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126 hedge funds and large institutions have $585M invested in Vera Bradley in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.3M | Put options by funds: $6.15M

53% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 17

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 126 (+6)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $603M → $585M (-$17.8M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 49

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
126
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
3.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
26
Increased
33
Reduced
49
Closed
17
Calls
$11.3M
Puts
$6.15M
Net Calls
+$5.12M
Net Calls Change
-$1.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$14.1M
2
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
+$5.42M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.23M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.94M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.24M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
-$18.1M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$16.9M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$10M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$3.83M
5
CM
CS McKee
Pennsylvania
-$2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GCP
51
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.26M +$746K +34,686 +128%
QI
52
QS Investors
New York
$1.24M +$1.3M +60,550 New
HHC
53
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$1.13M +$1.19M +55,500 New
Lazard Asset Management
54
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.11M +$1.17M +54,500 New
MCM
55
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$1.02M -$14K -650 -1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
56
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$985K -$417K -19,371 -27%
MC
57
Menta Capital
California
$935K -$80.6K -3,746 -8%
AL
58
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$882K +$930K +43,256 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
59
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$824K +$3.7K +172 +0.4%
TI
60
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$814K +$860K +39,988 New
Citadel Advisors
61
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$804K -$902K -41,922 -52%
PP
62
PDT Partners
New York
$782K +$825K +38,352 New
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
63
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$754K – – –
SO
64
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$738K +$58.1K +2,700 +8%
SEI Investments
65
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$708K +$747K +34,752 New
LCG
66
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$700K +$739K +34,344 New
PRC
67
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$668K -$921K -42,810 -57%
GH
68
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$640K +$30.1K +1,400 +5%
TA
69
Teachers Advisors
New York
$615K – – –
VIA
70
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$590K +$623K +28,971 New
Arrowstreet Capital
71
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$577K +$608K +28,289 New
Goldman Sachs
72
Goldman Sachs
New York
$565K +$57.7K +2,684 +11%
Swiss National Bank
73
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$542K – – –
SCM
74
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$491K -$1.42K -66 -0.3%
IP
75
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$476K +$503K +23,367 New
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

126 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $585M — down 3% from $603M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new VRA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.1M. The largest seller was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, cutting an estimated $18.1M.

  • 126 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2014, up from 120 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $585M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2014, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2014 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $14.1M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2014 was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, an estimated $18.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.