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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: 196191 (-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: 10 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
26
Sigma Capital Management
Connecticut
$26M +$28M +725,000 New
Northern Trust
27
Northern Trust
Illinois
$24.5M +$14M +361,812 +113%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$22.7M +$24.1M +624,503 +8,218%
Norges Bank
29
Norges Bank
Norway
$22.4M +$1.09M +28,129 +5%
ACH
30
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$21.3M +$1.09M +28,345 +5%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.3M +$13.1M +338,463 +150%
Fidelity Investments
32
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$19.3M -$42.9M -1,112,482 -67%
Capital World Investors
33
Capital World Investors
California
$17.9M -$250M -6,483,000 -93%
CCM
34
Century Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17.7M -$22.8M -590,242 -54%
BFA
35
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$17.7M +$285K +7,395 +2%
Macquarie Group
36
Macquarie Group
Australia
$17M -$37K -960 -0.2%
Canada Life
37
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$15M +$46.3K +1,200 +0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
38
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.9M -$1.56M -40,502 -9%
EVM
39
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$13.6M -$3.82K -99 -0%
Geode Capital Management
40
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.8M +$725K +18,793 +6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
41
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$12.6M +$687K +17,804 +5%
GT
42
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$12.2M +$2.15M +55,776 +20%
CRCP
43
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$11.9M +$507K +13,148 +4%
HA
44
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$11.8M -$173K -4,475 -1%
TG
45
TCW Group
California
$11.6M -$2.63M -68,224 -17%
ARC
46
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$11.2M +$1.47M +38,057 +14%
Wellington Management Group
47
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$10.7M +$1.42M +36,831 +14%
JHIU
48
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$10.7M +$4.31M +111,700 +60%
AI
49
Analytic Investors
California
$9.5M +$4.15M +107,643 +68%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
50
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$9.2M +$409K +10,603 +4%

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.