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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
FCM
1
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.9M +$21M +1,040,730 New
EAM
2
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$14M -$1.55M -76,755 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.2M +$83.9K +4,167 +0.7%
Canada Life
4
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$9.84M +$11.6M +574,902 New
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$9.3M -$4.31M -213,876 -27%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$9.15M +$2.65M +131,500 +31%
GIM
7
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$8.96M – – –
WSA
8
Wall Street Associates
California
$6.29M -$1.37M -67,821 -15%
Vanguard Group
9
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.02M +$314K +15,587 +5%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.99M -$6.6M -327,541 -57%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$3.48M -$189K -9,381 -4%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.32M -$144K -7,147 -5%
MSA
13
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.31M +$524K +26,022 +23%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.64M -$206K -10,236 -9%
Millennium Management
15
Millennium Management
New York
$1.61M +$369K +18,331 +23%
BIT
16
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.58M -$165K -8,172 -8%
DIA
17
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$1.42M -$11.5K -570 -0.6%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
18
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.32M – – –
RA
19
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.14M +$908K +45,100 +180%
GKIM
20
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.14M -$793K -39,378 -36%
CCA
21
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$993K -$403K -20,000 -25%
OA
22
Outfitter Advisors
Virginia
$862K +$403K +20,000 +61%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$830K – – –
USAA
24
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$794K – – –
TRSOTSOK
25
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$724K +$201K +9,982 +29%
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NGVC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

74 of the 3,446 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.