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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $656M invested in Vera Bradley in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

199% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $39.4M | Put options by funds: $13.2M

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 21

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 39

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $613M → $656M (+$43.9M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 132 (+7)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.6%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
53
Reduced
39
Closed
21
Calls
$39.4M
Puts
$13.2M
Net Calls
+$26.2M
Net Calls Change
+$20.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$58.1M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$15.7M
3
SM
Senvest Management
New York
+$13.6M
4
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
+$11.1M
5
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$10.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$22.5M
2
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$10.4M
3
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$9.91M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$7.37M
5
PCM
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$4.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MCM
51
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$1.15M -$2.14K -100 -0.2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
52
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.07M +$156K +7,300 +16%
STC
53
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$1.07M +$171K +8,000 +18%
PG
54
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.06M +$2.15M +100,550 +3,413%
Group One Trading
55
Group One Trading
Illinois
$1.06M +$1.1M +51,406 New
Charles Schwab
56
Charles Schwab
California
$1.04M +$51.8K +2,425 +5%
SC
57
Sculptor Capital
New York
$1.04M -$2.72M -127,100 -72%
GH
58
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$981K +$1.02M +47,700 New
SCM
59
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$953K -$3.02M -141,465 -75%
RIA
60
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$926K +$1K +47 +0.1%
Nomura Holdings
61
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$916K -$50.9K -2,381 -5%
SB
62
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$887K +$407K +19,048 +79%
GCP
63
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$828K +$350K +16,390 +69%
William Blair & Company
64
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$817K -$2.51M -117,680 -75%
SIP
65
Stoneridge Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$815K +$158K +7,400 +23%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
66
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$800K +$26.1K +1,223 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
67
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$788K +$820K +38,369 New
NTCOC
68
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$767K – – –
Deutsche Bank
69
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$655K +$429K +20,100 +170%
SCM
70
Symons Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$627K +$652K +30,540 New
TA
71
Teachers Advisors
New York
$603K +$23.9K +1,121 +4%
SCM
72
Stonebridge Capital Management
California
$579K +$247K +11,550 +69%
ST
73
Spot Trading
Illinois
$538K +$547K +25,613 +4,549%
Morgan Stanley
74
Morgan Stanley
New York
$518K +$334K +15,654 +164%
B
75
Baird
Wisconsin
$516K +$536K +25,108 New
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

132 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $656M — up 7.2% from $613M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $58.1M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.5M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2013, up from 125 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $656M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2013, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2013 and 21 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $58.1M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2013 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $22.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.