Vera Bradley
VRA
119 hedge funds and large institutions have $242M invested in Vera Bradley in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
25% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.77M | Put options by funds: $2.21M
1.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.65% → 64.26% (+1.6%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 130 → 119 (-11)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $270M → $242M (-$28.6M)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 44
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$7.43M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$2.72M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$2.2M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.47M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.31M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.42M |
| 2 |
CPIM
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Alexandria,
Virginia
|
-$1.63M |
| 3 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.38M |
| 4 |
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.38M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.26M |
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
119 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $242M — down 11% from $270M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of VRA and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $7.43M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.42M.
- 119 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2018, down from 130 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $242M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.43M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.42M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.