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126 hedge funds and large institutions have $701M invested in Vera Bradley in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.6M | Put options by funds: $9.11M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 23

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 126 (-1)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $859M → $701M (-$158M)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 52

Holders
126
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.79%
% of All Funds
3.62%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
37
Reduced
52
Closed
23
Calls
$13.6M
Puts
$9.11M
Net Calls
+$4.47M
Net Calls Change
-$6.17M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$41.5M
2
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
+$17.7M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
+$11M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$10.5M
5
SM
Senvest Management
New York
+$7.88M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$41.8M
2
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
New York
-$21.3M
3
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
-$15.7M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$12.3M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$6.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MCM
51
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$1.15M -$142K -5,400 -9%
ARTA
52
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.05M +$505K +19,189 +67%
DIA
53
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$1.02M +$1.23M +46,717 New
Citadel Advisors
54
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$971K +$1.08M +40,908 +1,158%
MC
55
Menta Capital
California
$881K +$1.06M +40,296 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
56
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$871K +$13.2K +500 +1%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
57
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$809K +$974K +37,000 New
SB
58
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$798K -$29.2K -1,111 -3%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
59
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$772K +$929K +35,300 New
SO
60
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$750K +$134K +5,100 +17%
CAM
61
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$718K +$275K +10,438 +47%
VAM
62
Visium Asset Management
New York
$696K +$838K +31,844 New
Invesco
63
Invesco
Georgia
$691K -$12.3M -466,627 -94%
TA
64
Teachers Advisors
New York
$684K -$1.71K -65 -0.2%
GCP
65
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$684K +$823K +31,272 New
AI
66
Analytic Investors
California
$673K +$549K +20,849 +210%
GH
67
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$656K -$226K -8,600 -22%
AllianceBernstein
68
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$649K -$34.2K -1,300 -4%
Nomura Holdings
69
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$642K +$2.97K +113 +0.4%
Swiss National Bank
70
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$582K +$42.1K +1,600 +6%
SCM
71
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$582K +$53.8K +2,044 +8%
PAG
72
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$570K +$686K +26,072 New
PRC
73
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$520K -$184K -7,000 -23%
SCM
74
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$486K -$1.1M -41,730 -65%
AA
75
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$464K +$14.2K +540 +3%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

126 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $701M — down 18% from $859M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in VRA was balanced in Q2 2014: 23 funds opened new positions, 23 closed out, 37 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $41.5M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $41.8M.

  • 126 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2014, down from 127 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $701M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2014, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $41.5M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2014 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $41.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.