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150 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in Vera Bradley in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

873% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.65M | Put options by funds: $478K

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 17

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $210M → $303M (+$93.2M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 139 → 150 (+11)

4.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.13% → 65.47% (-4.7%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 54

Holders
150
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+7.91%
% of All Funds
3.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
42
Reduced
54
Closed
17
Calls
$4.65M
Puts
$478K
Net Calls
+$4.17M
Net Calls Change
+$3.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.86M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$2.31M
3
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
+$2.12M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.49M
5
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$1.46M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$6.59M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.36M
3
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$3.16M
4
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
-$3.04M
5
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Man Group
151
Man Group
United Kingdom
– -$3.16M -368,393 Closed
AIM
152
Alambic Investment Management
California
– -$2.03M -236,618 Closed
TI
153
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$971K -113,246 Closed
EGM
154
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$717K -83,715 Closed
HW
155
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
– -$626K -73,000 Closed
LCM
156
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$455K -53,104 Closed
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
157
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
– -$348K -40,614 Closed
IP
158
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
– -$340K -39,715 Closed
AG
159
Algert Global
California
– -$327K -38,195 Closed
SSA
160
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$283K -33,100 Closed
HIMCH
161
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
– -$205K -23,879 Closed
PCM
162
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$118K -13,711 Closed
AI
163
Atom Investors
Texas
– -$101K -11,783 Closed
GAM
164
Gotham Asset Management
New York
– -$97K -11,283 Closed
Macquarie Group
165
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$86K -10,000 Closed
Simplex Trading
166
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$34.2K -3,350 Closed
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

150 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $303M — up 44% from $210M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $4.86M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $6.59M.

  • 150 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2019, up from 139 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $303M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2019, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $4.86M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2019 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.