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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $204M invested in Vera Bradley in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $671K | Put options by funds: $375K

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 33

6.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.82% → 60.71% (+6.9%)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 133 → 130 (-3)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $228M → $204M (-$23.8M)

Holders
130
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.26%
% of All Funds
3.24%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
27
Increased
53
Reduced
33
Closed
25
Calls
$671K
Puts
$375K
Net Calls
+$296K
Net Calls Change
-$921K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$26.4M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$5.25M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$5.17M
4
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
+$3.77M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$3.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$4.36M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.96M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$1.27M
4
TCM
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
-$1.1M
5
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
-$1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VOYA Investment Management
101
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$95K – – –
RFCA
102
R&F Capital Advisors
New York
$94K +$106K +10,114 New
SKK
103
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$93K +$105K +10,000 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
104
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$88K +$89.4K +8,500 +900%
TRSOTSOK
105
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$67K – – –
Citigroup
106
Citigroup
New York
$41K -$406K -38,558 -90%
MSA
107
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$41K +$1.37K +130 +3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
108
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$40.1K +$694 +66 +2%
PI
109
PineBridge Investments
New York
$22K -$316 -30 -1%
SOADOR
110
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$19K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
111
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$19K +$21K +1,998 New
AIP
112
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$17K +$19.1K +1,814 New
Simplex Trading
113
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$14K +$15.9K +1,513 New
FMA
114
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
$9K +$10.5K +1,000 New
Bank of Montreal
115
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8K +$8.98K +854 New
UBS Group
116
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7K -$29K -2,761 -79%
FANJ
117
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$7K – – –
LIA
118
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$7K – – –
Barclays
119
Barclays
United Kingdom
$6K -$131K -12,446 -96%
Royal Bank of Canada
120
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5K -$4.67K -444 -45%
TRCT
121
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K -$22.1K -2,097 -87%
Federated Hermes
122
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$3K +$1.89K +180 +94%
VCM
123
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$2K +$1.8K +171 +276%
LTFS
124
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2K +$1.82K +173 New
PNC Financial Services Group
125
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K +$2.17K +206 New
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

130 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $204M — down 10% from $228M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VRA positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $26.4M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $4.36M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2017, down from 133 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $204M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2017, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $26.4M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2017 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $4.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.