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Designer Brands

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
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
51
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$9.2M -$347 -9 -0%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
52
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$9.13M +$1.67M +43,274 +20%
CII
53
CR Intrinsic Investors
Connecticut
$7.35M +$5.98M +155,000 +310%
BACM
54
Blue Arrow Capital Management
New York
$6.94M +$7.47M +193,579 New
QCMC
55
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$6.81M +$95.1K +2,465 +1%
Barclays
56
Barclays
United Kingdom
$6.42M +$6.86M +177,746 +3,120%
TCIM
57
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$6.41M -$21M -544,368 -75%
California Public Employees Retirement System
58
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$6.08M +$347K +9,000 +6%
Goldman Sachs
59
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.83M +$3.26M +84,495 +108%
Charles Schwab
60
Charles Schwab
California
$5.81M +$665K +17,248 +12%
PC
61
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$5.4M -$6.87K -178 -0.1%
JGC
62
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$5.32M +$5.72M +148,335 New
AQR Capital Management
63
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.87M +$1.79M +46,416 +52%
TD Asset Management
64
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.86M +$1.25M +32,300 +31%
MAA
65
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$4.81M +$1.07M +27,767 +26%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
66
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$4.65M +$27K +700 +0.5%
CS
67
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.64M +$1.76M +45,728 +55%
AL
68
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$4.51M -$2.65M -68,800 -35%
BlackRock
69
BlackRock
New York
$4.13M +$4.29M +111,194 +2,688%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
70
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$4.02M -$343K -8,895 -7%
HI
71
HBK Investments
Texas
$3.85M +$3.58M +92,700 +635%
TBA
72
Train Babcock Advisors
New York
$3.79M +$283K +7,330 +7%
IP
73
Interval Partners
New York
$3.52M +$3.54M +91,710 New
PPA
74
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.13M +$2.22M +57,663 +194%
MSA
75
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.12M +$345K +8,950 +11%

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.