Vera Bradley
VRA
127 hedge funds and large institutions have $304M invested in Vera Bradley in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
334% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.62M | Put options by funds: $1.06M
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 37
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 27
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 124 → 127 (+3)
33% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $454M → $304M (-$150M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$6.06M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$5.75M |
| 3 |
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$3.54M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$3.12M |
| 5 |
RCM
Riverhead Capital Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$2.28M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.2M |
| 2 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$9.46M |
| 3 |
CCI
Columbus Circle Investors
|
-$9.44M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.45M |
| 5 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$7.53M |
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
127 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $304M — down 33% from $454M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VRA positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $6.06M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $16.2M.
- 127 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2016, up from 124 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $304M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2016, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2016 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $6.06M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $16.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.