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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $656M invested in Vera Bradley in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

199% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $39.4M | Put options by funds: $13.2M

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 21

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 39

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $613M → $656M (+$43.9M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 132 (+7)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.6%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
53
Reduced
39
Closed
21
Calls
$39.4M
Puts
$13.2M
Net Calls
+$26.2M
Net Calls Change
+$20.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$58.1M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$15.7M
3
SM
Senvest Management
New York
+$13.6M
4
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
+$11.1M
5
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$10.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$22.5M
2
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$10.4M
3
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$9.91M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$7.37M
5
PCM
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$4.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GT
126
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
NES
127
New England Securities
New York
$3K – – –
PMFA
128
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$3K – – –
BFEC
129
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2K – – –
WC
130
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$2K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
131
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K +$1.32K +62 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
132
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$359 -$10.6K -494 -3%
TCM
133
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
– -$22.5M -1,036,630 Closed
GIM
134
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
– -$10.4M -479,700 Closed
PCM
135
Penn Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$4.64M -214,429 Closed
Jennison Associates
136
Jennison Associates
New York
– -$4.64M -214,154 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
137
Lazard Asset Management
New York
– -$4.15M -191,681 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
138
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$2.9K -133,900 Closed
SIA
139
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
– -$2.86M -132,195 Closed
T. Rowe Price Associates
140
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
– -$2.53M -116,800 Closed
Boston Partners
141
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
– -$2.5M -115,445 Closed
BCM
142
BBT Capital Management
Texas
– -$1.6M -74,037 Closed
DCM
143
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
– -$1.45M -66,832 Closed
BRA
144
Bender Robert & Associates
California
– -$1.29M -59,439 Closed
GPGA
145
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
– -$669K -30,900 Closed
WS
146
Wedbush Securities
California
– -$433K -20,000 Closed
DM
147
Delphi Management
Massachusetts
– -$426K -19,665 Closed
Fiera Capital (Canada)
148
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
– -$379K -17,500 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
149
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$229K -10,567 Closed
MIG
150
Mariner Investment Group
New York
– -$217K -10,000 Closed
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

132 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $656M — up 7.2% from $613M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $58.1M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.5M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2013, up from 125 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $656M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2013, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2013 and 21 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $58.1M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2013 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $22.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.