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119 hedge funds and large institutions have $242M invested in Vera Bradley in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.77M | Put options by funds: $2.21M

1.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.65% → 64.26% (+1.6%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 130 → 119 (-11)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $270M → $242M (-$28.6M)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 44

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 23

Holders
119
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-8.46%
% of All Funds
2.73%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
35
Reduced
44
Closed
23
Calls
$2.77M
Puts
$2.21M
Net Calls
+$559K
Net Calls Change
+$198K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$7.43M
2
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$2.72M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.2M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$1.47M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$1.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.42M
2
CPIM
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
-$1.63M
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$1.38M
4
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
-$1.38M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
APA
126
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
– -$306K -25,159 Closed
HCM
127
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$299K -24,586 Closed
Jane Street
128
Jane Street
New York
– -$289K -23,726 Closed
Wellington Management Group
129
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$285K -23,419 Closed
FRM
130
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
– -$237K -19,425 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
131
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$231K -19,000 Closed
Walleye Trading
132
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$228 -18,710 Closed
CMBA
133
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
– -$201K -16,485 Closed
BCM
134
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$170K -13,948 Closed
MIM
135
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
– -$125K -10,263 Closed
OSAM
136
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$74K -6,053 Closed
MLICM
137
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
– -$53K -4,325 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
138
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$37K -3,066 Closed
HNB
139
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
– -$25K -2,014 Closed
UBS Group
140
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$18.5K -1,804 -99%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

119 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $242M — down 11% from $270M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of VRA and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $7.43M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.42M.

  • 119 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2018, down from 130 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $242M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.43M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.