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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
PI
51
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$562K -$11K -286 -2%
TA
52
Teachers Advisors
New York
$533K +$40K +1,040 +9%
Swiss National Bank
53
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$450K – – –
MPI
54
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$425K +$385K +10,000 New
USAA
55
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$347K +$314K +8,169 New
RhumbLine Advisers
56
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$325K – – –
MLICM
57
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$309K – – –
PSUF
58
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$297K +$59.7K +1,551 +28%
Jane Street
59
Jane Street
New York
$296K +$268K +6,969 New
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
60
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$284K -$323K -8,400 -56%
FMT
61
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$268K -$92.4K -2,400 -28%
PAM
62
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$262K – – –
AIG
63
American International Group
New York
$250K -$2.27K -59 -1%
HSBC Holdings
64
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$248K -$3.04K -79 -1%
UBS AM
65
UBS AM
Illinois
$238K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
66
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$212K +$192K +5,000 New
BA
67
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$188K -$1.02M -26,404 -86%
Deutsche Bank
68
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$178K -$347K -9,009 -68%
Citigroup
69
Citigroup
New York
$154K +$95K +2,469 +213%
MAA
70
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$122K +$6.66K +173 +6%
PNC Financial Services Group
71
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$108K -$7.7K -200 -7%
NTCOC
72
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$97K – – –
Group One Trading
73
Group One Trading
Illinois
$91K +$82.6K +2,146 New
SFU
74
Stonehage Fleming (UK)
United Kingdom
$64K +$57.7K +1,499 New
RNS
75
Robert N. Shapiro
$63K – – –
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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.