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Vera Bradley
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117 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in Vera Bradley in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

366% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.94M | Put options by funds: $1.06M

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 33

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $204M → $269M (+$65.5M)

3.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.35% → 63.97% (+3.6%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 118 → 117 (-1)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
117
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.85%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
54
Reduced
33
Closed
15
Calls
$4.94M
Puts
$1.06M
Net Calls
+$3.88M
Net Calls Change
+$1.24M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$6.15M
2
SM
Senvest Management
New York
+$3.49M
3
NC
Nokomis Capital
Texas
+$3.29M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$2.79M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$2.17M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.26M
2
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
-$2.15M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.12M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.63M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SEI Investments
51
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$532K +$21K +1,840 +4%
Squarepoint
52
Squarepoint
New York
$498K +$459K +40,195 New
MCM
53
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$467K – – –
ZCM
54
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$442K -$27.1K -2,372 -6%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
55
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$439K +$51.5K +4,505 +15%
Deutsche Bank
56
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$439K +$249K +21,807 +160%
PP
57
PDT Partners
New York
$432K -$75.4K -6,595 -16%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
58
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$427K +$10.2K +896 +3%
Los Angeles Capital Management
59
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$424K -$28.1K -2,460 -7%
UA
60
Unison Advisors
District of Columbia
$407K – – –
HSA
61
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$384K -$468K -41,000 -57%
Bank of America
62
Bank of America
North Carolina
$369K -$275K -24,095 -45%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
63
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$354K +$24K +2,100 +8%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
64
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$319K – – –
JIR
65
James Investment Research
Ohio
$302K +$279K +24,380 New
Barclays
66
Barclays
United Kingdom
$297K -$199K -17,422 -42%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
67
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$275K +$128K +11,159 +101%
B
68
Bailard
California
$268K +$247K +21,600 New
BCM
69
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$256K – – –
Wells Fargo
70
Wells Fargo
California
$234K +$123K +10,752 +133%
Comerica Bank
71
Comerica Bank
Texas
$226K -$17.4K -1,527 -7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
72
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$225K +$240 +21 +0.1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
73
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$214K +$44.2K +3,867 +29%
COPPSERS
74
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$211K +$217 +19 +0.1%
Canada Life
75
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$205K -$40K -3,503 -17%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

117 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $269M — up 32% from $204M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of VRA and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was Parametric Portfolio Associates, adding an estimated $6.15M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $2.26M.

  • 117 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2021, down from 118 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $269M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2021, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2021 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $6.15M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2021 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $2.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.