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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $454M invested in Vera Bradley in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

368% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.7M | Put options by funds: $1.86M

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 15

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 29

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 124 (+30)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $358M → $454M (+$95.5M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
124
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+31.91%
% of All Funds
3.3%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
45
Increased
43
Reduced
29
Closed
15
Calls
$8.7M
Puts
$1.86M
Net Calls
+$6.84M
Net Calls Change
+$2.28M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$13M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$9.4M
3
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
+$7.59M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$6.25M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$6.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$51.1M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$16.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.22M
4
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$3.9M
5
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
-$3.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Prudential Financial
51
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1M +$806K +49,275 New
GCP
52
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$993K +$574K +35,118 +257%
California Public Employees Retirement System
53
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$946K -$47.4K -2,900 -6%
JIM
54
Jupiter Investment Management
United Kingdom
$946K +$761K +46,541 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
55
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$916K +$92K +5,622 +14%
DTL
56
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$887K +$395K +24,166 +124%
LCG
57
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$792K +$388K +23,700 +156%
GC
58
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$772K +$621K +37,949 New
RhumbLine Advisers
59
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$766K +$117K +7,150 +23%
Swiss National Bank
60
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$728K +$103K +6,300 +21%
American Century Companies
61
American Century Companies
Missouri
$706K +$568K +34,710 New
TA
62
Teachers Advisors
New York
$690K – – –
GAM
63
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$619K +$497K +30,415 New
IP
64
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$614K -$463K -28,288 -48%
BG
65
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$612K +$303K +18,539 +161%
CONA
66
Capital One National Association
New York
$611K +$491K +30,045 New
Baird Financial Group
67
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$557K +$448K +27,363 New
CCM
68
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$552K +$444K +27,140 New
AllianceBernstein
69
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$530K +$426K +26,060 New
Asset Management One
70
Asset Management One
Japan
$464K +$373K +22,810 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
71
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$437K +$34.4K +2,100 +11%
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$419K +$81.7K +4,995 +32%
HCM
73
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$382K +$307K +18,754 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
74
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$369K +$16.2K +993 +6%
Comerica Bank
75
Comerica Bank
Texas
$362K +$341K +20,856 New
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

124 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $454M — up 27% from $358M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new VRA positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $13M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $51.1M.

  • 124 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2016, up from 94 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $454M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $13M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $51.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.