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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $358M invested in Vera Bradley in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

155% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.5M | Put options by funds: $2.94M

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $303M → $358M (+$55M)

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 19

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 94 (+3)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 31

Holders
94
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.3%
% of All Funds
2.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
22
Increased
31
Reduced
31
Closed
19
Calls
$7.5M
Puts
$2.94M
Net Calls
+$4.56M
Net Calls Change
-$14K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
+$6.12M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$4.2M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$4.08M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$3.67M
5
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$3.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$9.11M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$6.79M
3
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$4.63M
4
PCA
Personal Capital Advisors
California
-$4.24M
5
PP
PDT Partners
New York
-$3.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPA
26
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.89M +$391K +29,805 +33%
RFC
27
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.77M +$1.24M +94,740 +617%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
28
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.56M +$1.3M +98,800 New
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
29
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.52M -$8.53K -650 -0.7%
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.45M +$264K +20,081 +28%
Barclays
31
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.45M +$777K +59,171 +158%
MCM
32
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$1.38M -$113K -8,625 -9%
BIM
33
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.31M -$63.7K -4,852 -6%
Millennium Management
34
Millennium Management
New York
$1.23M +$1.03M +78,151 New
Two Sigma Advisers
35
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.11M +$492K +37,509 +113%
TCIM
36
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.1M -$159K -12,094 -15%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$1.06M -$202K -15,359 -19%
Susquehanna International Group
38
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.02M – – –
IP
39
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$833K +$398K +30,329 +108%
PP
40
PDT Partners
New York
$818K -$3.63M -276,708 -84%
California Public Employees Retirement System
41
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$779K – – –
Goldman Sachs
42
Goldman Sachs
New York
$766K -$565K -43,065 -47%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
43
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$621K +$8.4K +640 +2%
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$594K -$113K -8,632 -19%
TA
45
Teachers Advisors
New York
$535K – – –
EGM
46
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$528K +$440K +33,487 New
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$484K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
48
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$481K +$15.2K +1,155 +4%
CCA
49
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$426K +$354K +27,000 New
SS
50
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$406K +$338K +25,748 New
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

94 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $358M — up 18% from $303M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new VRA positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.12M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $9.11M.

  • 94 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2015, up from 91 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $358M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2015 was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, an estimated $6.12M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2015 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $9.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.