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Vera Bradley

120 hedge funds and large institutions have $603M invested in Vera Bradley in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.9M | Put options by funds: $8.2M

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 45

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126120 (-6)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $701M → $603M (-$97.8M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
120
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
3.48%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
42
Reduced
45
Closed
22
Calls
$14.9M
Puts
$8.2M
Net Calls
+$6.72M
Net Calls Change
+$2.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$85.2M +$1.45M +68,900 +2%
DCM
2
Daruma Capital Management
New York
$76.1M +$15.1M +715,237 +24%
CRM
3
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$37.1M +$6.77M +321,468 +22%
RA
4
Royce & Associates
New York
$32M -$240K -11,408 -0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$30.2M -$30.9M -1,467,965 -50%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$29.9M +$2.71M +128,525 +10%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$25.9M -$107K -5,104 -0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$21.3M +$1.55M +73,617 +8%
SM
9
Senvest Management
New York
$18.2M -$10.4M -492,099 -36%
FCM
10
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17.9M -$2.55M -121,010 -12%
BA
11
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$17M +$2.42M +114,751 +16%
GAM
12
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$16.1M -$635K -30,185 -4%
RHJA
13
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$13.6M -$165K -7,830 -1%
BIT
14
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$11.7M -$380K -18,032 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M +$834K +39,619 +8%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$9.86M -$420K -19,931 -4%
LI
17
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$9.78M -$412K -19,580 -4%
BFA
18
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$9.68M -$295K -14,023 -3%
PCM
19
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$9.11M +$9.27M +440,518 New
Federated Hermes
20
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$7.27M +$7.29M +346,410 +6,792%
State Street
21
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.19M -$372K -17,685 -5%
NAM
22
Nichols Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.7M +$1.59M +75,505 +30%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$6.47M -$3.84M -182,287 -37%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.26M +$353K +16,749 +6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
25
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.83M +$10.5K +500 +0.2%

VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

120 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $603M — down 14% from $701M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of VRA and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Daruma Capital Management, adding an estimated $15.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $30.9M.

  • 120 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2014, down from 126 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $603M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2014 was Daruma Capital Management, an estimated $15.1M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $30.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.