Vera Bradley
VRA
130 hedge funds and large institutions have $204M invested in Vera Bradley in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
79% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $671K | Put options by funds: $375K
61% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 33
6.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 53.82% → 60.71% (+6.9%)
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 25
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 133 → 130 (-3)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $228M → $204M (-$23.8M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$26.4M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$5.25M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$5.17M |
| 4 |
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
|
+$3.77M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$4.36M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.96M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.27M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tieton Capital Management
Yakima,
Washington
|
-$1.1M |
| 5 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EF
151
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$3K | -224 | Closed |
|
152
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$2K | -185 | Closed |
|
|
QCG
153
Quadrant Capital Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | +$862 | +82 | New |
|
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
130 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $204M — down 10% from $228M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VRA positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $26.4M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $4.36M.
- 130 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2017, down from 133 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $204M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2017, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $26.4M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2017 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $4.36M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.