2015-10-09 | Reiterated Rating | SunTrust Banks Inc. | Buy | $32.00 |
| 2015-10-06 | Reiterated Rating | Cowen and Company | Buy | |
| 2015-09-29 | Initiated Coverage | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | $220.00 |
| 2015-09-21 | Reiterated Rating | Barclays | Hold | $175.00 to $195.00 |
| 2015-09-21 | Boost Price Target | Deutsche Bank | Hold | $175.00 to $195.00 |
| 2015-09-17 | Initiated Coverage | Maxim Group | Hold | $217.00 |
| 2015-09-01 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse | Sell | |
| 2015-08-26 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse | Sell | $170.00 |
| 2015-08-26 | Reiterated Rating | BTIG Research | Buy | $212.00 |
| 2015-08-25 | Reiterated Rating | Telsey Advisory Group | Buy | $212.00 |
| 2015-08-19 | Upgrade | Oppenheimer | Market Perform to Outperform | $230.00 |
| 2015-07-30 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Outperform | $205.00 to $215.00 |
| 2015-07-30 | Reiterated Rating | Cowen and Company | Outperform | $205.00 to $220.00 |
| 2015-07-30 | Reiterated Rating | Stephens | Overweight | $210.00 |
| 2015-07-30 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Hold | $172.00 to $182.00 |
| 2015-07-30 | Reiterated Rating | Wunderlich | Buy | $208.00 |
| 2015-07-29 | Boost Price Target | Deutsche Bank | Hold | $160.00 to $175.00 |
| 2015-07-29 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $195.00 to $205.00 |
| 2015-07-29 | Reiterated Rating | Oppenheimer | Market Perform | |
| 2015-07-29 | Boost Price Target | Credit Suisse | Underperform | $158.00 to $170.00 |
| 2015-07-24 | Downgrade | Dougherty & Co | Buy to Neutral | |
| 2015-07-15 | Initiated Coverage | BTIG Research | Buy | $212.00 |
| 2015-07-14 | Upgrade | Raymond James | Market Perform to Outperform | $195.00 |
| 2015-07-02 | Reiterated Rating | Cowen and Company | Outperform | $208.00 to $205.00 |
| 2015-07-01 | Initiated Coverage | Goldman Sachs | Buy | $195.00 |
| 2015-06-12 | Reiterated Rating | Wunderlich | Buy | $208.00 |
| 2015-06-12 | Reiterated Rating | Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | $208.00 |
| 2015-05-29 | Initiated Coverage | Deutsche Bank | Hold | $160.00 |
| 2015-05-28 | Reiterated Rating | Wunderlich | Buy | $208.00 |
| 2015-05-05 | Lower Price Target | Citigroup Inc. | Neutral | $206.00 to $170.00 |
| 2015-05-04 | Reiterated Rating | Cowen and Company | Outperform | $225.00 to $208.00 |
| 2015-05-01 | Reiterated Rating | Wedbush | Neutral | |
| 2015-04-30 | Upgrade | Miller Tabak | Hold to Buy | $193.00 to $188.00 |
| 2015-04-30 | Upgrade | Robert W. Baird | Neutral to Outperform | $190.00 |
| 2015-04-29 | Set Price Target | Morgan Stanley | Hold | $175.00 |
| 2015-04-29 | Reiterated Rating | Oppenheimer | Hold | |
| 2015-04-29 | Lower Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $214.00 to $195.00 |
| 2015-04-29 | Upgrade | Miller Tabak | Hold to Buy | $193.00 to $188.00 |
| 2015-04-28 | Set Price Target | Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | $208.00 |
| 2015-04-17 | Set Price Target | Wunderlich | Buy | $208.00 |
| 2015-04-15 | Initiated Coverage | Guggenheim | Neutral | |
| 2015-04-15 | Initiated Coverage | Cowen and Company | Outperform | $225.00 |
| 2015-03-10 | Initiated Coverage | Credit Suisse | Underperform | $175.00 |
| 2015-02-09 | Downgrade | Miller Tabak | Buy to Hold | $193.00 |
