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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $270M invested in Vera Bradley in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 20

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $197M → $270M (+$73.7M)

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.91M | Put options by funds: $1.55M

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 41

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122 → 130 (+8)

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.14% → 62.65% (+0.51%)

Holders
130
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.56%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
28
Increased
46
Reduced
41
Closed
20
Calls
$1.91M
Puts
$1.55M
Net Calls
+$361K
Net Calls Change
+$607K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$2.26M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.18M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$1.38M
4
Axa
Axa
France
+$1.32M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$1.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
-$7.43M
2
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$6.92M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.51M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.55M
5
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
-$846K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
126
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
AssetMark Inc
127
AssetMark Inc
California
$1K +$938 +104 New
Walleye Trading
128
Walleye Trading
New York
$228 -$108K -11,990 -39%
MWNA
129
Marshall Wace North America
New York
– -$6.92M -768,931 Closed
LCM
130
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$379K -43,059 Closed
AIMCA
131
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
– -$315K -35,800 Closed
SCM
132
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$283K -32,122 Closed
NFA
133
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$258K -29,337 Closed
AG
134
Aperio Group
California
– -$200K -22,695 Closed
MC
135
Menta Capital
California
– -$175K -19,880 Closed
HIMCH
136
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
– -$141K -16,000 Closed
Verition Fund Management
137
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$131K -14,822 Closed
CG
138
Cutler Group
California
– -$69.8K -7,737 Closed
TRCT
139
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$30K -3,452 Closed
PI
140
PineBridge Investments
New York
– -$21K -2,390 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
141
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$14K -1,615 Closed
MAM
142
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
– -$12K -1,401 Closed
VFA
143
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
– -$4K -500 Closed
GAM
144
Gemmer Asset Management
California
– -$3K -313 Closed
Group One Trading
145
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$2.71K -300 Closed
ACM
146
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
– -$2K -274 Closed
LTFS
147
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
– -$2K -173 Closed
WAM
148
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
– +$81 +9 New
STA
149
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
– +$262 +29 New
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

130 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $270M — up 37% from $197M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new VRA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Point72 Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.26M. The largest seller was Daruma Capital Management, cutting an estimated $7.43M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2017, up from 122 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $270M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2017, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2017 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $2.26M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2017 was Daruma Capital Management, an estimated $7.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.