Vera Bradley
VRA
118 hedge funds and large institutions have $204M invested in Vera Bradley in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
176% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.13M | Put options by funds: $1.5M
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 16
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $157M → $204M (+$46.2M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 112 → 118 (+6)
1.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 59.2% → 60.35% (+1.1%)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 47
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SM
Senvest Management
New York
|
+$3.95M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$2.03M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.62M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.25M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.3M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.92M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.75M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.42M |
| 5 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
-$1.39M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MSA
126
Mason Street Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$65K | -8,222 | Closed |
|
|
AA
127
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$40K | -4,990 | Closed |
|
|
VCG
128
Vantage Consulting Group
Virginia Beach,
Virginia
| – | -$36K | -4,560 | Closed |
|
129
Lazard Asset Management
New York
| – | -$22K | -2,822 | Closed |
|
|
PWPS
130
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Mansfield,
Ohio
| – | -$3K | -386 | Closed |
|
|
HGWM
131
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1K | -94 | Closed |
|
|
CG
132
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$565 | -60 | Closed |
|
|
ADIM
133
Alpha DNA Investment Management
Columbia,
Maryland
| – | +$188 | +20 | New |
|
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
118 of the 5,696 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $204M — up 29% from $157M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new VRA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Senvest Management, adding an estimated $3.95M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $2.3M.
- 118 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2021, up from 112 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $204M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2021, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2021 and 16 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2021 was Senvest Management, an estimated $3.95M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2021 was Millennium Management, an estimated $2.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.