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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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%)

Holders
136
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
3.11%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
29
Increased
52
Reduced
35
Closed
12
Calls
$6.41M
Puts
$635K
Net Calls
+$5.78M
Net Calls Change
+$5.22M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$3.91M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$3.74M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.32M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.16M
5
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
+$2.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.57M
2
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
California
-$1.91M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.53M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.2M
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Point72 Asset Management
1
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$45.1M – – –
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$41.8M -$110K -9,164 -0.3%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$41.6M +$3.32M +276,112 +10%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$26.4M -$365K -30,405 -2%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$19.9M +$3.16M +263,124 +23%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$13.4M – – –
AQR Capital Management
7
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$13.2M +$3.91M +325,611 +53%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.51M +$808K +67,296 +14%
RA
9
Royce & Associates
New York
$6.5M +$180K +15,000 +3%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.14M -$4.57M -380,076 -47%
MCM
11
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$5.6M -$434K -36,098 -8%
Citadel Advisors
12
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.42M +$425K +35,367 +10%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
13
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$5.09M +$284K +23,683 +7%
LSV Asset Management
14
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$4.38M – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
15
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$4.37M +$3.74M +311,198 New
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
16
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$4M -$601 -50 -0%
AIM
17
Alambic Investment Management
California
$3.85M -$1.91M -158,751 -37%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.79M +$331K +27,581 +11%
SIM
19
Spark Investment Management
New York
$3.54M +$2.72M +226,100 +856%
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.35M +$624K +51,939 +28%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.34M -$43K -3,579 -1%
Axa
22
Axa
France
$3.17M -$603K -50,160 -18%
Two Sigma Advisers
23
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.02M -$545K -45,346 -17%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$3M +$1.28M +106,681 +100%
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.94M +$467K +38,879 +23%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

136 of the 4,369 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.