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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $454M invested in Vera Bradley in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

368% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.7M | Put options by funds: $1.86M

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 15

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 29

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 124 (+30)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $358M → $454M (+$95.5M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
124
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+31.91%
% of All Funds
3.3%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
45
Increased
43
Reduced
29
Closed
15
Calls
$8.7M
Puts
$1.86M
Net Calls
+$6.84M
Net Calls Change
+$2.28M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$13M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$9.4M
3
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
+$7.59M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$6.25M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$6.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$51.1M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$16.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.22M
4
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$3.9M
5
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
-$3.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCM
26
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
$4.13M -$343K -20,951 -9%
Lord, Abbett & Co
27
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$3.68M +$2.96M +181,026 New
PP
28
PDT Partners
New York
$3.49M +$1.96M +119,532 +230%
PPA
29
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.08M +$509K +31,105 +26%
DCM
30
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$2.99M +$2.4M +146,814 New
Citadel Advisors
31
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.97M -$1.43M -87,575 -37%
Principal Financial Group
32
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.86M +$2.3M +140,455 New
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.6M +$1.48M +90,283 +239%
LSV Asset Management
34
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.17M -$244K -14,900 -12%
EGM
35
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.93M +$1.01M +61,571 +184%
Ameriprise
36
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.92M +$1.54M +94,170 New
BIM
37
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.85M +$132K +8,097 +10%
Two Sigma Advisers
38
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.83M +$314K +19,200 +27%
MCM
39
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$1.78M -$4.91K -300 -0.3%
Barclays
40
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.69M -$196K -12,009 -12%
Axa
41
Axa
France
$1.53M +$1.23M +75,400 New
Invesco
42
Invesco
Georgia
$1.5M +$890K +54,432 +279%
Charles Schwab
43
Charles Schwab
California
$1.39M +$17.5K +1,071 +2%
TCIM
44
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.35M -$52.8K -3,231 -5%
Susquehanna International Group
45
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.31M – – –
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$1.2M -$311K -19,003 -24%
AQR Capital Management
47
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.2M +$794K +48,568 +459%
EI
48
EAM Investors
California
$1.19M +$960K +58,679 New
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.16M -$576K -35,226 -38%
AIA
50
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$1.13M +$904K +55,287 New
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

124 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $454M — up 27% from $358M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new VRA positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $13M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $51.1M.

  • 124 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2016, up from 94 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $454M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $13M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $51.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.