Designer Brands
DBI
203 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.49B invested in Designer Brands in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
73% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 49
5.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.35% → 99.75% (+5.4%)
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.49M | Put options by funds: $5.31M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.55B → $1.49B (-$50.9M)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 52
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 214 → 203 (-11)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
+$65.1M |
| 3 |
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$48.8M |
| 4 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$28.6M |
| 5 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$26.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$100M |
| 2 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$63.9M |
| 3 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$46.3M |
| 4 |
Adage Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$45.3M |
| 5 |
FAM
Fenimore Asset Management
Cobleskill,
New York
|
-$31.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PA
251
Parallel Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$10K | -450 | Closed |
|
|
PVH
252
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
| – | -$7K | -287 | Closed |
|
|
OFW
253
Omnia Family Wealth
Aventura,
Florida
| – | -$2K | -69 | Closed |
|
254
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | -36 | Closed |
|
|
KKAMG
255
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Searcy,
Arkansas
| – | +$456 | +22 | New |
|
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
203 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.49B — down 3.3% from $1.55B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of DBI and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $100M.
- 203 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q1 2017, down from 214 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.49B of Designer Brands stock for Q1 2017, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q1 2017 and 52 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $173M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q1 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $100M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.