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Designer Brands
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191 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.75B invested in Designer Brands in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

502% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $53.3M | Put options by funds: $8.86M

88% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 49

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 196 → 191 (-5)

2.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.09% → 92.51% (-2.6%)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 35

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.37B → $2.75B (-$618M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
191
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.55%
% of All Funds
5.52%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
92
Reduced
49
Closed
35
Calls
$53.3M
Puts
$8.86M
Net Calls
+$44.5M
Net Calls Change
+$45.9M

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$74.4M
2
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
+$68.5M
3
SCA
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
+$44.4M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$37.3M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$36.1M

Top Sellers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$250M
2
HCM
Highline Capital Management
New York
-$47M
3
RIM
RS Investment Management
California
-$44.9M
4
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$44M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$42.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAM
226
Fortaleza Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1K -30 Closed
6 7 8 9
10

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

191 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.75B — down 18% from $3.37B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of DBI and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $74.4M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $250M.

  • 191 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q1 2014, down from 196 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.75B of Designer Brands stock for Q1 2014, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q1 2014 and 35 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q1 2014 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $74.4M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q1 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $250M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.