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116 hedge funds and large institutions have $767M invested in Vera Bradley in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

152% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.2M | Put options by funds: $13.9M

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $656M → $767M (+$111M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 47

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 116 (-16)

64% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
116
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-12.12%
% of All Funds
3.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
44
Reduced
47
Closed
25
Calls
$35.2M
Puts
$13.9M
Net Calls
+$21.3M
Net Calls Change
-$4.98M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
+$16.4M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$13.5M
3
SM
Senvest Management
New York
+$11.6M
4
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
+$7.24M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$2.97M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MTIM
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$9.86M
2
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
-$7.45M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$7.01M
4
CM
CS McKee
Pennsylvania
-$6.31M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$2.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
26
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$6.5M -$429K -18,726 -6%
Susquehanna International Group
27
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.89M +$1.24M +53,992 +28%
Norges Bank
28
Norges Bank
Norway
$5.35M – – –
TCM
29
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
$4.71M +$1.86M +80,970 +71%
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.5M +$497K +21,690 +17%
BG
31
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3.08M +$364K +15,893 +14%
SCM
32
Suffolk Capital Management
New York
$3M +$974K +42,500 +52%
GAM
33
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$2.85M -$1.54M -66,980 -36%
Geode Capital Management
34
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.72M +$343K +14,948 +15%
RFC
35
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.52M -$251K -10,962 -9%
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.3M +$790K +34,486 +56%
RP
37
Reinhart Partners
Wisconsin
$2.27M +$102K +4,440 +5%
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.11M +$57.8K +2,520 +3%
Two Sigma Investments
39
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.88M -$850K -37,079 -32%
AC
40
Ascend Capital
California
$1.8M +$1.72M +75,000 New
ACM
41
Argent Capital Management
Missouri
$1.67M -$346K -15,100 -18%
SCM
42
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.67M +$526K +22,960 +49%
ZL
43
Zeke LP
Pennsylvania
$1.56M -$229K -10,000 -13%
Citadel Advisors
44
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.48M -$1.84M -80,393 -57%
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$1.44M +$197K +8,600 +17%
RIA
46
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.42M +$317K +13,835 +31%
MCM
47
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$1.41M +$64.2K +2,800 +5%
STC
48
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$1.27M +$20.6K +900 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
49
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.21M -$22.9K -1,000 -2%
HT
50
HAP Trading
New York
$1.21M -$1.46M -63,615 -56%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

116 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $767M — up 17% from $656M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of VRA and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Marathon Trading Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.86M sold.

  • 116 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2013, down from 132 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $767M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2013, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2013 and 25 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2013 was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, an estimated $16.4M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2013 was Marathon Trading Investment Management, an estimated $9.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.