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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in Vera Bradley in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

262% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.32M | Put options by funds: $1.74M

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $281M → $303M (+$22.6M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 91 (-6)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 36

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
91
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.19%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
32
Reduced
36
Closed
18
Calls
$6.32M
Puts
$1.74M
Net Calls
+$4.58M
Net Calls Change
+$5.81M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.01M
2
PP
PDT Partners
New York
+$2.38M
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$2.31M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.32M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$1.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$5.86M
2
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$3.95M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.9M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.61M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LA
51
Lucus Advisors
New York
$379K -$167K -14,428 -32%
AQR Capital Management
52
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$379K +$225K +19,369 +182%
RhumbLine Advisers
53
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$370K +$18.4K +1,582 +6%
IP
54
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$355K +$13.8K +1,189 +4%
EMG
55
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$342K +$315K +27,117 New
CIA
56
Capital Impact Advisors
Massachusetts
$323K – – –
BG
57
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$309K -$1.14M -98,020 -80%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
58
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$250K +$31.4K +2,707 +16%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
59
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$245K -$34.1K -2,940 -13%
Invesco
60
Invesco
Georgia
$243K -$7.18K -619 -3%
RFC
61
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$194K -$90K -7,759 -34%
NCCM
62
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
$187K +$172K +14,800 New
Two Sigma Investments
63
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$185K -$2.61M -225,287 -94%
NFA
64
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$174K – – –
CCIA
65
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$174K +$160K +13,822 New
MLICM
66
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$163K -$1.88K -162 -1%
AIG
67
American International Group
New York
$157K +$162 +14 +0.1%
ACI
68
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$155K – – –
Nomura Holdings
69
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$145K +$121K +10,404 New
Tudor Investment Corp
70
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$140K -$151K -13,000 -54%
VOYA Investment Management
71
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$129K -$51.7K -4,453 -30%
Walleye Trading
72
Walleye Trading
New York
$123K +$103K +8,861 +952%
Royal Bank of Canada
73
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$107K -$98.6K -8,501 -50%
SGAM
74
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$103K +$94.7K +8,160 New
BlackRock
75
BlackRock
New York
$86K +$72.4K +6,241 +1,129%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

91 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $303M — up 8.1% from $281M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of VRA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.01M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.86M.

  • 91 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2015, down from 97 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $303M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2015, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.01M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $5.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.