Designer Brands
DBI
192 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.04B invested in Designer Brands in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12M | Put options by funds: $7.96M
1.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 100.98% → 102.77% (+1.8%)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 66
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.04B (-$82.4M)
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 222 → 192 (-30)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 50
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TC
Towle & Co
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$25.2M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$23.3M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$8.97M |
| 4 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.62M |
| 5 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$7.24M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$11.4M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$7.85M |
| 3 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.68M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.98M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$5.37M |
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
192 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.04B — down 7.3% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of DBI and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.
The largest buyer was Towle & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.2M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $11.4M.
- 192 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2019, down from 222 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $1.04B of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2019, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2019 and 50 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2019 was Towle & Co, an estimated $25.2M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $11.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.