Activist investor Ryan Cohen has exited his position in retailer Bed Bath & Beyond, according to a securities filing released Thursday afternoon.
The filing shows that Cohen’s RC Ventures dumped its stock on Tuesday and Wednesday at a range of prices between $18.68 per share and $29.22 per share. The firm also sold its call options. Cohen said in a filing earlier this week that he intended to sell his holdings of the meme stock.
Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond have rocketed higher this month, fueled in part by retail traders in an apparent revival of the meme trading craze. Shares were up more than 200% in August as of Thursday’s close.
Cohen, who co-founded Chewy and is the chairman of GameStop, purchased more than 7 million shares and call options of Bed Bath & Beyond earlier this year. The company added board members of Cohen’s choosing and pushed out its CEO after RC Ventures revealed its stake.
Cohen originally purchased his shares of Bed Bath & Beyond at an average of roughly $15.34 per share.
In a statement on Wednesday, Bed Bath & Beyond said it had reached a “constructive agreement” with RC Ventures and was exploring potential changes to its financial structure.
Shares of the stock fell 27% in extended trading, adding to a loss of nearly 20% during Thursday’s regular trading session.
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