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136 hedge funds and large institutions have $345M invested in Vera Bradley in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

910% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.41M | Put options by funds: $635K

142% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 12

49% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 35

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $242M → $345M (+$103M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 136 (+17)

4.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.26% → 68.99% (+4.7%)

Holders
136
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
3.11%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
29
Increased
52
Reduced
35
Closed
12
Calls
$6.41M
Puts
$635K
Net Calls
+$5.78M
Net Calls Change
+$5.22M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$3.91M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$3.74M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.32M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.16M
5
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
+$2.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.57M
2
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
California
-$1.91M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.53M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.2M
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Acadian Asset Management
26
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.85M +$2.06M +171,378 +537%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
27
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$2.78M +$942K +78,381 +65%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.7M -$93K -7,741 -4%
NFAM
29
North Fourth Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.58M +$2.21M +184,000 New
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.23M +$154K +12,825 +9%
Man Group
31
Man Group
United Kingdom
$2.16M +$1.56M +130,093 +554%
Principal Financial Group
32
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.07M +$36K +2,994 +2%
BCM
33
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.88M +$650K +54,100 +68%
Millennium Management
34
Millennium Management
New York
$1.84M +$963K +80,203 +157%
Ameriprise
35
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.84M +$51.5K +4,285 +3%
AllianceBernstein
36
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.82M +$204K +17,000 +15%
Two Sigma Investments
37
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.74M +$212K +17,653 +17%
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$1.5M +$264K +21,957 +26%
Russell Investments Group
39
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.47M +$365K +30,400 +41%
SAM
40
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.32M -$60.6K -5,044 -5%
SRAM
41
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.3M – – –
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
42
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.26M +$238K +19,781 +28%
TCIM
43
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.17M +$368K +30,676 +58%
MSL
44
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$1.16M +$860K +71,600 +651%
California Public Employees Retirement System
45
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.15M -$619K -51,572 -39%
SFM
46
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.15M -$577K -48,050 -37%
Barclays
47
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.13M +$317K +26,378 +49%
Deutsche Bank
48
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.07M -$1.53M -127,270 -63%
HW
49
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$1.02M +$877K +73,000 New
SCM
50
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$905K +$774K +64,442 New
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

136 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $345M — up 43% from $242M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.91M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $4.57M.

  • 136 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2018, up from 119 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $345M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2018, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2018 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $3.91M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.