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Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $126M invested in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.49% → 34.19% (+0.71%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 74 (-10)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $161M → $126M (-$35.7M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 30

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 18

66% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $127K | Put options by funds: $378K

Holders
74
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-11.9%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
20
Reduced
30
Closed
18
Calls
$127K
Puts
$378K
Net Calls
-$251K
Net Calls Change
+$26K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$21M
2
Canada Life
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
+$11.6M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$2.65M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$908K
5
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
+$610K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$6.6M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$4.31M
3
AP
Alydar Partners
Massachusetts
-$4.18M
4
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
-$4.09M
5
TI
Turner Investments
Pennsylvania
-$3.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
26
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$704K -$38.9K -1,932 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$667K -$22.5K -1,116 -3%
ARTA
28
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$632K -$175K -8,703 -18%
NFA
29
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$619K +$121K +5,999 +19%
TCIM
30
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$527K -$33.7K -1,674 -5%
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$508K -$1.19M -58,933 -65%
TC
32
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$493K +$610K +30,309 New
U
33
UBS
Switzerland
$465K +$6.67K +331 +1%
BIM
34
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$441K +$22.7K +1,128 +4%
Jennison Associates
35
Jennison Associates
New York
$420K -$316K -15,710 -38%
STC
36
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$331K +$410K +20,360 New
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$328K +$9.24K +459 +2%
Bank of Montreal
38
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$322K +$393K +19,540 +9,305%
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$308K – – –
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$291K -$1.23M -60,870 -77%
PI
41
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$288K +$38.3K +1,904 +12%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
42
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$268K +$1.89K +94 +0.6%
RGC
43
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$246K +$305K +15,125 New
Morgan Stanley
44
Morgan Stanley
New York
$240K -$7.03K -349 -2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
45
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$225K -$404K -20,049 -59%
Swiss National Bank
46
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$210K – – –
TA
47
Teachers Advisors
New York
$188K -$28.2K -1,400 -11%
LCM
48
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$166K – – –
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$109K -$201K -9,962 -60%
AIG
50
American International Group
New York
$95.1K -$1.37K -68 -1%
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NGVC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

74 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $126M — down 22% from $161M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of NGVC and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Frontier Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $21M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $6.6M.

  • 74 institutional investors held Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) as of Q3 2014, down from 84 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $126M of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stock for Q3 2014, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers positions in Q3 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers buyer in Q3 2014 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $21M added.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers seller in Q3 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $6.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.