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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $204M invested in Vera Bradley in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $671K | Put options by funds: $375K

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 33

6.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.82% → 60.71% (+6.9%)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 133 → 130 (-3)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $228M → $204M (-$23.8M)

Holders
130
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.26%
% of All Funds
3.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
27
Increased
53
Reduced
33
Closed
25
Calls
$671K
Puts
$375K
Net Calls
+$296K
Net Calls Change
-$921K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$26.4M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$5.25M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$5.17M
4
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
+$3.77M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$3.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$4.36M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.96M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$1.27M
4
TCM
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
-$1.1M
5
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
26
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.26M +$243K +23,101 +21%
D.E. Shaw & Co
27
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.21M -$653K -62,077 -32%
AIM
28
Alambic Investment Management
California
$1.12M +$854K +81,196 +210%
Prudential Financial
29
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.11M +$192K +18,256 +18%
TI
30
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$1.01M +$467K +44,365 +70%
NI
31
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$988K +$189K +18,000 +20%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$935K +$33.3K +3,165 +3%
Baird Financial Group
33
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$857K +$658K +62,536 +212%
MC
34
Menta Capital
California
$781K +$370K +35,178 +72%
PPA
35
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$763K +$37.9K +3,599 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$741K +$315K +29,985 +61%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$738K -$46.1K -4,383 -5%
MCM
38
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$736K -$16.3K -1,550 -2%
Goldman Sachs
39
Goldman Sachs
New York
$711K -$1.96M -186,755 -71%
California Public Employees Retirement System
40
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$662K +$289K +27,500 +63%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
41
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$643K +$209K +19,889 +40%
Invesco
42
Invesco
Georgia
$555K -$21.8K -2,068 -3%
Jennison Associates
43
Jennison Associates
New York
$546K -$52.8K -5,025 -8%
Los Angeles Capital Management
44
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$531K +$201K +19,073 +50%
TCIM
45
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$509K -$23.2K -2,207 -4%
Russell Investments Group
46
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$499K -$84.5K -8,031 -13%
KBC Group
47
KBC Group
Belgium
$483K – – –
SO
48
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$483K – – –
QI
49
QS Investors
New York
$476K – – –
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
50
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$460K +$321K +30,500 +161%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

130 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $204M — down 10% from $228M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VRA positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $26.4M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $4.36M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2017, down from 133 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $204M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2017, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $26.4M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2017 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $4.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.