Vera Bradley
VRA
94 hedge funds and large institutions have $358M invested in Vera Bradley in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
155% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.5M | Put options by funds: $2.94M
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $303M → $358M (+$55M)
16% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 19
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 91 → 94 (+3)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 31
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$6.12M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$4.2M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.08M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$3.67M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$9.11M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.79M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.63M |
| 4 |
PCA
Personal Capital Advisors
Redwood City,
California
|
-$4.24M |
| 5 |
PP
PDT Partners
New York
|
-$3.63M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Axa
Paris,
France
| – | -$793K | -62,900 | Closed |
|
|
SO
102
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$568K | -45,100 | Closed |
|
|
MCM
103
Mork Capital Management
Healdsburg,
California
| – | -$542K | -43,000 | Closed |
|
|
LA
104
Lucus Advisors
New York
| – | -$379K | -30,017 | Closed |
|
|
NCCM
105
Nine Chapters Capital Management
Short Hills,
New Jersey
| – | -$187K | -14,800 | Closed |
|
|
CCIA
106
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Baltimore,
Maryland
| – | -$174K | -13,822 | Closed |
|
|
ACI
107
AMP Capital Investors
Sydney,
Australia
| – | -$155K | -12,700 | Closed |
|
108
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$129K | -9,792 | Closed |
|
|
QT
109
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$74K | -5,927 | Closed |
|
110
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$10K | -799 | Closed |
|
111
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$2K | -158 | Closed |
|
|
IA
112
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | +$210 | +16 | New |
|
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
94 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $358M — up 18% from $303M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new VRA positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.12M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $9.11M.
- 94 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2015, up from 91 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $358M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2015 was Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, an estimated $6.12M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2015 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $9.11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.