Vera Bradley
VRA
139 hedge funds and large institutions have $210M invested in Vera Bradley in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
2,600% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $702K | Put options by funds: $26K
115% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 34
1.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.38% → 70.13% (-1.3%)
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 161 → 139 (-22)
46% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $385M → $210M (-$175M)
58% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 38
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DGHMC
Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co
New York
|
+$4.58M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$3.72M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.06M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$2.71M |
| 5 |
AA
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$2.37M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$12.8M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.67M |
| 3 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.18M |
| 4 |
TI
Think Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.19M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.78M |
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
139 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $210M — down 46% from $385M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of VRA and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.
The largest buyer was Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.58M. The largest seller was Point72 Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.8M sold.
- 139 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2018, down from 161 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $210M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2018, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2018 was Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co, an estimated $4.58M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2018 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $12.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.