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Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
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69 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.1M invested in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 20

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 69 (+3)

6.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.26% → 25.65% (-6.6%)

46% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59.9M → $32.1M (-$27.8M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $67K

Holders
69
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
22
Reduced
20
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
$67K
Net Calls
-$67K
Net Calls Change
+$96K

Top Buyers

1
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
California
+$1.53M
2
QCMC
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
+$1.25M
3
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$1.22M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$877K
5
GC
GMT Capital
Georgia
+$611K

Top Sellers

1
SCM
Stadium Capital Management
Connecticut
-$4.52M
2
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$4.44M
3
RCM
Rockshelter Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$3.15M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$2.95M
5
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$1.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RRAM
1
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$3.6M -$1.66M -247,510 -28%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$3.23M +$877K +131,173 +29%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$3.02M +$25.9K +3,866 +0.7%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.44M -$491K -73,356 -14%
RA
5
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.14M -$2.95M -441,226 -54%
AIM
6
Alambic Investment Management
California
$1.78M +$1.53M +229,315 +257%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.66M +$42.1K +6,300 +2%
QCMC
8
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$1.04M +$1.25M +186,376 New
RCM
9
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.02M +$1.22M +182,901 New
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$984K -$6.52K -975 -0.6%
D.E. Shaw & Co
11
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$969K +$511K +76,415 +79%
RHJA
12
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$839K -$25.8K -3,857 -3%
Two Sigma Advisers
13
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$657K +$393K +58,700 +99%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$596K +$20.8K +3,110 +3%
Two Sigma Investments
15
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$565K +$173K +25,913 +34%
PPA
16
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$565K +$543K +81,201 +405%
Westfield Capital Management
17
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$558K -$4.44M -664,614 -87%
BCM
18
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$558K – – –
GC
19
GMT Capital
Georgia
$509K +$611K +91,298 New
Mackenzie Financial
20
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$413K – – –
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$402K +$11.2K +1,668 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$397K -$9.88K -1,477 -2%
GCP
23
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$369K +$443K +66,200 New
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$307K +$205K +30,700 +127%
ARTA
25
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$298K +$221K +33,087 +162%
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NGVC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

69 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $32.1M — down 46% from $59.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new NGVC positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Alambic Investment Management, adding an estimated $1.53M. The largest seller was Stadium Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.52M sold.

  • 69 institutional investors held Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers (NGVC) as of Q3 2017, up from 66 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $32.1M of Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers stock for Q3 2017, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers buyer in Q3 2017 was Alambic Investment Management, an estimated $1.53M added.
  • The largest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers seller in Q3 2017 was Stadium Capital Management, an estimated $4.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.