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Vera Bradley
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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $306M invested in Vera Bradley in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

184% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.32M | Put options by funds: $463K

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $304M → $306M (+$2.6M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 48

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 122 (-5)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
122
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.94%
% of All Funds
3.26%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
44
Reduced
48
Closed
22
Calls
$1.32M
Puts
$463K
Net Calls
+$853K
Net Calls Change
-$2.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$7.57M
2
1WCM
12 West Capital Management
New York
+$7.28M
3
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
California
+$3.31M
4
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$1.96M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.56M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$5.11M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$3.73M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.93M
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.81M
5
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$2.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.27M +$31.9K +2,125 +1%
Principal Financial Group
27
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.14M -$21.4K -1,424 -1%
BA
28
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$2.11M +$1.96M +130,306 +1,414%
PPA
29
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.92M -$353K -23,510 -16%
AQR Capital Management
30
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.62M +$332K +22,138 +26%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.46M -$5.93K -395 -0.4%
TCM
32
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
$1.44M -$28.7K -1,910 -2%
Axa
33
Axa
France
$1.4M -$101K -6,700 -7%
MCM
34
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$1.38M +$1.37M +91,012 New
BIM
35
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.35M -$11K -735 -0.8%
DTL
36
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$1.34M +$1.33M +88,652 New
EA
37
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$1.33M -$1.55M -103,493 -54%
MCM
38
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$1.31M +$7.5K +500 +0.6%
GAM
39
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.26M -$537K -35,749 -30%
Charles Schwab
40
Charles Schwab
California
$1.09M +$43K +2,866 +4%
Invesco
41
Invesco
Georgia
$1.07M -$1.33M -88,519 -56%
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.06M -$214K -14,263 -17%
Millennium Management
43
Millennium Management
New York
$915K -$1.24M -82,370 -58%
GCP
44
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$876K +$336K +22,398 +63%
OAM
45
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$840K -$2.4M -160,140 -74%
PP
46
PDT Partners
New York
$804K -$248K -16,500 -24%
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$782K -$288K -19,186 -27%
CS
48
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$710K -$428K -28,514 -38%
PP
49
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$692K +$685K +45,643 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
50
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$650K +$6K +400 +0.9%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

122 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $306M — up 0.86% from $304M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of VRA and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $7.57M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $5.11M.

  • 122 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2016, down from 127 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $306M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2016, up 0.86% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2016 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $7.57M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2016 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $5.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.