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Vera Bradley
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $89.6M invested in Vera Bradley in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20,140% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.01M | Put options by funds: $5K

48% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.6M → $89.6M (+$29M)

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 11

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 77 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.98% → 48.71% (-0.27%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 28

Holders
77
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.32%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
26
Reduced
28
Closed
11
Calls
$1.01M
Puts
$5K
Net Calls
+$1.01M
Net Calls Change
+$940K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
F1I
Fund 1 Investments
Puerto Rico
+$5.03M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.06M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$1.77M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$959K
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$952K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$4.27M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$3.74M
3
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
-$2.81M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$1.1M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$769K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
76
Wells Fargo
California
$948 +$6 +1 +0.6%
PNC Financial Services Group
77
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$408 – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
78
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$149 – – –
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
79
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
– -$4.27M -942,220 Closed
DTL
80
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$173K -38,083 Closed
SEI Investments
81
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$165K -36,486 Closed
Bank of Montreal
82
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$145K -31,700 Closed
EGM
83
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$86.4K -19,071 Closed
Mackenzie Financial
84
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
– -$52.2K -11,525 Closed
QT
85
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$6.93K -1,530 Closed
Federated Hermes
86
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
– -$2.99K -661 Closed
Simplex Trading
87
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$1.17K -209 Closed
CAS
88
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
– -$113 -25 Closed
CASC
89
Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp
Texas
– -$113 -25 Closed
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

77 of the 6,276 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $89.6M — up 48% from $60.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new VRA positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fund 1 Investments, adding an estimated $5.03M. The largest seller was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.27M sold.

  • 77 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2023, up from 76 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $89.6M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2023, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2023 and 11 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2023 was Fund 1 Investments, an estimated $5.03M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2023 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $4.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.