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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $859M invested in Vera Bradley in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 17

45% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34.1M | Put options by funds: $23.4M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $767M → $859M (+$91.5M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 127 (+11)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
127
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+9.48%
% of All Funds
3.67%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
37
Reduced
44
Closed
17
Calls
$34.1M
Puts
$23.4M
Net Calls
+$10.6M
Net Calls Change
-$10.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
+$71.1M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$34.6M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$9.06M
4
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$6.94M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$5.88M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$45.6M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$34.4M
3
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$24.1M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$12.9M
5
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
-$12.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LI
26
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$8.71M -$514K -20,052 -6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
27
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$7.33M +$23K +900 +0.3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$6.2M +$5.88M +229,612 New
Norges Bank
29
Norges Bank
Norway
$6.01M – – –
TCM
30
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
$5.21M -$66.6K -2,600 -1%
BG
31
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$4.92M +$1.39M +54,188 +42%
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.68M -$1.83M -71,562 -29%
Lord, Abbett & Co
33
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$4.66M +$4.42M +172,634 New
N
34
Nuveen
North Carolina
$4.45M +$4.22M +164,803 New
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.87M +$84.3K +3,291 +2%
LCG
36
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$3.42M +$3.24M +126,540 New
Geode Capital Management
37
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.4M +$324K +12,663 +11%
Two Sigma Advisers
38
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.35M +$3.18M +124,039 New
RFC
39
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.84M -$157K -6,120 -6%
BIM
40
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.74M +$143K +5,573 +6%
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.58M +$1.63M +63,824 +200%
PP
42
PDT Partners
New York
$2.39M +$2.27M +88,587 New
MHP
43
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$2.38M +$2.25M +88,000 New
TCIM
44
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.33M -$34.3K -1,340 -2%
Fidelity International
45
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$2.19M +$2.07M +81,000 New
Morgan Stanley
46
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.14M +$816K +31,855 +67%
SCM
47
Suffolk Capital Management
New York
$2M -$1.31M -51,000 -41%
Millennium Management
48
Millennium Management
New York
$1.89M +$1.79M +69,919 New
HHC
49
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$1.79M +$1.7M +66,483 New
Charles Schwab
50
Charles Schwab
California
$1.76M +$131K +5,112 +9%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

127 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $859M — up 12% from $767M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Daruma Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $71.1M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $45.6M.

  • 127 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2014, up from 116 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $859M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2014 was Daruma Capital Management, an estimated $71.1M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $45.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.