Vera Bradley
VRA
95 hedge funds and large institutions have $107M invested in Vera Bradley in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
138% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 13
43% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 23
23% more funds holding
Funds holding: 77 → 95 (+18)
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $89.6M → $107M (+$17M)
5.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.71% → 53.93% (+5.2%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$7.1M |
| 2 |
AI
Acuitas Investments
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$1.95M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$1.57M |
| 4 |
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.46M |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.28M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F1I
Fund 1 Investments
Rincon,
Puerto Rico
|
-$7.23M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.54M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$1.26M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$960K |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$958K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AC
101
Annandale Capital
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$201K | -33,620 | Closed |
|
102
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$191K | -31,943 | Closed |
|
|
MWM
103
Mission Wealth Management
Santa Barbara,
California
| – | -$183K | -30,495 | Closed |
|
|
AG
104
Algert Global
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$137K | -22,890 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
105
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$112K | -18,697 | Closed |
|
|
RC
106
RBF Capital
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$82.5K | -13,774 | Closed |
|
107
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$13.4K | -2,242 | Closed |
|
108
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3.43K | -572 | Closed |
|
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
95 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $107M — up 19% from $89.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VRA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $7.1M. The largest seller was Fund 1 Investments, cutting an estimated $7.23M.
- 95 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2023, up from 77 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $107M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2023, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2023 and 13 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $7.1M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2023 was Fund 1 Investments, an estimated $7.23M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.