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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
Wells Fargo
76
Wells Fargo
California
$75K -$12.5K -1,081 -15%
QT
77
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$74K +$68.8K +5,927 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
78
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$60.7K +$29.5K +2,545 +112%
CSS
79
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$52K -$33K -2,842 -41%
Legal & General Group
80
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$51K – – –
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
81
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$34K +$21.5K +1,849 +221%
UBS Group
82
UBS Group
Switzerland
$31K -$3.77K -325 -12%
Bank of America
83
Bank of America
North Carolina
$29K -$29.9K -2,579 -53%
CF
84
CenterStar Fund
Illinois
$24K – – –
Canada Life
85
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$11K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
86
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$10K +$9.27K +799 New
Citigroup
87
Citigroup
New York
$8K -$62.8K -5,415 -90%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
88
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
89
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K +$58 +5 +3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
90
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$185 – – –
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
91
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
– -$1.49M -132,000 Closed
GAM
92
Gotham Asset Management
New York
– -$972K -86,242 Closed
QI
93
QS Investors
New York
– -$682K -60,550 Closed
MC
94
Menta Capital
California
– -$566K -50,242 Closed
AL
95
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$421K -37,360 Closed
CPIM
96
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
– -$390K -34,617 Closed
MCG
97
Meru Capital Group
New York
– -$338K -30,000 Closed
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
98
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
– -$304K -27,000 Closed
VIA
99
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
– -$273K -24,242 Closed
Millennium Management
100
Millennium Management
New York
– -$172K -15,285 Closed
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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.