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Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $393M invested in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 27

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $370M → $393M (+$23.3M)

8% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.5M | Put options by funds: $1.39M

0.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.25%40.18% (+0.93%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 12

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9089 (-1)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
89
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.11%
% of All Funds
2.57%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
37
Reduced
27
Closed
12
Calls
$1.5M
Puts
$1.39M
Net Calls
+$114K
Net Calls Change
-$141K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PI
51
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$636K +$53.9K +1,322 +10%
ARC
52
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$586K +$547K +13,419 New
Swiss National Bank
53
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$563K +$93.7K +2,300 +22%
TA
54
Teachers Advisors
New York
$548K
OA
55
Outfitter Advisors
Virginia
$529K +$494K +12,120 New
ProShare Advisors
56
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$391K +$365K +8,965 New
Deutsche Bank
57
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$345K +$152K +3,719 +88%
PSUF
58
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$332K +$24.6K +604 +9%
MLICM
59
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$317K
RhumbLine Advisers
60
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$315K -$17.5K -430 -6%
HSBC Holdings
61
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$284K +$26.1K +640 +11%
PAM
62
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$269K
AIG
63
American International Group
New York
$263K +$5.91K +145 +2%
ZIM
64
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$250K +$234K +5,733 New
UBS AM
65
UBS AM
Illinois
$244K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
66
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$234K +$14.3K +350 +7%
BA
67
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$204K +$9.86K +242 +5%
MAA
68
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$117K -$7.99K -196 -7%
Barclays
69
Barclays
United Kingdom
$108K +$82.3K +2,019 +408%
PNC Financial Services Group
70
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$105K -$5.99K -147 -6%
GC
71
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$96K +$89.9K +2,207 New
SFU
72
Stonehage Fleming (UK)
United Kingdom
$68K +$2K +49 +3%
RNS
73
Robert N. Shapiro
$65K
Citigroup
74
Citigroup
New York
$35K -$115K -2,827 -78%
AllianceBernstein
75
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$27K +$20.4K +500 +397%

NGVC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

89 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $393M — up 6.3% from $370M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in NGVC was balanced in Q1 2014: 12 funds opened new positions, 12 closed out, 37 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Granahan Investment Management, adding an estimated $18.6M. The largest seller was RS Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.2M sold.

  • 89 institutional investors held Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) as of Q1 2014, down from 90 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $393M of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stock for Q1 2014, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers positions in Q1 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers buyer in Q1 2014 was Granahan Investment Management, an estimated $18.6M added.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers seller in Q1 2014 was RS Investment Management, an estimated $13.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.