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150 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in Vera Bradley in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

873% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.65M | Put options by funds: $478K

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 17

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $210M → $303M (+$93.2M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 139 → 150 (+11)

4.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.13% → 65.47% (-4.7%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 54

Holders
150
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+7.91%
% of All Funds
3.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
42
Reduced
54
Closed
17
Calls
$4.65M
Puts
$478K
Net Calls
+$4.17M
Net Calls Change
+$3.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.86M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$2.31M
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$2.12M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.49M
5
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$1.46M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$6.59M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.36M
3
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$3.16M
4
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
-$3.04M
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
American Century Companies
26
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.76M -$1.11M -108,848 -34%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
27
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$2.75M +$2.12M +207,716 New
Axa
28
Axa
France
$2.7M +$68.5K +6,700 +3%
Principal Financial Group
29
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.31M -$52.8K -5,168 -3%
RJA
30
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.1M +$158K +15,474 +11%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.08M +$640K +62,589 +66%
AllianceBernstein
32
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.02M -$205K -20,070 -12%
Bank of Montreal
33
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.98M -$29.1K -2,846 -2%
Marshall Wace
34
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.89M +$1.46M +142,864 New
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$1.81M -$6.59M -644,713 -83%
California Public Employees Retirement System
36
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.77M +$406K +39,729 +42%
PPA
37
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.7M -$124K -12,182 -9%
Prudential Financial
38
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.7M +$142K +13,848 +12%
Charles Schwab
39
Charles Schwab
California
$1.59M -$1.5M -146,357 -55%
Squarepoint
40
Squarepoint
New York
$1.54M +$910K +89,065 +324%
BPM
41
Bowling Portfolio Management
Ohio
$1.49M -$2.88K -282 -0.2%
SEI Investments
42
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.41M +$274K +26,808 +34%
GCP
43
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.41M +$377K +36,859 +53%
SFM
44
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.39M -$389K -38,020 -27%
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$1.33M -$357K -34,970 -26%
SG Americas Securities
46
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.33M -$471K -46,076 -31%
SRAM
47
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.31M +$41.9K +4,100 +4%
QI
48
QS Investors
New York
$1.24M +$434K +42,500 +83%
Two Sigma Advisers
49
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.21M -$692K -67,688 -42%
SAM
50
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.15M – – –
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

150 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $303M — up 44% from $210M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $4.86M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $6.59M.

  • 150 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2019, up from 139 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $303M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2019, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $4.86M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2019 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.