Vera Bradley
VRA
117 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in Vera Bradley in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
366% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.94M | Put options by funds: $1.06M
64% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 33
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $204M → $269M (+$65.5M)
3.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 60.35% → 63.97% (+3.6%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 118 → 117 (-1)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$6.15M |
| 2 |
SM
Senvest Management
New York
|
+$3.49M |
| 3 |
NC
Nokomis Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$3.29M |
| 4 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$2.79M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.26M |
| 2 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
-$2.15M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$2.12M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.63M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$1.26M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PP
126
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$125K | -12,386 | Closed |
|
127
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$101K | -10,014 | Closed |
|
|
PI
128
PEAK6 Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$32.1K | -2,811 | Closed |
|
|
DA
129
Denali Advisors
San Diego,
California
| – | -$16K | -1,580 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
130
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$10K | -943 | Closed |
|
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
117 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $269M — up 32% from $204M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of VRA and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.
The largest buyer was Parametric Portfolio Associates, adding an estimated $6.15M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $2.26M.
- 117 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2021, down from 118 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $269M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2021, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2021 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $6.15M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2021 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $2.26M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.