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116 hedge funds and large institutions have $767M invested in Vera Bradley in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

152% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.2M | Put options by funds: $13.9M

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $656M → $767M (+$111M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 47

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 116 (-16)

64% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
116
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-12.12%
% of All Funds
3.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
44
Reduced
47
Closed
25
Calls
$35.2M
Puts
$13.9M
Net Calls
+$21.3M
Net Calls Change
-$4.98M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
+$16.4M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$13.5M
3
SM
Senvest Management
New York
+$11.6M
4
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
+$7.24M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$2.97M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MTIM
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$9.86M
2
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
-$7.45M
3
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$7.01M
4
CM
CS McKee
Pennsylvania
-$6.31M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$2.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SIP
126
Stoneridge Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$815K -39,666 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
127
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$788K -38,369 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
128
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$485K -23,568 Closed
TH
129
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$433K -18,876 Closed
ARTA
130
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$288K -14,072 Closed
ProShare Advisors
131
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
– -$281K -13,672 Closed
Jane Street
132
Jane Street
New York
– -$273K -13,299 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
133
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$261K -12,694 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
134
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$245K -11,950 Closed
PCM
135
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$133K -6,500 Closed
SG Americas Securities
136
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$126K -6,120 Closed
WAM
137
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$34K -1,700 Closed
Ameriprise
138
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$32.2K -1,403 -99%
NES
139
New England Securities
New York
– -$3K -170 Closed
WC
140
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
– -$2K -100 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
141
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$1K -62 Closed
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

116 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $767M — up 17% from $656M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of VRA and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Marathon Trading Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.86M sold.

  • 116 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2013, down from 132 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $767M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2013, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2013 and 25 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2013 was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, an estimated $16.4M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2013 was Marathon Trading Investment Management, an estimated $9.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.