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126 hedge funds and large institutions have $701M invested in Vera Bradley in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.6M | Put options by funds: $9.11M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 23

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 126 (-1)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $859M → $701M (-$158M)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 52

Holders
126
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.79%
% of All Funds
3.62%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
37
Reduced
52
Closed
23
Calls
$13.6M
Puts
$9.11M
Net Calls
+$4.47M
Net Calls Change
-$6.17M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$41.5M
2
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
+$17.7M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$11M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$10.5M
5
SM
Senvest Management
New York
+$7.88M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$41.8M
2
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
New York
-$21.3M
3
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
-$15.7M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$12.3M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$6.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.25M -$1.48M -56,349 -16%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.18M +$6.99M +265,736 +1,558%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
28
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$6.15M +$258K +9,800 +4%
CIP
29
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$5.64M +$6.78M +257,746 New
Renaissance Technologies
30
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.51M +$6.63M +252,100 New
NAM
31
Nichols Asset Management
Massachusetts
$5.43M +$6.53M +248,227 New
N
32
Nuveen
North Carolina
$5.04M +$1.72M +65,511 +40%
TCM
33
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
$4.17M -$69K -2,620 -1%
BG
34
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3.98M -$15.5K -588 -0.3%
Geode Capital Management
35
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.87M +$136K +5,169 +4%
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.4M +$219K +8,318 +8%
Morgan Stanley
37
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.16M +$508K +19,315 +24%
Two Sigma Advisers
38
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2M -$861K -32,700 -26%
TCIM
39
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.82M -$86.7K -3,296 -4%
PAM
40
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.65M +$1.98M +75,350 New
RFC
41
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.59M -$500K -18,990 -19%
Millennium Management
42
Millennium Management
New York
$1.58M +$64K +2,431 +3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
43
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.49M +$442K +16,792 +33%
ZL
44
Zeke LP
Pennsylvania
$1.42M – – –
Charles Schwab
45
Charles Schwab
California
$1.42M -$6.42K -244 -0.4%
Susquehanna International Group
46
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.41M -$2.86M -108,859 -63%
CS
47
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.35M -$899K -34,157 -36%
D.E. Shaw & Co
48
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.32M -$4.45M -169,008 -74%
PP
49
PDT Partners
New York
$1.21M -$875K -33,233 -38%
HHC
50
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$1.18M -$331K -12,583 -19%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

126 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $701M — down 18% from $859M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in VRA was balanced in Q2 2014: 23 funds opened new positions, 23 closed out, 37 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $41.5M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $41.8M.

  • 126 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2014, down from 127 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $701M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2014, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $41.5M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2014 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $41.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.