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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
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
76
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$186K +$31.8K +3,021 +18%
BCM
77
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$186K +$210K +20,000 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
78
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$184K +$526 +50 +0.3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
79
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$168K +$22.8K +2,167 +14%
PP
80
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$167K -$256K -24,384 -58%
AllianceBernstein
81
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$159K -$15.8K -1,500 -8%
AP
82
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$157K +$178K +16,894 New
NFA
83
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$154K -$149K -14,169 -46%
First Trust Advisors
84
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$145K -$66.7K -6,346 -29%
Wellington Management Group
85
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$145K +$164K +15,625 New
ARTA
86
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$143K +$162K +15,360 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
87
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$143K +$163K +15,512 New
MLICM
88
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$141K +$20.4K +1,943 +15%
CSS
89
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$139K +$157K +14,899 New
VKH
90
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$138K -$16.5K -1,565 -10%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
91
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$135K – – –
SG Americas Securities
92
SG Americas Securities
New York
$133K +$150K +14,276 New
TPSF
93
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$127K -$6.63K -630 -4%
Wells Fargo
94
Wells Fargo
California
$125K +$4.67K +444 +3%
AIG
95
American International Group
New York
$116K -$23.7K -2,254 -15%
KI
96
Koch Industries
Kansas
$112K +$127K +12,029 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
97
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$111K -$3.15K -300 -2%
Squarepoint
98
Squarepoint
New York
$108K -$216K -20,585 -64%
OSAM
99
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$101K +$114K +10,871 New
DIA
100
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$97K +$109K +10,378 New
2 3
4
5 6

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.