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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in Vera Bradley in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

262% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.32M | Put options by funds: $1.74M

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $281M → $303M (+$22.6M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 91 (-6)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 36

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
91
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.19%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
32
Reduced
36
Closed
18
Calls
$6.32M
Puts
$1.74M
Net Calls
+$4.58M
Net Calls Change
+$5.81M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.01M
2
PP
PDT Partners
New York
+$2.38M
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$2.31M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.32M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$1.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$5.86M
2
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$3.95M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.9M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.61M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$70.3M – – –
DCM
2
Daruma Capital Management
New York
$44.9M -$1.13M -97,805 -3%
TSW
3
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$21.4M -$3.95M -340,138 -17%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$16.7M +$46.9K +4,039 +0.3%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$14.3M -$1.04M -90,032 -7%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12.9M +$189K +16,262 +2%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$12M -$2.9M -250,200 -21%
Norges Bank
8
Norges Bank
Norway
$9.55M +$1.21M +104,100 +16%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.88M +$6.01M +517,666 +277%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$7.12M +$648K +55,879 +11%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$6.71M -$81.8K -7,049 -1%
RA
12
Royce & Associates
New York
$5.88M -$1.62M -139,395 -23%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$4.69M +$586K +50,533 +16%
Schroder Investment Management Group
14
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$4.63M -$308K -26,500 -7%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.28M -$60.3K -5,198 -2%
PCA
16
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$4.24M -$105K -9,054 -3%
PP
17
PDT Partners
New York
$4.14M +$2.38M +204,722 +165%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
18
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$3.45M +$282K +24,315 +10%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.3M -$103K -8,904 -3%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.1M +$866K +74,597 +44%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.92M +$120K +10,374 +5%
TCM
22
Tieton Capital Management
Washington
$2.75M -$41.1K -3,541 -2%
OAM
23
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.52M +$2.31M +199,466 New
Point72 Asset Management
24
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.46M +$560K +48,300 +33%
D.E. Shaw & Co
25
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.17M +$1.32M +113,468 +193%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

91 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $303M — up 8.1% from $281M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of VRA and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.01M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.86M.

  • 91 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2015, down from 97 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $303M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2015, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.01M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $5.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.