Vera Bradley
101 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in Vera Bradley in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
7,041% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.93M | Put options by funds: $27K
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 34
2.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.04% → 65.49% (+2.5%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 105 → 101 (-4)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $132M → $121M (-$11.3M)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 22
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$8.12M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$1.32M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$992K |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$957K |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$506K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.75M |
| 2 |
F1I
Fund 1 Investments
Rincon,
Puerto Rico
|
-$1.41M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$1.15M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$1.01M |
| 5 |
GCCM
Gate City Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$963K |
VRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review
101 of the 6,935 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vera Bradley (VRA) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $121M — down 8.5% from $132M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of VRA and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.
The largest buyer was Nomura Holdings, adding an estimated $8.12M. The largest seller was Hillsdale Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.75M sold.
- 101 institutional investors held Vera Bradley (VRA) as of Q2 2024, down from 105 in Q1 2024.
- Funds reported $121M of Vera Bradley stock for Q2 2024, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Vera Bradley positions in Q2 2024 and 22 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Vera Bradley buyer in Q2 2024 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $8.12M added.
- The largest Vera Bradley seller in Q2 2024 was Hillsdale Investment Management, an estimated $3.75M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.