Designer Brands
DBI
180 hedge funds and large institutions have $584M invested in Designer Brands in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
145% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.9M | Put options by funds: $4.47M
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $455M → $584M (+$130M)
4.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 104.56% → 108.86% (+4.3%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 29
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 184 → 180 (-4)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 78
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pacer Advisors
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25.4M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$11.1M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$10.7M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.04M |
| 5 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.07M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$8.9M |
| 2 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.89M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$6.55M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$3.41M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$3.2M |
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
180 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $584M — up 29% from $455M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of DBI and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 78 trimmed existing stakes and 45 added.
The largest buyer was Pacer Advisors, adding an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $8.9M.
- 180 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q1 2024, down from 184 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $584M of Designer Brands stock for Q1 2024, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q1 2024 and 29 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q1 2024 was Pacer Advisors, an estimated $25.4M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q1 2024 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $8.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.