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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $454M invested in Vera Bradley in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

368% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.7M | Put options by funds: $1.86M

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 15

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 29

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 124 (+30)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $358M → $454M (+$95.5M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
124
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+31.91%
% of All Funds
3.3%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
45
Increased
43
Reduced
29
Closed
15
Calls
$8.7M
Puts
$1.86M
Net Calls
+$6.84M
Net Calls Change
+$2.28M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$13M
2
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$9.4M
3
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
+$7.59M
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$6.25M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$6.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$51.1M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$16.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.22M
4
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$3.9M
5
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
-$3.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
126
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$16.4M -1,040,221 Closed
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
127
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
– -$1.52M -96,550 Closed
Goldman Sachs
128
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$766K -48,594 Closed
CCA
129
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
– -$426K -27,000 Closed
SS
130
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
– -$406K -25,748 Closed
CIA
131
Capital Impact Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$404K -25,614 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
132
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$384K -24,393 Closed
QSS
133
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$305K -18,991 Closed
Jane Street
134
Jane Street
New York
– -$274K -17,402 Closed
HHC
135
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
– -$217K -13,800 Closed
Nomura Holdings
136
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$214K -13,590 Closed
BCM
137
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$199K -12,647 Closed
RCM
138
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
– -$165K -10,470 Closed
Creative Planning
139
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$3K -200 Closed
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

124 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $454M — up 27% from $358M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new VRA positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $13M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $51.1M.

  • 124 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2016, up from 94 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $454M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $13M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $51.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.