Vera Bradley
VRA
136 hedge funds and large institutions have $345M invested in Vera Bradley in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
910% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.41M | Put options by funds: $635K
142% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 12
49% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 35
43% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $242M → $345M (+$103M)
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 119 → 136 (+17)
4.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.26% → 68.99% (+4.7%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.91M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.74M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$3.32M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.16M |
| 5 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
+$2.72M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$4.57M |
| 2 |
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
Belvedere,
California
|
-$1.91M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.53M |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.2M |
| 5 |
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.08M |
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
136 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $345M — up 43% from $242M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VRA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.91M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $4.57M.
- 136 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2018, up from 119 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $345M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2018, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2018 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $3.91M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.57M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.