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133 hedge funds and large institutions have $228M invested in Vera Bradley in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

211% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.79M | Put options by funds: $577K

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 16

53.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 53.82% (+54%)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 40

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122 → 133 (+11)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $306M → $228M (-$77.8M)

Holders
133
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+9.02%
% of All Funds
3.33%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
28
Increased
48
Reduced
40
Closed
16
Calls
$1.79M
Puts
$577K
Net Calls
+$1.22M
Net Calls Change
+$364K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$3.18M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.91M
3
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
+$1.41M
4
SFM
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
+$1.32M
5
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$1.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$8.81M
2
1WCM
12 West Capital Management
New York
-$7.35M
3
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
California
-$3.34M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$1.98M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
26
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.31M -$665K -48,271 -30%
Acadian Asset Management
27
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.27M -$918K -66,649 -38%
BIM
28
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.24M +$229K +16,609 +19%
Prudential Financial
29
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.19M +$913K +66,341 +190%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.14M +$12.3K +890 +0.9%
SFM
31
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.13M +$1.32M +96,045 New
TCM
32
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
$1.1M -$12.8K -930 -1%
NI
33
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$1.03M +$1.21M +88,100 New
OAM
34
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.03M +$443K +32,213 +58%
GCP
35
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1M +$380K +27,595 +48%
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$980K +$159K +11,533 +16%
MCM
37
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$945K -$82.6K -6,000 -7%
PPA
38
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$919K -$665K -48,290 -38%
TI
39
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$747K +$371K +26,921 +73%
Jennison Associates
40
Jennison Associates
New York
$746K +$876K +63,642 New
SIM
41
Spark Investment Management
New York
$734K +$863K +62,700 New
Invesco
42
Invesco
Georgia
$723K -$121K -8,793 -12%
Russell Investments Group
43
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$719K +$848K +61,590 New
TCIM
44
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$667K -$120K -8,692 -13%
GAM
45
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$625K -$414K -30,049 -36%
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$625K -$96.9K -7,035 -12%
SO
47
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$608K +$145K +10,500 +25%
KBC Group
48
KBC Group
Belgium
$608K +$189K +13,738 +36%
QI
49
QS Investors
New York
$599K +$703K +51,082 New
JP Morgan Chase
50
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$581K +$425K +30,870 +165%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

133 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $228M — down 25% from $306M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new VRA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $3.18M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $8.81M.

  • 133 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2016, up from 122 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $228M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2016, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.18M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2016 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $8.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.