| 2015-02-06 | Set Price Target | Barclays | Buy | $210.00 to $214.00 |
| 2015-01-28 | Upgrade | OTR Global | Positive | |
| 2015-01-22 | Set Price Target | Barclays | Buy | $210.00 |
| 2015-01-20 | Reiterated Rating | Wunderlich | Buy | $185.00 to $208.00 |
| 2015-01-08 | Initiated Coverage | Citigroup Inc. | Neutral | $170.00 to $197.00 |
| 2015-01-06 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Hold | $140.00 to $175.00 |
| 2015-01-05 | Downgrade | Robert W. Baird | Outperform to Neutral | $180.00 |
| 2014-12-04 | Boost Price Target | Miller Tabak | Buy | $170.00 to $185.00 |
| 2014-11-19 | Boost Price Target | Wunderlich | Buy | $170.00 to $185.00 |
| 2014-10-28 | Upgrade | Robert W. Baird | Neutral to Outperform | $160.00 to $180.00 |
| 2014-10-24 | Upgrade | Feltl & Co. | Hold to Buy | $155.00 to $153.00 |
| 2014-10-14 | Reiterated Rating | Barclays | Positive to Overweight | $4.92 to $177.00 |
| 2014-10-10 | Initiated Coverage | Wedbush | Outperform | $165.00 |
| 2014-10-10 | Reiterated Rating | Buckingham Research | Underperform | $116.00 to $114.00 |
| 2014-10-09 | Initiated Coverage | BMO Capital Markets | Outperform | $165.00 |
| 2014-10-06 | Downgrade | Wedbush | Outperform to Neutral | $175.00 to $135.00 |
| 2014-09-24 | Upgrade | Miller Tabak | Hold to Buy | $160.00 to $170.00 |
| 2014-08-12 | Boost Price Target | S&P Equity Research | Average to Buy | $3.06 to $3.80 |
| 2014-08-12 | Upgrade | Morgan Stanley | Underweight to Equal Weight | $148.00 |
| 2014-07-31 | Upgrade | Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral to Buy | $145.17 to $176.00 |
| 2014-07-30 | Reiterated Rating | Barclays | Overweight | $190.00 to $187.00 |
| 2014-07-30 | Reiterated Rating | Wunderlich | Buy | $180.00 to $170.00 |
| 2014-07-15 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $184.00 to $190.00 |
| 2014-06-25 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Buy | $160.00 to $175.00 |
| 2014-05-09 | Initiated Coverage | Buckingham Research | Underperform | $116.00 |
| 2014-05-02 | Reiterated Rating | Citigroup Inc. | Hold | $158.00 |
| 2014-04-29 | Reiterated Rating | Wunderlich | Buy | $165.00 to $180.00 |
| 2014-04-29 | Reiterated Rating | Barclays | Overweight | $184.00 |
| 2014-04-29 | Reiterated Rating | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | $143.00 to $145.00 |
| 2014-04-29 | Lower Price Target | Jefferies Group | Hold | $148.00 to $140.00 |
| 2014-04-15 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $165.00 to $181.00 |
| 2014-03-24 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $155.00 to $165.00 |
| 2014-03-10 | Downgrade | Miller Tabak | Buy to Hold | $148.00 to $155.00 |
| 2014-02-07 | Initiated Coverage | Longbow Research | Buy | |
| 2014-02-06 | Upgrade | Miller Tabak | Hold to Buy | $148.00 |
| 2014-02-05 | Reiterated | UBS | Buy | $165 to $170 |
| 2014-02-05 | Lower Price Target | Goldman Sachs | $150.00 to $142.00 | |
| 2014-01-16 | Initiated Coverage | Credit Agricole | Outperform | |
| 2014-01-09 | Downgrade | Morgan Stanley | Overweight to Underweight | $144.00 to $143.00 |
| 2014-01-08 | Initiated Coverage | Citigroup Inc. | Buy to Hold | |
| 2014-01-06 | Boost Price Target | Jefferies Group | Hold to Hold | $120.00 to $148.00 |
| 2013-12-18 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Buy | $150.00 to $155.00 |
| 2013-11-16 | Reiterated Rating | Wunderlich | Hold | $148.00 |
