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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $270M invested in Vera Bradley in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 20

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $197M → $270M (+$73.7M)

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.91M | Put options by funds: $1.55M

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 41

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122 → 130 (+8)

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.14% → 62.65% (+0.51%)

Holders
130
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.56%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
28
Increased
46
Reduced
41
Closed
20
Calls
$1.91M
Puts
$1.55M
Net Calls
+$361K
Net Calls Change
+$607K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$2.26M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$2.18M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$1.38M
4
Axa
Axa
France
+$1.32M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$1.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
-$7.43M
2
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$6.92M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.51M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.55M
5
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
-$846K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Point72 Asset Management
1
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$39.1M +$2.26M +250,100 +8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$33.8M +$2.18M +241,353 +10%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$32.7M -$353K -39,151 -1%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$21.7M +$262K +29,000 +2%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$12.8M -$4.51M -499,937 -32%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$11.6M -$87K -9,637 -1%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$7.14M +$1.03M +114,210 +24%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.79M +$194K +21,503 +5%
RA
9
Royce & Associates
New York
$5.67M +$903K +100,089 +27%
MCM
10
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$4.9M -$569K -63,068 -14%
LSV Asset Management
11
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$4.55M -$37.9K -4,200 -1%
AQR Capital Management
12
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.27M +$696K +77,113 +28%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
13
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$4.14M +$87.6K +9,714 +3%
Two Sigma Advisers
14
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.94M +$380K +42,138 +15%
AIM
15
Alambic Investment Management
California
$3.82M +$592K +65,600 +26%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
16
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$3.73M -$846K -93,800 -23%
Axa
17
Axa
France
$3.36M +$1.32M +145,800 +112%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.32M +$908K +100,670 +58%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.28M +$879K +97,415 +57%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.05M -$144K -15,945 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.88M -$312K -34,626 -13%
Two Sigma Investments
22
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.77M +$1.38M +153,278 +206%
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.3M -$301K -33,307 -15%
California Public Employees Retirement System
24
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.17M +$436K +48,274 +37%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.74M -$22.8K -2,523 -2%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

130 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $270M — up 37% from $197M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new VRA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Point72 Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.26M. The largest seller was Daruma Capital Management, cutting an estimated $7.43M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2017, up from 122 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $270M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2017, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2017 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $2.26M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2017 was Daruma Capital Management, an estimated $7.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.