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137 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in Vera Bradley in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 15

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $235M → $258M (+$23M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 134 → 137 (+3)

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.74M | Put options by funds: $1.58M

3.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.56% → 65.1% (-3.5%)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 58

Holders
137
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.24%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
19
Increased
38
Reduced
58
Closed
15
Calls
$1.74M
Puts
$1.58M
Net Calls
+$152K
Net Calls Change
+$444K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$4.91M
2
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
+$1.79M
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$1.65M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.23M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$789K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$3.83M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.36M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$3.1M
4
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$2.78M
5
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$2.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VCM
126
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$5K – – –
MAM
127
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$4K -$80.3K -7,247 -96%
Federated Hermes
128
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$4K -$255 -23 -6%
LTFS
129
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3K -$1.13K -102 -28%
FHA
130
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$2K – – –
RIA
131
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$2K – – –
S
132
SignatureFD
Georgia
$2K – – –
AG
133
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1K – – –
PFBT
134
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$1K – – –
TFO
135
Tarbox Family Office
California
$1K – – –
US Bancorp
136
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
QI
137
QS Investors
New York
– -$2.78M -275,182 Closed
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
138
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
– -$1.92M -190,300 Closed
MSL
139
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
– -$1.92M -190,130 Closed
Tudor Investment Corp
140
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
– -$605K -59,918 Closed
Squarepoint
141
Squarepoint
New York
– -$565K -55,942 Closed
SFM
142
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
– -$537K -53,185 Closed
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
143
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
– -$257K -25,479 Closed
AG
144
Algert Global
California
– -$141K -14,004 Closed
Pacer Advisors
145
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$126K -12,495 Closed
GC
146
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$122K -12,124 Closed
PAM
147
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$91K -9,049 Closed
Simplex Trading
148
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$83K -7,485 Closed
Group One Trading
149
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$11.6K -1,047 Closed
TRCT
150
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$5K -536 Closed
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

137 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $258M — up 9.8% from $235M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new VRA positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.91M. The largest seller was Nuveen, cutting an estimated $3.83M.

  • 137 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2019, up from 134 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $258M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2019, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2019 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $4.91M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $3.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.