Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
80 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
80% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $126M → $226M (+$100M)
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 14
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 74 → 80 (+6)
1.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 34.19% → 35.68% (+1.5%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 23
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $293K | Put options by funds: $315K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$5.33M |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.21M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.99M |
| 4 |
LCM
Leonard Capital Management
Vero Beach,
Florida
|
+$1.8M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$747K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$3.99M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.32M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.21M |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$1.14M |
| 5 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.08M |
NGVC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
80 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $226M — up 80% from $126M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new NGVC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.33M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.99M sold.
- 80 institutional investors held Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) as of Q4 2014, up from 74 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $226M of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stock for Q4 2014, up 80% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers buyer in Q4 2014 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $5.33M added.
- The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers seller in Q4 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $3.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.