Vera Bradley
VRA
111 hedge funds and large institutions have $440M invested in Vera Bradley in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
69% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.61M | Put options by funds: $3.91M
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 40
12% less funds holding
Funds holding: 126 → 111 (-15)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $585M → $440M (-$145M)
58% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 26
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$19.6M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$7.31M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$4.89M |
| 4 |
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$2.64M |
| 5 |
MC
Menta Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.63M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SM
Senvest Management
New York
|
-$19.5M |
| 2 |
RHJA
Rice Hall James & Associates
San Diego,
California
|
-$13.1M |
| 3 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11M |
| 4 |
PCM
Palisade Capital Management
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
|
-$10.1M |
| 5 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$7.63M |
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
111 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $440M — down 25% from $585M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of VRA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.
The largest buyer was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, adding an estimated $19.6M. The largest seller was Senvest Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.5M sold.
- 111 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q1 2015, down from 126 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $440M of Vera Bradley stock for Q1 2015, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q1 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q1 2015 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $19.6M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q1 2015 was Senvest Management, an estimated $19.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.