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185 hedge funds and large institutions have $551M invested in Designer Brands in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

136% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.5M | Put options by funds: $8.69M

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $444M → $551M (+$108M)

3.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.83% → 94% (+3.2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 183 → 185 (+2)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 32

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 61

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
185
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.09%
% of All Funds
2.9%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
34
Increased
63
Reduced
61
Closed
32
Calls
$20.5M
Puts
$8.69M
Net Calls
+$11.8M
Net Calls Change
+$12M

Top Buyers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$21.9M
2
Pacer Advisors
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$13.6M
3
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
+$7.71M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$4.16M
5
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
+$3.72M

Top Sellers

1
ER
EVR Research
Virginia
-$6.27M
2
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$5.38M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$4.65M
4
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
-$4.55M
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$4.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MC
26
Maverick Capital
Texas
$4.55M +$3.72M +450,822 New
KCM
27
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$4.29M +$3.51M +425,231 New
Arrowstreet Capital
28
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$3.78M -$4.39M -531,785 -59%
BCM
29
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.73M +$3.04M +368,828 New
SEI Investments
30
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.67M +$38.5K +4,662 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
31
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.59M +$449K +54,376 +18%
SC
32
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$3.5M -$1.75M -212,300 -38%
SGCIA
33
Smith Graham & Co Investment Advisors
Texas
$3.47M -$27.2K -3,298 -0.9%
Principal Financial Group
34
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$2.98M -$210K -25,380 -8%
SC
35
Shay Capital
New York
$2.53M +$1.56M +188,400 +304%
PAMP
36
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$2.45M +$2M +242,800 New
ER
37
EVR Research
Virginia
$2.42M -$6.27M -760,000 -76%
SDIC
38
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$2.38M -$27.2K -3,300 -1%
Goldman Sachs
39
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.35M -$2.87M -348,247 -60%
LSV Asset Management
40
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.22M – – –
Verition Fund Management
41
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$2.16M +$552K +66,874 +46%
Squarepoint
42
Squarepoint
New York
$2.04M -$705K -85,351 -30%
D.E. Shaw & Co
43
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2M +$167K +20,266 +11%
Fisher Asset Management
44
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$1.8M -$275K -33,363 -16%
RhumbLine Advisers
45
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.79M +$81.1K +9,820 +6%
CM
46
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$1.63M +$1.26M +152,777 +1,881%
Balyasny Asset Management
47
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$1.57M -$5.38M -652,047 -81%
EST
48
EA Series Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.55M +$1.27M +153,828 New
EF
49
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$1.55M +$1.27M +153,828 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
50
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.55M -$43.9K -5,318 -3%
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DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

185 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $551M — up 24% from $444M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new DBI positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $21.9M. The largest seller was EVR Research, cutting an estimated $6.27M.

  • 185 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q2 2023, up from 183 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $551M of Designer Brands stock for Q2 2023, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q2 2023 and 32 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q2 2023 was Millennium Management, an estimated $21.9M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q2 2023 was EVR Research, an estimated $6.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.