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Designer Brands

223 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.96B invested in Designer Brands in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14M | Put options by funds: $9.51M

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.86B → $1.96B (+$106M)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 39

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 222223 (+1)

1.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.69%96.77% (-1.9%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 64 (-2)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 96

Holders
223
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.45%
% of All Funds
5.94%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
42
Increased
63
Reduced
96
Closed
39
Calls
$14M
Puts
$9.51M
Net Calls
+$4.48M
Net Calls Change
+$2.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HRCM
51
Hawk Ridge Capital Management
California
$5.64M -$1.65M -66,079 -24%
WA
52
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$5.61M -$8.47M -338,617 -63%
RCM
53
Rockshelter Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$5.22M -$102K -4,070 -2%
HHC
54
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$4.95M +$4.48M +179,000 New
PFC
55
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$4.88M -$178K -7,110 -4%
TAM
56
Third Avenue Management
New York
$4.85M -$3.14M -125,388 -42%
SO
57
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$4.84M
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
58
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4.8M
California Public Employees Retirement System
59
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.54M +$150K +6,000 +4%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
60
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$4.53M +$4.1M +164,000 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
61
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$4.42M +$497K +19,871 +14%
PI
62
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$4.39M -$8.4K -336 -0.2%
ACB
63
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
$4.36M +$41.2K +1,647 +1%
Neuberger Berman Group
64
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$4.31M +$3.59M +143,425 +1,152%
M&T Bank
65
M&T Bank
New York
$4.16M -$74.3K -2,971 -2%
AC
66
Apertura Capital
Texas
$4.15M +$3.75M +150,000 New
RFC
67
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$4.1M -$1.77M -70,589 -32%
Boston Partners
68
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$4M +$1.9M +76,118 +111%
T. Rowe Price Associates
69
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$3.91M -$4.3M -171,900 -55%
SGCIA
70
Smith Graham & Co Investment Advisors
Texas
$3.87M +$360K +14,400 +11%
Swiss National Bank
71
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.55M +$598K +23,900 +22%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
72
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$3.27M -$63.5K -2,540 -2%
AQR Capital Management
73
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.06M -$10.5M -420,570 -79%
D.E. Shaw & Co
74
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.94M -$2.15M -85,748 -45%
FAB
75
First American Bank
Illinois
$2.87M +$609K +24,351 +31%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

223 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.96B — up 5.7% from $1.86B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new DBI positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, adding an estimated $43M. The largest seller was Point72 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $39.3M.

  • 223 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q1 2016, up from 222 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.96B of Designer Brands stock for Q1 2016, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q1 2016 and 39 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q1 2016 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $43M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q1 2016 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $39.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.