Vera Bradley
VRA
153 hedge funds and large institutions have $272M invested in Vera Bradley in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
42,989% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.88M | Put options by funds: $9K
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 17
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 150 → 153 (+3)
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.47% → 65.91% (+0.44%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $303M → $272M (-$30.7M)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 63
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.43M |
| 2 |
3C
361 Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$2.77M |
| 3 |
AA
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$2.5M |
| 4 |
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
|
+$2.14M |
| 5 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.99M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
-$4.38M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$4.08M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.99M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.87M |
| 5 |
BPM
Bowling Portfolio Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$1.49M |
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
153 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $272M — down 10% from $303M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new VRA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Oxford Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.43M. The largest seller was Spark Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.38M sold.
- 153 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2019, up from 150 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $272M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2019, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2019 was Oxford Asset Management, an estimated $4.43M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2019 was Spark Investment Management, an estimated $4.38M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.