Vera Bradley
VRA
81 hedge funds and large institutions have $78M invested in Vera Bradley in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
2,331% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $389K | Put options by funds: $16K
2.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.22% → 71.6% (+2.4%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 85 → 81 (-4)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 18
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $107M → $78M (-$28.7M)
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 35
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QOP
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$5.02M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$3.54M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.53M |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$1.5M |
| 5 |
SC
Shay Capital
New York
|
+$1.45M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$3.5M |
| 2 |
PCR
Potrero Capital Research
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.62M |
| 3 |
AI
Acuitas Investments
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$1.68M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$995K |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$744K |
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
81 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $78M — down 27% from $107M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of VRA and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.
The largest buyer was Quinn Opportunity Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.02M. The largest seller was Nomura Holdings, cutting an estimated $3.5M.
- 81 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2024, down from 85 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $78M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2024, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2024 and 18 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2024 was Quinn Opportunity Partners, an estimated $5.02M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2024 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $3.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.