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Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $146M invested in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 24

18% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.14M | Put options by funds: $959K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 33.36% → 32.42% (-0.93%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 78 (-2)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $167M → $146M (-$21M)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
78
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.5%
% of All Funds
2.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
29
Reduced
24
Closed
13
Calls
$1.14M
Puts
$959K
Net Calls
+$177K
Net Calls Change
-$752K

Top Buyers

1
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$1.33M
2
SCA
Summit Creek Advisors
Minnesota
+$1.21M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$1.05M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$735K
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$666K

Top Sellers

1
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$3.28M
2
WSA
Wall Street Associates
California
-$2.29M
3
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$1.14M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$902K
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$629K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$762K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$760K +$32.7K +1,471 +4%
TCIM
28
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$719K -$48.9K -2,204 -6%
GH
29
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$701K – – –
NFA
30
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$657K – – –
BIM
31
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$654K +$2.15K +97 +0.3%
RFC
32
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$594K +$634K +28,568 New
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$505K +$14.4K +650 +3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
34
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$504K -$150K -6,779 -22%
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$492K -$4.33K -195 -0.8%
BA
36
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$481K – – –
SOMRS
37
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$448K -$289K -13,000 -37%
USAA
38
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$438K – – –
TA
39
Teachers Advisors
New York
$413K +$120K +5,390 +36%
RJA
40
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$402K +$30.4K +1,369 +7%
Jennison Associates
41
Jennison Associates
New York
$398K +$433K +19,526 New
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$374K -$45K -2,028 -10%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
43
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$340K +$7.97K +359 +2%
Swiss National Bank
44
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$322K – – –
SEI Investments
45
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$315K -$8.04K -362 -2%
RHJA
46
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$306K +$9.39K +423 +3%
Morgan Stanley
47
Morgan Stanley
New York
$304K -$71.4K -3,216 -18%
DII
48
Domini Impact Investments
New York
$247K -$70.4K -3,172 -21%
SCM
49
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$204K +$222K +10,000 New
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$200K +$218K +9,825 New
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NGVC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

78 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $146M — down 13% from $167M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of NGVC and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was Wasatch Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.33M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $3.28M.

  • 78 institutional investors held Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) as of Q4 2015, down from 80 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $146M of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stock for Q4 2015, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers buyer in Q4 2015 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $1.33M added.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers seller in Q4 2015 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $3.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.