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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in Vera Bradley in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

262% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.32M | Put options by funds: $1.74M

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $281M → $303M (+$22.6M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 91 (-6)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 36

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
91
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.19%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
32
Reduced
36
Closed
18
Calls
$6.32M
Puts
$1.74M
Net Calls
+$4.58M
Net Calls Change
+$5.81M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.01M
2
PP
PDT Partners
New York
+$2.38M
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$2.31M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.32M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$1.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$5.86M
2
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$3.95M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.9M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.61M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DC
26
Deere & Company
Illinois
$2.02M +$1.08M +93,164 +140%
Geode Capital Management
27
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.85M -$60.8K -5,238 -3%
RCM
28
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$1.25M +$1.15M +99,327 New
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
29
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.23M +$1.13M +97,200 New
MCM
30
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$1.21M +$46.4K +4,000 +4%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.16M +$724K +62,364 +213%
PPA
32
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.14M +$381K +32,813 +57%
BIM
33
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.11M -$457K -39,349 -31%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$1.04M +$57.3K +4,938 +6%
TCIM
35
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.03M +$23.2K +2,000 +3%
CS
36
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$908K +$312K +26,869 +60%
BA
37
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$899K -$5.86M -504,668 -88%
Arrowstreet Capital
38
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$870K -$85.1K -7,336 -10%
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$814K -$1.89M -163,103 -72%
Axa
40
Axa
France
$793K -$202K -17,400 -22%
California Public Employees Retirement System
41
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$623K -$19.7K -1,700 -3%
Deutsche Bank
42
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$583K -$1.94M -167,307 -78%
SO
43
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$568K – – –
MCM
44
Mork Capital Management
California
$542K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
45
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$489K -$1.16K -100 -0.3%
Barclays
46
Barclays
United Kingdom
$449K +$430K +37,053 +9,104%
TA
47
Teachers Advisors
New York
$428K – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
48
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$415K -$526K -45,300 -58%
Federated Hermes
49
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$400K +$68.9K +5,941 +23%
Swiss National Bank
50
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$387K +$47.6K +4,100 +15%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

91 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $303M — up 8.1% from $281M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of VRA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.01M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.86M.

  • 91 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2015, down from 97 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $303M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2015, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.01M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $5.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.