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153 hedge funds and large institutions have $272M invested in Vera Bradley in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42,989% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.88M | Put options by funds: $9K

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 17

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 150 → 153 (+3)

0.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.47% → 65.91% (+0.44%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $303M → $272M (-$30.7M)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 63

Holders
153
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2%
% of All Funds
3.32%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
47
Reduced
63
Closed
17
Calls
$3.88M
Puts
$9K
Net Calls
+$3.87M
Net Calls Change
-$304K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$4.43M
2
3C
361 Capital
Colorado
+$2.77M
3
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
+$2.5M
4
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
+$2.14M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$1.99M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
-$4.38M
2
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$4.08M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.99M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$1.87M
5
BPM
Bowling Portfolio Management
Ohio
-$1.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
26
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.7M – – –
MSL
27
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$2.47M +$2.14M +181,008 +721%
LCM
28
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.21M -$488K -41,228 -18%
Millennium Management
29
Millennium Management
New York
$2.15M +$504K +42,557 +31%
QI
30
QS Investors
New York
$2.1M +$967K +81,700 +87%
Principal Financial Group
31
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.07M -$25.5K -2,156 -1%
Axa
32
Axa
France
$2.03M -$409K -34,520 -17%
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.02M +$1.75M +147,369 +497%
N
34
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.02M +$1.99M +167,872 New
Two Sigma Investments
35
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.95M +$1.64M +138,090 +571%
AllianceBernstein
36
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.94M +$101K +8,500 +6%
American Century Companies
37
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.92M -$571K -48,182 -23%
PPA
38
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.74M +$198K +16,706 +13%
RJA
39
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.7M -$196K -16,516 -10%
Bank of Montreal
40
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.67M -$122K -10,262 -7%
AI
41
Atom Investors
Texas
$1.63M +$1.61M +135,572 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
42
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.6M – – –
SEI Investments
43
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.55M +$275K +23,183 +22%
Charles Schwab
44
Charles Schwab
California
$1.43M -$7.48K -632 -0.5%
Two Sigma Advisers
45
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.31M +$210K +17,748 +19%
Morgan Stanley
46
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.21M +$785K +66,255 +190%
SRAM
47
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.19M – – –
WCM
48
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.06M +$1.05M +88,717 New
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$1.05M -$158K -13,363 -13%
SAM
50
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.02M -$23K -1,940 -2%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

153 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $272M — down 10% from $303M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new VRA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oxford Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.43M. The largest seller was Spark Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.38M sold.

  • 153 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2019, up from 150 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $272M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2019, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2019 was Oxford Asset Management, an estimated $4.43M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2019 was Spark Investment Management, an estimated $4.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.