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Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $370M invested in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 9

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $798K | Put options by funds: $543K

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $332M → $370M (+$38.2M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 90 (+5)

1.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.57% → 39.25% (+1.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 34

Holders
90
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.88%
% of All Funds
2.61%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
15
Increased
27
Reduced
34
Closed
9
Calls
$798K
Puts
$543K
Net Calls
+$255K
Net Calls Change
-$2.09M

Top Buyers

1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$7M
2
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$5.56M
3
PC
Pier Capital
Connecticut
+$3.7M
4
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$3.67M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.88M

Top Sellers

1
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
-$4.06M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$2.18M
3
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$1.48M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$1.32M
5
EIM
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$1.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GIM
26
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$4.04M +$3.67M +95,236 New
RFC
27
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$3.64M -$1.48M -38,382 -28%
GKIM
28
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.42M +$481K +12,486 +18%
NHFG
29
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$2.98M -$487K -12,661 -15%
MSA
30
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.19M – – –
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$2.17M +$1.37M +35,673 +230%
IP
32
Interval Partners
New York
$2.09M +$1.9M +49,300 New
Bank of New York Mellon
33
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.75M +$241K +6,267 +18%
Geode Capital Management
34
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.74M +$186K +4,820 +13%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.56M -$259K -6,726 -15%
U
36
UBS
Switzerland
$1.55M +$536K +13,930 +62%
SI
37
Scout Investments
Missouri
$1.52M +$2.89K +75 +0.2%
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.52M – – –
FPC
39
Falcon Point Capital
California
$1.35M -$145K -3,770 -11%
Neuberger Berman Group
40
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.18M -$704K -18,300 -40%
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$1.05M +$448K +11,638 +89%
BIM
42
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.03M -$31.9K -829 -3%
CCM
43
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.02M – – –
NFA
44
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$982K -$126K -3,284 -12%
TRSOTSOK
45
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$934K -$90.5K -2,350 -10%
TI
46
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
$919K +$833K +21,650 New
Brown Advisory
47
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$862K +$782K +20,307 New
Charles Schwab
48
Charles Schwab
California
$817K +$24.9K +648 +3%
AQR Capital Management
49
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$684K +$620K +16,119 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
50
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$681K +$7.7K +200 +1%
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NGVC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

90 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $370M — up 12% from $332M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new NGVC positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, opening a new position worth an estimated $7M. The largest seller was Columbus Circle Investors, cutting an estimated $4.06M.

  • 90 institutional investors held Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) as of Q4 2013, up from 85 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $370M of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stock for Q4 2013, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers positions in Q4 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers buyer in Q4 2013 was Invesco, an estimated $7M added.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers seller in Q4 2013 was Columbus Circle Investors, an estimated $4.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.