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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $656M invested in Vera Bradley in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

199% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $39.4M | Put options by funds: $13.2M

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 21

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 39

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $613M → $656M (+$43.9M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 132 (+7)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.6%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
53
Reduced
39
Closed
21
Calls
$39.4M
Puts
$13.2M
Net Calls
+$26.2M
Net Calls Change
+$20.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$58.1M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$15.7M
3
SM
Senvest Management
New York
+$13.6M
4
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
+$11.1M
5
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$10.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$22.5M
2
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$10.4M
3
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$9.91M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$7.37M
5
PCM
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$4.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.5M +$313K +14,672 +5%
RHJA
27
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$5.95M -$3.98M -186,315 -39%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
28
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.95M -$176K -8,242 -3%
Norges Bank
29
Norges Bank
Norway
$4.58M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
30
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.93M +$4.08M +191,029 New
GAM
31
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$3.81M +$3.53M +165,126 +810%
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.92M +$2.03M +95,176 +203%
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.48M +$2.54M +118,959 +2,365%
RFC
34
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.4M -$21.4K -1,002 -0.9%
Two Sigma Investments
35
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.37M -$550K -25,746 -18%
TCM
36
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
$2.36M +$2.45M +114,810 New
HT
37
HAP Trading
New York
$2.34M +$2.44M +114,050 New
BG
38
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.31M +$2.14K +100 +0.1%
Geode Capital Management
39
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.02M +$64.2K +3,006 +3%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
40
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$2M -$1.55M -72,500 -43%
Walleye Trading
41
Walleye Trading
New York
$1.92M +$2M +93,607 New
RP
42
Reinhart Partners
Wisconsin
$1.85M +$1.93M +90,210 New
TCIM
43
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.75M -$14.5K -677 -0.8%
ACM
44
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$1.73M -$655K -30,675 -27%
SCM
45
Suffolk Capital Management
New York
$1.69M +$1.76M +82,400 New
PP
46
PDT Partners
New York
$1.63M +$1.7M +79,455 New
CCPM
47
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
$1.58M +$1.65M +77,100 New
ZL
48
Zeke LP
Pennsylvania
$1.54M +$534K +25,000 +50%
BIM
49
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.26M +$97.4K +4,561 +8%
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$1.23M +$144K +6,730 +13%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

132 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $656M — up 7.2% from $613M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $58.1M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.5M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2013, up from 125 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $656M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2013, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2013 and 21 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $58.1M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2013 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $22.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.