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Vera Bradley
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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $306M invested in Vera Bradley in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

184% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.32M | Put options by funds: $463K

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $304M → $306M (+$2.6M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 48

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 122 (-5)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
122
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.94%
% of All Funds
3.26%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
44
Reduced
48
Closed
22
Calls
$1.32M
Puts
$463K
Net Calls
+$853K
Net Calls Change
-$2.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$7.57M
2
1WCM
12 West Capital Management
New York
+$7.28M
3
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
California
+$3.31M
4
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$1.96M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.56M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
-$5.11M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$3.73M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.93M
4
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.81M
5
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$2.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DCM
1
Daruma Capital Management
New York
$49.7M -$205K -13,649 -0.4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$24.6M +$562K +37,438 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$22.8M +$1.43M +95,068 +7%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$21.9M +$1.17M +77,629 +6%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$21.5M -$1.03M -68,700 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.5M -$817K -54,414 -5%
RA
7
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.3M +$7.57M +504,478 +136%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$12.9M -$1.19M -79,190 -9%
TSW
9
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$9.7M -$5.11M -340,291 -35%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$7.97M +$90.8K +6,053 +1%
1WCM
11
12 West Capital Management
New York
$7.35M +$7.28M +485,242 New
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.77M +$46.2K +3,078 +0.8%
D.E. Shaw & Co
13
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$5.09M +$169K +11,242 +3%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$4.75M -$3.73M -248,639 -43%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.44M -$32.2K -2,144 -0.7%
LSV Asset Management
16
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$4.23M +$1.56M +103,760 +59%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
17
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$4.17M -$267K -17,810 -6%
PWAM
18
Park West Asset Management
California
$3.34M +$3.31M +220,293 New
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.28M +$1.25M +83,368 +63%
Two Sigma Investments
20
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.78M +$148K +9,833 +6%
Acadian Asset Management
21
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.66M -$2.81M -187,384 -52%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
22
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.59M -$996K -66,380 -28%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.43M -$2.93M -195,092 -55%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.42M -$2.41M -160,844 -50%
Two Sigma Advisers
25
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$2.41M +$588K +39,200 +33%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

122 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $306M — up 0.86% from $304M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of VRA and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 48 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $7.57M. The largest seller was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, cutting an estimated $5.11M.

  • 122 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q3 2016, down from 127 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $306M of Vera Bradley stock for Q3 2016, up 0.86% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q3 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q3 2016 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $7.57M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q3 2016 was Thompson Siegel & Walmsley, an estimated $5.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.