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117 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in Vera Bradley in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

366% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.94M | Put options by funds: $1.06M

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 33

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $204M → $269M (+$65.5M)

3.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.35% → 63.97% (+3.6%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 118 → 117 (-1)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
117
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.85%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
54
Reduced
33
Closed
15
Calls
$4.94M
Puts
$1.06M
Net Calls
+$3.88M
Net Calls Change
+$1.24M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$6.15M
2
SM
Senvest Management
New York
+$3.49M
3
NC
Nokomis Capital
Texas
+$3.29M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$2.79M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$2.17M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.26M
2
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
-$2.15M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.12M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.63M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
26
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$2.02M -$264K -23,100 -12%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$2.01M +$206K +18,071 +13%
Principal Financial Group
28
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.91M +$29.2K +2,553 +2%
Prudential Financial
29
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.8M +$173K +15,133 +12%
Bank of Montreal
30
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.72M +$454K +39,773 +39%
AI
31
Acuitas Investments
Washington
$1.54M +$1.42M +124,612 New
BAIA
32
Bel Air Investment Advisors
California
$1.53M +$324K +28,363 +30%
Acadian Asset Management
33
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.44M +$933K +81,683 +239%
N
34
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.43M +$46.7K +4,089 +4%
D.E. Shaw & Co
35
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.32M -$2.12M -185,387 -64%
AQR Capital Management
36
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.27M +$500K +43,774 +74%
Assenagon Asset Management
37
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$1.19M +$800K +69,997 +267%
Pacer Advisors
38
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.09M +$503K +43,977 +101%
Millennium Management
39
Millennium Management
New York
$1.02M -$934K -81,727 -50%
GC
40
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$961K +$356K +31,170 +67%
RhumbLine Advisers
41
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$955K -$13.2K -1,155 -1%
Goldman Sachs
42
Goldman Sachs
New York
$925K -$1.63M -142,276 -66%
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$799K +$441K +38,585 +149%
IP
44
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$676K +$1.73K +151 +0.3%
CCIA
45
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$627K +$362K +31,700 +168%
GCP
46
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$618K -$549K -48,078 -49%
OQS
47
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$614K +$388K +33,992 +218%
T. Rowe Price Associates
48
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$605K +$8.58K +751 +2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
49
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$563K – – –
Legal & General Group
50
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$561K -$166K -14,488 -24%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

117 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $269M — up 32% from $204M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of VRA and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was Parametric Portfolio Associates, adding an estimated $6.15M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $2.26M.

  • 117 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2021, down from 118 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $269M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2021, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2021 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $6.15M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2021 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $2.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.