Designer Brands
DBI
224 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.63B invested in Designer Brands in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 36
53% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $23.4M | Put options by funds: $15.4M
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.1B → $2.63B (+$538M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 207 → 224 (+17)
1.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.62% → 87.29% (+1.7%)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 71
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IAM
Impala Asset Management
Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$37.2M |
| 2 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$37.1M |
| 3 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$36.8M |
| 4 |
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
|
+$33.5M |
| 5 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
+$27.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$40.7M |
| 2 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$39.1M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$37.1M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$31.1M |
| 5 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$23.9M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SCA
251
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
| – | -$279K | -9,262 | Closed |
|
|
IMS
252
Index Management Solutions
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$263K | -8,730 | Closed |
|
|
RCM
253
Rotella Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$208K | -6,900 | Closed |
|
254
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$193K | -5,893 | Closed |
|
|
HHMI
255
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chevy Chase,
Maryland
| – | -$69K | -2,302 | Closed |
|
|
DADC
256
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
| – | -$54K | -1,800 | Closed |
|
|
JT
257
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$4K | -117 | Closed |
|
|
PHK
258
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
| – | -$2K | -73 | Closed |
|
|
WEC
259
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1.36K | -46 | Closed |
|
|
PTC
260
Private Trust Company
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$1K | -31 | Closed |
|
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
224 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.63B — up 26% from $2.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new DBI positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 72 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Impala Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $37.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $40.7M.
- 224 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2014, up from 207 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.63B of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2014, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 57 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2014 was Impala Asset Management, an estimated $37.2M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $40.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.