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Vera Bradley
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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $306M invested in Vera Bradley in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

184% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.32M | Put options by funds: $463K

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $304M → $306M (+$2.6M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 48

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 122 (-5)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
122
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.94%
% of All Funds
3.26%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
44
Reduced
48
Closed
22
Calls
$1.32M
Puts
$463K
Net Calls
+$853K
Net Calls Change
-$2.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$7.57M
2
1WCM
12 West Capital Management
New York
+$7.28M
3
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
California
+$3.31M
4
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$1.96M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.56M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$5.11M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$3.73M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.93M
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.81M
5
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$2.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
51
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$636K -$45K -3,000 -7%
SO
52
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$627K +$114K +7,600 +22%
GC
53
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$623K -$7.29K -486 -1%
KBC Group
54
KBC Group
Belgium
$578K +$260K +17,291 +83%
Baird Financial Group
55
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$567K +$3.23K +215 +0.6%
HHC
56
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$565K +$560K +37,300 New
Swiss National Bank
57
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$561K – – –
TI
58
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$558K +$319K +21,235 +136%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
59
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$549K +$221K +14,734 +69%
Prudential Financial
60
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$529K -$217K -14,430 -29%
TA
61
Teachers Advisors
New York
$515K – – –
BG
62
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$501K +$25.1K +1,672 +5%
NFA
63
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$481K -$120K -8,021 -20%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
64
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$475K +$133K +8,875 +39%
RhumbLine Advisers
65
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$458K +$14.9K +995 +3%
IP
66
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$455K +$18K +1,201 +4%
MC
67
Menta Capital
California
$395K +$10.6K +705 +3%
MERSOM
68
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$381K +$1.05K +70 +0.3%
Canada Life
69
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$373K – – –
CONA
70
Capital One National Association
New York
$363K +$14K +936 +4%
AllianceBernstein
71
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$342K -$242K -16,130 -42%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
72
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$321K -$89.3K -5,948 -22%
SCA
73
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$316K +$313K +20,837 New
SCM
74
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$303K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
75
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$299K – – –
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

122 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $306M — up 0.86% from $304M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of VRA and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $7.57M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $5.11M.

  • 122 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2016, down from 127 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $306M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2016, up 0.86% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2016 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $7.57M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2016 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $5.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.