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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $859M invested in Vera Bradley in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 17

45% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34.1M | Put options by funds: $23.4M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $767M → $859M (+$91.5M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 127 (+11)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
127
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+9.48%
% of All Funds
3.67%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
37
Reduced
44
Closed
17
Calls
$34.1M
Puts
$23.4M
Net Calls
+$10.6M
Net Calls Change
-$10.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
+$71.1M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$34.6M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$9.06M
4
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$6.94M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$5.88M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$45.6M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$34.4M
3
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
-$24.1M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$12.9M
5
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
-$12.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ZL
51
Zeke LP
Pennsylvania
$1.75M – – –
SCM
52
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.73M -$139K -5,425 -8%
MCM
53
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$1.56M -$17.9K -700 -1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
54
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.42M – – –
RP
55
Reinhart Partners
Wisconsin
$1.34M -$1.15M -44,826 -47%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
56
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.06M +$5.12K +200 +0.5%
GH
57
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.04M +$989K +38,600 New
COPPSERS
58
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.03M +$981K +38,300 New
SB
59
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.01M -$181K -7,070 -16%
Goldman Sachs
60
Goldman Sachs
New York
$940K +$185K +7,229 +26%
TA
61
Teachers Advisors
New York
$845K – – –
AllianceBernstein
62
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$836K +$23K +900 +3%
PRC
63
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$831K +$71.6K +2,796 +10%
SO
64
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$788K +$748K +29,200 New
ARTA
65
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$778K +$738K +28,834 New
Nomura Holdings
66
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$772K +$731K +28,535 New
SONJCPFA
67
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
New Jersey
$729K +$691K +27,000 New
B
68
Baird
Wisconsin
$696K +$11.6K +452 +2%
Swiss National Bank
69
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$675K +$133K +5,200 +26%
SCM
70
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$663K +$629K +24,567 New
CAM
71
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$604K +$573K +22,372 New
ProShare Advisors
72
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$591K +$561K +21,908 New
AA
73
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$558K -$98.9K -3,861 -16%
Envestnet Asset Management
74
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$552K -$3.15K -123 -0.6%
RhumbLine Advisers
75
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$537K -$23.4K -915 -4%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

127 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $859M — up 12% from $767M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Daruma Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $71.1M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $45.6M.

  • 127 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2014, up from 116 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $859M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2014 was Daruma Capital Management, an estimated $71.1M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $45.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.