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Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
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79 hedge funds and large institutions have $172M invested in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

498% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.31M | Put options by funds: $219K

167% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 15

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $146M → $172M (+$26.3M)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

4.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.42% → 36.79% (+4.4%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 79 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
79
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.28%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
40
Reduced
15
Closed
10
Calls
$1.31M
Puts
$219K
Net Calls
+$1.09M
Net Calls Change
+$914K

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$6.79M
2
SCA
Summit Creek Advisors
Minnesota
+$4.82M
3
GKIM
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$3.89M
4
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
+$2.41M
5
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$2.31M

Top Sellers

1
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$2.8M
2
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$1.55M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.25M
4
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
-$1.22M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MI
26
Montage Investments
Kansas
$848K – – –
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$802K +$362K +18,004 +91%
Envestnet Asset Management
28
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$802K +$389K +19,345 +105%
California Public Employees Retirement System
29
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$796K – – –
KCM
30
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$753K +$713K +35,400 New
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$750K – – –
NFA
32
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$703K +$16.1K +801 +2%
BIM
33
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$686K +$2.82K +140 +0.4%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$539K +$10.3K +510 +2%
BA
35
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$507K +$5.03K +250 +1%
SOMRS
36
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$468K – – –
CIP
37
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$463K +$438K +21,756 New
SCM
38
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$447K +$221K +11,000 +110%
TA
39
Teachers Advisors
New York
$431K – – –
Jennison Associates
40
Jennison Associates
New York
$430K +$14.2K +706 +4%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
41
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$405K +$47.5K +2,359 +14%
Swiss National Bank
42
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$390K +$62.4K +3,100 +20%
SEI Investments
43
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$384K +$51.6K +2,562 +17%
PSUF
44
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$307K +$291K +14,446 New
LCM
45
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$302K +$286K +14,216 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
46
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$265K +$85.6K +4,254 +52%
DII
47
Domini Impact Investments
New York
$231K -$25.7K -1,279 -11%
Bank of Montreal
48
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$209K – – –
HSBC Holdings
49
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$204K +$193K +9,595 New
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$157K +$144K +7,173 +3,321%
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NGVC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

79 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $172M — up 18% from $146M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new NGVC positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 40 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $6.79M. The largest seller was Granahan Investment Management, cutting an estimated $2.8M.

  • 79 institutional investors held Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) as of Q1 2016, up from 78 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $172M of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stock for Q1 2016, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers positions in Q1 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers buyer in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $6.79M added.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers seller in Q1 2016 was Granahan Investment Management, an estimated $2.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.