Designer Brands
DBI
253 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in Designer Brands in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
130% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 30
30% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.2M | Put options by funds: $14.8M
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 77
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 217 → 253 (+36)
7.32% more ownership
Funds ownership: 99.96% → 107.28% (+7.3%)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.56B → $1.66B (+$101M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$29M |
| 2 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$22.3M |
| 3 |
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$12.3M |
| 4 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$8.66M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$16.9M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$14M |
| 3 |
GC
Greenlight Capital
New York
|
-$13.2M |
| 4 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$6.96M |
| 5 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
-$6.13M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IR
276
Invictus RG
Hamilton,
Bermuda
| – | -$272K | -12,662 | Closed |
|
|
CCIA
277
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Baltimore,
Maryland
| – | -$217K | -10,095 | Closed |
|
278
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$130K | -6,068 | Closed |
|
|
JG
279
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$26K | -1,220 | Closed |
|
|
SMG
280
Spectrum Management Group
Indianapolis,
Indiana
| – | -$11K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
281
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$4K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
FCMT
282
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Houston,
Texas
| – | +$21 | +1 | New |
|
|
VCM
283
Virtue Capital Management
Brentwood,
Tennessee
| – | +$103 | +5 | New |
|
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
253 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.66B — up 6.5% from $1.56B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new DBI positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 92 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $29M. The largest seller was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), cutting an estimated $16.9M.
- 253 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2017, up from 217 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.66B of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2017, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 69 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2017 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $29M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2017 was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), an estimated $16.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.