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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
TPSF
76
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$205K +$651 +57 +0.3%
TI
77
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$203K -$19.9K -1,742 -10%
Jane Street
78
Jane Street
New York
$203K +$188K +16,415 New
HS
79
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
$200K – – –
SOADOR
80
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$190K +$4.8K +420 +3%
BGIM
81
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$172K +$183 +16 +0.1%
AG
82
Algert Global
California
$171K +$157K +13,780 New
WG
83
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$167K -$37.2K -3,252 -19%
AllianceBernstein
84
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$159K – – –
UBS Group
85
UBS Group
Switzerland
$156K -$218K -19,071 -60%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
86
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$154K -$2.15M -188,448 -94%
Citigroup
87
Citigroup
New York
$146K +$111K +9,746 +471%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
88
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$145K -$9.63K -843 -7%
AB
89
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$142K +$131K +11,467 New
JF
90
Jump Financial
Illinois
$139K +$129K +11,246 New
LSV Asset Management
91
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$132K – – –
LSERS
92
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$124K – – –
MAM
93
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$124K +$112K +9,834 +5,176%
OPERF
94
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$118K – – –
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
95
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$110K – – –
Lazard Asset Management
96
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$92K +$85.1K +7,450 New
Ensign Peak Advisors
97
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$89K – – –
TRSOTSOK
98
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$89K – – –
OSAM
99
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$76K -$59.2K -5,184 -46%
SOW
100
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$43K +$39.3K +3,438 New
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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.