Vera Bradley
VRA
137 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in Vera Bradley in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 15
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $235M → $258M (+$23M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 137 (+3)
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.74M | Put options by funds: $1.58M
3.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.56% → 65.1% (-3.5%)
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$4.91M |
| 2 |
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.79M |
| 3 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.65M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.23M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$789K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.83M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.36M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$3.1M |
| 4 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$2.78M |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.68M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | -136 | Closed |
|
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
137 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $258M — up 9.8% from $235M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new VRA positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.91M. The largest seller was Nuveen, cutting an estimated $3.83M.
- 137 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2019, up from 134 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $258M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2019, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2019 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $4.91M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $3.83M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.