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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $603M invested in Vera Bradley in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.9M | Put options by funds: $8.2M

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 45

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 120 (-6)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $701M → $603M (-$97.8M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
120
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
3.48%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
42
Reduced
45
Closed
22
Calls
$14.9M
Puts
$8.2M
Net Calls
+$6.72M
Net Calls Change
+$2.24M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
+$15.1M
2
PCM
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
+$9.27M
3
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$7.29M
4
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
+$6.77M
5
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$3.32M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$30.9M
2
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
-$27.3M
3
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
-$14.7M
4
SM
Senvest Management
New York
-$10.4M
5
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$8.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MC
51
Menta Capital
California
$1.03M +$196K +9,330 +23%
Renaissance Technologies
52
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$951K -$4.34M -206,100 -82%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
53
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$833K +$9.03K +429 +1%
ZL
54
Zeke LP
Pennsylvania
$827K -$526K -25,000 -38%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
55
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$765K – – –
STC
56
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$727K +$600K +28,524 +430%
Millennium Management
57
Millennium Management
New York
$725K -$785K -37,294 -52%
SO
58
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$693K -$16.8K -800 -2%
AI
59
Analytic Investors
California
$636K – – –
TA
60
Teachers Advisors
New York
$624K -$22.7K -1,080 -3%
GH
61
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$620K – – –
GCP
62
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$562K -$85.7K -4,072 -13%
Swiss National Bank
63
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$550K – – –
PPA
64
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$550K +$154K +7,311 +38%
CSS
65
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$533K +$543K +25,776 New
AA
66
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$520K +$83.4K +3,962 +19%
Goldman Sachs
67
Goldman Sachs
New York
$517K +$527K +25,020 New
Morgan Stanley
68
Morgan Stanley
New York
$505K -$1.56M -74,322 -75%
SCM
69
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$499K -$51.9K -2,467 -9%
Nomura Holdings
70
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$453K -$155K -7,355 -26%
LCM
71
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$434K +$442K +20,996 New
RFC
72
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$431K +$166K +7,900 +61%
Barclays
73
Barclays
United Kingdom
$396K +$390K +18,531 +1,519%
RhumbLine Advisers
74
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$391K -$10.6K -505 -3%
AllianceBernstein
75
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$382K -$236K -11,200 -38%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

120 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $603M — down 14% from $701M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of VRA and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Daruma Capital Management, adding an estimated $15.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $30.9M.

  • 120 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2014, down from 126 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $603M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2014 was Daruma Capital Management, an estimated $15.1M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $30.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.