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Vera Bradley
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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $204M invested in Vera Bradley in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $671K | Put options by funds: $375K

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 33

6.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.82% → 60.71% (+6.9%)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 133 → 130 (-3)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $228M → $204M (-$23.8M)

Holders
130
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.26%
% of All Funds
3.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
27
Increased
53
Reduced
33
Closed
25
Calls
$671K
Puts
$375K
Net Calls
+$296K
Net Calls Change
-$921K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$26.4M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$5.25M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$5.17M
4
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
+$3.77M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$3.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$4.36M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.96M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$1.27M
4
TCM
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
-$1.1M
5
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LA
51
Lucus Advisors
New York
$415K +$327K +31,054 +230%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
52
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$414K +$110K +10,437 +31%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
53
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$380K -$9.47K -900 -2%
O
54
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$379K +$162K +15,416 +61%
RhumbLine Advisers
55
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$365K +$105K +9,951 +34%
Swiss National Bank
56
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$344K – – –
TA
57
Teachers Advisors
New York
$340K +$26.4K +2,511 +7%
IP
58
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$336K +$36.2K +3,438 +11%
Bank of America
59
Bank of America
North Carolina
$300K +$179K +16,998 +111%
Legal & General Group
60
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$299K -$18.6K -1,772 -5%
MERSOM
61
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$284K – – –
Axa
62
Axa
France
$276K – – –
SCM
63
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$267K -$179 -17 -0.1%
Tudor Investment Corp
64
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$252K +$140K +13,291 +96%
AG
65
Aperio Group
California
$243K +$275K +26,108 New
Canada Life
66
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$228K – – –
GAM
67
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$223K -$308K -29,311 -55%
PAM
68
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$220K +$106K +10,059 +74%
AL
69
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$207K +$234K +22,204 New
CS
70
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$202K -$163K -15,530 -42%
FDCDDQ
71
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$198K +$224K +21,318 New
Comerica Bank
72
Comerica Bank
Texas
$197K +$3.52K +335 +2%
LCM
73
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$196K – – –
QC
74
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$196K +$222K +21,098 New
AIMCA
75
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$190K – – –
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

130 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $204M — down 10% from $228M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VRA positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $26.4M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $4.36M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2017, down from 133 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $204M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2017, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $26.4M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2017 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $4.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.