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111 hedge funds and large institutions have $440M invested in Vera Bradley in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.61M | Put options by funds: $3.91M

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 40

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 111 (-15)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $585M → $440M (-$145M)

58% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 26

Holders
111
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-11.9%
% of All Funds
2.96%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
41
Reduced
40
Closed
26
Calls
$6.61M
Puts
$3.91M
Net Calls
+$2.7M
Net Calls Change
-$2.41M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$19.6M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$7.31M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$4.89M
4
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
+$2.64M
5
MC
Menta Capital
California
+$2.63M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SM
Senvest Management
New York
-$19.5M
2
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
-$13.1M
3
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$11M
4
PCM
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
-$10.1M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$7.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCA
26
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$3.93M +$1.4M +75,822 +46%
TCM
27
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
$3.67M +$956K +51,851 +30%
BG
28
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3.49M +$138K +7,503 +4%
MC
29
Menta Capital
California
$3.06M +$2.63M +142,652 +311%
Schroder Investment Management Group
30
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2.83M +$114K +6,200 +4%
CM
31
CS McKee
Pennsylvania
$2.66M -$392K -21,260 -11%
Two Sigma Investments
32
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.58M +$2.56M +138,755 +687%
Geode Capital Management
33
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.34M +$235K +12,738 +10%
BIM
34
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.18M +$281K +15,244 +13%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
35
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$2.11M +$2.39M +129,767 New
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.8M -$926K -50,255 -31%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
37
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$1.79M +$2.03M +110,400 New
DIA
38
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$1.43M +$76.1K +4,130 +5%
TCIM
39
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.24M – – –
Axa
40
Axa
France
$1.2M +$103K +5,600 +8%
GCP
41
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.09M +$102K +5,514 +9%
Charles Schwab
42
Charles Schwab
California
$1.09M -$98.1K -5,322 -7%
SCM
43
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.05M – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
44
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$988K +$600K +32,565 +115%
California Public Employees Retirement System
45
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$985K – – –
QI
46
QS Investors
New York
$982K – – –
MCM
47
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$850K +$40.5K +2,200 +4%
CPIM
48
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$802K +$911K +49,453 New
HHC
49
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$781K -$136K -7,400 -13%
PP
50
PDT Partners
New York
$764K +$161K +8,720 +23%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

111 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $440M — down 25% from $585M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of VRA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, adding an estimated $19.6M. The largest seller was Senvest Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.5M sold.

  • 111 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2015, down from 126 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $440M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2015, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2015 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $19.6M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2015 was Senvest Management, an estimated $19.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.