| 2013-11-15 | Boost Price Target | Wunderlich | Buy | $162.00 to $165.00 |
| 2013-11-06 | Downgrade | Miller Tabak | Buy to Hold | $148.00 |
| 2013-10-30 | Boost Price Target | Wunderlich | Buy | $133.00 to $162.00 |
| 2013-10-30 | Boost Price Target | Miller Tabak | Buy to Buy | $135.00 to $148.00 |
| 2013-10-30 | Boost Price Target | Feltl & Co. | Hold | $94.00 to $123.00 |
| 2013-10-30 | Boost Price Target | Wedbush | Outperform | $150.00 to $165.00 |
| 2013-10-30 | Boost Price Target | Deutsche Bank | Buy | $130.00 to $150.00 |
| 2013-10-30 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Hold | $96.00 to $120.00 |
| 2013-10-30 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $125.00 to $152.00 |
| 2013-10-30 | Downgrade | Raymond James | Outperform to Market Perform | $120.00 |
| 2013-10-29 | Boost Price Target | B. Riley | Buy | $115.00 to $150.00 |
| 2013-10-17 | Boost Price Target | Wunderlich | Buy | $118.00 to $133.00 |
| 2013-10-14 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $115.00 to $125.00 |
| 2013-10-07 | Boost Price Target | Deutsche Bank | Buy | $110.00 to $130.00 |
| 2013-10-01 | Downgrade | Raymond James | Strong-Buy to Outperform | |
| 2013-09-30 | Boost Price Target | Wedbush | Outperform | $120.00 to $135.00 |
| 2013-09-25 | Initiated Coverage | Northcoast Research | Buy | |
| 2013-08-27 | Reiterated | Wunderlich | Buy | $117 to $118 |
| 2016-06-26 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Buy | |
| 2016-06-24 | Upgrade | Guggenheim | Neutral to Buy | $190.00 |
| 2016-06-20 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Buy | $165.00 |
| 2016-06-12 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Buy | |
| 2016-06-08 | Reiterated Rating | Wedbush | Buy | $180.00 |
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In BWLD 18 funds of 2213 total. Show all
| Fund name | Ticker shares |
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| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 1.06M |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 0.54M |
| BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC /WI/ | 0.22M |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 0.12M |
| IRONBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 98915 |
| AHL Partners LLP | 97800 |
| MANAGED ACCOUNT ADVISORS LLC | 95421 |
| RUSSELL FRANK CO/ | 72508 |
| KCG Holdings, Inc. | 14170 |
| BlackRock Group LTD | 12379 |
| BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLC | 9493 |
| Placemark Investments, Inc. | 3911 |
| Airain ltd | 2786 |
| VTL Associates, LLC | 1440 |
| Carnick & Kubik, LLC | 500 |
| Name Relationship | Total Shares | Holding stocks |
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| TWINEM MARY J Exec VP, CFO & Treasurer | 0.22% (41885) | BWLD / IRET / VVV / |
| SCHMIDT JAMES M Chief Operating Officer | 0.21% (40539) | BWLD / |
| SHOULAK JUDITH A EVP, North American Operations | 0.12% (21963) | BWLD / |
| JOHNSON MICHAEL P | 0.08% (15586) | BWLD / CNP / |
| MACK WARREN E | 0.07% (13457) | BWLD / |
| Benning Kathleen M EVP-Global Brand & Bus. Dev. | 0.07% (12612) | BWLD / |
| Patterson Lee R. Sr. VP, Information Technology | 0.05% (9757) | BWLD / |
| APPLEQUIST DALE M | 0.05% (8887) | BWLD / |
| MAGGARD J OLIVER | 0.02% (3522) | BWLD / |
| DAMIAN JAMES M | 0.01% (1132) | BWLD / |
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