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Vera Bradley
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161 hedge funds and large institutions have $385M invested in Vera Bradley in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,763% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.56M | Put options by funds: $229K

217% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 12

78% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 36

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 161 (+25)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $345M → $385M (+$40.1M)

2.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.99% → 71.38% (+2.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
161
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+18.38%
% of All Funds
3.68%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
38
Increased
64
Reduced
36
Closed
12
Calls
$6.56M
Puts
$229K
Net Calls
+$6.33M
Net Calls Change
+$551K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WG
Winton Group
United Kingdom
+$6.87M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$6.12M
3
TI
Think Investments
California
+$5.93M
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$5.51M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$4.26M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$34.6M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$6.57M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.38M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.02M
5
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
California
-$3.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Invesco
26
Invesco
Georgia
$3.64M +$362K +24,812 +12%
AA
27
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$3.52M +$3.37M +230,613 New
PPA
28
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.51M +$306K +20,957 +10%
Axa
29
Axa
France
$3.12M -$310K -21,200 -9%
Two Sigma Advisers
30
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.96M -$306K -20,954 -10%
Two Sigma Investments
31
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.79M +$862K +59,066 +48%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.71M +$687K +47,075 +36%
Principal Financial Group
33
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.68M +$414K +28,386 +19%
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$2.66M +$991K +67,883 +64%
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.47M -$4.02M -275,103 -63%
D.E. Shaw & Co
36
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.38M -$535K -36,644 -19%
BCM
37
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.04M – – –
AllianceBernstein
38
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.98M – – –
BPM
39
Bowling Portfolio Management
Ohio
$1.95M +$1.86M +127,501 New
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.94M +$958K +65,603 +107%
Russell Investments Group
41
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.93M +$312K +21,346 +20%
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.9M +$1.66M +114,021 +1,124%
MSL
43
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$1.53M +$257K +17,600 +21%
Barclays
44
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.5M +$257K +17,584 +22%
SAM
45
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.44M – – –
Morgan Stanley
46
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.42M -$958K -65,586 -41%
SRAM
47
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.42M – – –
SFM
48
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.38M +$132K +9,045 +11%
Allianz Asset Management
49
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.29M +$1.04M +71,479 +538%
California Public Employees Retirement System
50
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.25M +$5.2K +356 +0.4%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

161 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $385M — up 12% from $345M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new VRA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Winton Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.87M. The largest seller was Point72 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $34.6M.

  • 161 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2018, up from 136 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $385M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2018 was Winton Group, an estimated $6.87M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2018 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $34.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.