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110 hedge funds and large institutions have $145M invested in Vera Bradley in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8,048% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.53M | Put options by funds: $31K

122% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 9

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 28

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $112M → $145M (+$33M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 99 → 110 (+11)

6.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.03% → 61.12% (+6.1%)

Holders
110
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
20
Increased
45
Reduced
28
Closed
9
Calls
$2.53M
Puts
$31K
Net Calls
+$2.5M
Net Calls Change
-$754K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
F1I
Fund 1 Investments
Puerto Rico
+$6.2M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$3.47M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.35M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$877K
5
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$803K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$2.57M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$1.64M
3
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$1.42M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$1.12M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$15.7M +$877K +120,403 +6%
F1I
2
Fund 1 Investments
Puerto Rico
$13.6M +$6.2M +852,330 +94%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$10.3M +$192K +26,306 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$10.3M +$146K +20,098 +2%
RA
5
Royce & Associates
New York
$6.92M +$362K +49,700 +6%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.77M +$3.35M +459,888 +110%
Acadian Asset Management
7
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.63M +$159K +21,803 +3%
Arrowstreet Capital
8
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$5.12M – – –
GCCM
9
Gate City Capital Management
Illinois
$4.28M +$4.05M +555,990 New
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.97M +$187K +25,697 +5%
HIM
11
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.71M +$411K +56,400 +13%
Wellington Management Group
12
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$3.67M +$3.47M +476,900 New
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$3.64M -$1.64M -225,857 -32%
Renaissance Technologies
14
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.38M +$83.7K +11,500 +3%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.15M +$780K +107,139 +36%
Assenagon Asset Management
16
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$2.93M -$381K -52,308 -12%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
17
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$2.79M -$1.07M -147,535 -29%
AI
18
Acuitas Investments
Washington
$2.66M +$946 +130 +0%
BCM
19
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.87M +$466K +64,048 +36%
OSAM
20
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.86M +$370K +50,890 +27%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.71M +$54.4K +7,477 +3%
Two Sigma Advisers
22
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.66M -$449K -61,700 -22%
American Century Companies
23
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.62M +$803K +110,358 +110%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.54M +$33.5K +4,601 +2%
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$1.48M -$2.57M -353,288 -65%
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VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

110 of the 6,860 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $145M — up 29% from $112M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VRA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fund 1 Investments, adding an estimated $6.2M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $2.57M.

  • 110 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q4 2023, up from 99 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $145M of Vera Bradley stock for Q4 2023, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q4 2023 and 9 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q4 2023 was Fund 1 Investments, an estimated $6.2M added.
  • The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q4 2023 was Invesco, an estimated $2.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.