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Designer Brands

207 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.1B invested in Designer Brands in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $29.9M | Put options by funds: $21.1M

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.99B → $2.1B (+$103M)

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.05%85.62% (-0.42%)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 50

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 212207 (-5)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 80

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

Holders
207
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.36%
% of All Funds
6.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
46
Increased
66
Reduced
80
Closed
50
Calls
$29.9M
Puts
$21.1M
Net Calls
+$8.81M
Net Calls Change
+$8.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TCIM
26
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$22.3M +$7.17M +250,166 +51%
TA
27
Teachers Advisors
New York
$22.1M +$5.76M +200,928 +38%
WI
28
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$21.9M +$8.97M +313,047 +76%
DCM
29
Destrier Capital Management
New York
$21.4M +$6.29M +219,440 +45%
TGI
30
Tradewinds Global Investors
California
$21M +$13.9M +484,872 +226%
Norges Bank
31
Norges Bank
Norway
$20.4M -$16.3M -569,380 -46%
Northern Trust
32
Northern Trust
Illinois
$20.2M +$8.85M +308,768 +85%
LCP
33
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$19.6M +$18.7M +651,155 New
Prudential Financial
34
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$18.2M +$16.9M +588,934 +3,991%
BFA
35
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$17.8M -$713K -24,865 -4%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.7M +$9.32M +325,064 +123%
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$17.4M +$14.8M +517,678 +857%
FCM
38
Freshford Capital Management
New York
$17.1M +$16.2M +566,814 New
NFA
39
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$17M -$2.84M -99,217 -15%
BCMNY
40
Buckingham Capital Management (New York)
New York
$17M +$5.01M +174,680 +45%
CIP
41
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$15.8M -$6.23M -217,330 -29%
First Trust Advisors
42
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$15.1M +$10.8M +376,832 +303%
D.E. Shaw & Co
43
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$14.1M -$16.3M -568,810 -55%
Macquarie Group
44
Macquarie Group
Australia
$14M -$34.5K -1,203 -0.3%
Geode Capital Management
45
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13.6M +$2.21M +77,248 +21%
TG
46
TCW Group
California
$12.3M -$356K -12,405 -3%
LGP
47
Leonard Green & Partners
California
$12M
SFM
48
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$11.8M +$11.2M +391,855 New
Renaissance Technologies
49
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$11.7M +$5.17M +180,200 +86%
AQR Capital Management
50
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$11.6M -$3.55M -124,000 -24%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

207 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.1B — up 5.2% from $1.99B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of DBI and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $76.2M. The largest seller was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, exiting entirely with an estimated $59M sold.

  • 207 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q3 2014, down from 212 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.1B of Designer Brands stock for Q3 2014, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q3 2014 and 50 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q3 2014 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $76.2M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q3 2014 was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, an estimated $59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.