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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $603M invested in Vera Bradley in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.9M | Put options by funds: $8.2M

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 45

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 120 (-6)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $701M → $603M (-$97.8M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
120
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
3.48%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
42
Reduced
45
Closed
22
Calls
$14.9M
Puts
$8.2M
Net Calls
+$6.72M
Net Calls Change
+$2.24M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
+$15.1M
2
PCM
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
+$9.27M
3
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
+$7.29M
4
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
+$6.77M
5
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$3.32M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$30.9M
2
KCM
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
-$27.3M
3
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
-$14.7M
4
SM
Senvest Management
New York
-$10.4M
5
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$8.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HHC
126
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$1.18M -53,900 Closed
ARTA
127
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$1.05M -48,023 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
128
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$772K -35,300 Closed
VAM
129
Visium Asset Management
New York
– -$696K -31,844 Closed
PAG
130
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$570K -26,072 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
131
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$447K -20,435 Closed
PG
132
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$258K -12,277 Closed
B
133
Baird
Wisconsin
– -$253K -11,566 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
134
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$239K -10,936 Closed
ProShare Advisors
135
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
– -$232K -10,626 Closed
1GA
136
1st Global Advisors
Texas
– -$229K -10,458 Closed
HI
137
HBK Investments
Texas
– -$208K -9,500 Closed
HIM
138
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$44K -2,000 Closed
VFA
139
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
– -$41K -1,860 Closed
PCM
140
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$28K -1,300 Closed
GSC
141
Ground Swell Capital
South Carolina
– -$2K -76 Closed
AAM
142
American Asset Management
Florida
– +$52.6K +2,500 New
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

120 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $603M — down 14% from $701M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of VRA and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Daruma Capital Management, adding an estimated $15.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $30.9M.

  • 120 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2014, down from 126 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $603M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2014 was Daruma Capital Management, an estimated $15.1M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $30.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.