Vera Bradley
VRA
150 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in Vera Bradley in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
873% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.65M | Put options by funds: $478K
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 17
44% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $210M → $303M (+$93.2M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 139 → 150 (+11)
4.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.13% → 65.47% (-4.7%)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 54
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.86M |
| 2 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$2.31M |
| 3 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.12M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$1.49M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.46M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$6.59M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.36M |
| 3 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.16M |
| 4 |
AA
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
-$3.04M |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.19M |
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
150 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $303M — up 44% from $210M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $4.86M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $6.59M.
- 150 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2019, up from 139 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $303M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2019, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $4.86M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2019 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.59M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.