Vera Bradley
VRA
129 hedge funds and large institutions have $195M invested in Vera Bradley in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
108% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 12
59% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 34
23% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.03M | Put options by funds: $1.65M
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 116 → 129 (+13)
2.33% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.65% → 67.98% (+2.3%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $210M → $195M (-$15.2M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$6.1M |
| 2 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$3.68M |
| 3 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
+$3.45M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$1.76M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.31M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SM
Senvest Management
New York
|
-$18.9M |
| 2 |
NC
Nokomis Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$1.81M |
| 3 |
AI
Acuitas Investments
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$1.74M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$1.18M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$758K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AI
126
Acuitas Investments
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$1.74M | -185,302 | Closed |
|
127
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$291K | -30,975 | Closed |
|
128
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$144K | -15,310 | Closed |
|
|
VF
129
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$116K | -12,297 | Closed |
|
|
HS
130
HighVista Strategies
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$99K | -10,541 | Closed |
|
|
MAM
131
Meeder Asset Management
Dublin,
Ohio
| – | -$95K | -10,024 | Closed |
|
|
MIM
132
MetLife Investment Management
Whippany,
New Jersey
| – | -$90.8K | -9,645 | Closed |
|
|
MLICM
133
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
| – | -$68.7K | -7,298 | Closed |
|
134
Ensign Peak Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
| – | -$68K | -7,200 | Closed |
|
|
OSAM
135
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$42K | -4,474 | Closed |
|
|
HI
136
Harbour Investments
Madison,
Wisconsin
| – | -$3.85K | -400 | -97% |
|
|
ST
137
Sageworth Trust
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$673 | -70 | -78% |
|
138
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | +$29 | +3 | New |
|
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
129 of the 6,499 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $195M — down 7.2% from $210M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new VRA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $6.1M. The largest seller was Senvest Management, cutting an estimated $18.9M.
- 129 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2021, up from 116 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $195M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2021, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2021 and 12 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2021 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $6.1M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2021 was Senvest Management, an estimated $18.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.