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136 hedge funds and large institutions have $345M invested in Vera Bradley in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

910% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.41M | Put options by funds: $635K

142% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 12

49% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 35

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $242M → $345M (+$103M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 136 (+17)

4.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.26% → 68.99% (+4.7%)

Holders
136
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
3.11%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
29
Increased
52
Reduced
35
Closed
12
Calls
$6.41M
Puts
$635K
Net Calls
+$5.78M
Net Calls Change
+$5.22M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$3.91M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$3.74M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.32M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.16M
5
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
+$2.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.57M
2
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
California
-$1.91M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.53M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.2M
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HIMCH
76
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$358K +$306K +25,472 New
OAM
77
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$346K +$295K +24,586 New
Canada Life
78
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$345K – – –
Tudor Investment Corp
79
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$305K -$210K -17,493 -45%
OSAM
80
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$298K +$255K +21,219 New
FRM
81
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
$290K +$248K +20,665 New
CGH
82
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$287K – – –
ECM
83
Element Capital Management
New York
$280K +$240K +19,946 New
Comerica Bank
84
Comerica Bank
Texas
$272K +$1.12K +93 +0.5%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
85
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$271K +$27.6K +2,301 +14%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
86
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$264K +$32.5K +2,709 +17%
O
87
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$263K -$105K -8,733 -32%
CS
88
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$257K +$18.4K +1,528 +9%
AIG
89
American International Group
New York
$239K +$53.5K +4,456 +35%
GC
90
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$236K -$1.2M -99,568 -86%
MC
91
Menta Capital
California
$218K +$186K +15,500 New
BGIM
92
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$200K +$50.2K +4,180 +42%
ARTA
93
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$196K +$168K +13,972 New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
94
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$194K – – –
Allianz Asset Management
95
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$187K +$160K +13,290 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
96
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$186K -$5.56K -463 -3%
VF
97
Virtu Financial
New York
$184K +$158K +13,135 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
98
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$182K +$8.08K +673 +5%
TPSF
99
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$171K -$3.12K -260 -2%
Balyasny Asset Management
100
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$167K +$143K +11,886 New
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4
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

136 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $345M — up 43% from $242M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.91M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $4.57M.

  • 136 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2018, up from 119 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $345M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2018, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2018 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $3.91M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.