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214 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.55B invested in Designer Brands in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 27

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.44B → $1.55B (+$104M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 201 → 214 (+13)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.86% → 94.35% (-0.51%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 74

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.16M | Put options by funds: $7.41M

Holders
214
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.47%
% of All Funds
5.35%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
45
Increased
73
Reduced
74
Closed
27
Calls
$4.16M
Puts
$7.41M
Net Calls
-$3.25M
Net Calls Change
-$224K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$16.2M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$15.1M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$9.47M
4
FIM
Foresters Investment Management
New York
+$8.51M
5
CM
Castleark Management
Illinois
+$8.16M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$52.4M
2
GC
Greenlight Capital
New York
-$32.5M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$10.8M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$10.7M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$9.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BGIM
51
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4.33M -$1.42M -62,668 -25%
Russell Investments Group
52
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$4.15M +$4.14M +182,484 New
SGCIA
53
Smith Graham & Co Investment Advisors
Texas
$4.12M +$80.5K +3,550 +2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
54
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.07M +$206K +9,100 +5%
RCM
55
Rockshelter Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$4.02M +$2.95K +130 +0.1%
PPA
56
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.01M +$1.26M +55,522 +46%
M&T Bank
57
M&T Bank
New York
$3.81M -$647K -28,500 -14%
TAM
58
Third Avenue Management
New York
$3.73M -$1.42M -62,452 -27%
PHS
59
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$3.7M -$7.79M -343,432 -68%
Wells Fargo
60
Wells Fargo
California
$3.69M +$1.74M +76,651 +89%
Boston Partners
61
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$3.65M – – –
Citigroup
62
Citigroup
New York
$3.57M -$4.9M -215,894 -58%
AP
63
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$3.24M +$2.66M +117,264 +454%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
64
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.22M -$43.3K -1,910 -1%
BA
65
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$3.15M +$1.41M +62,016 +80%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
66
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3.15M -$81.7K -3,600 -3%
CS
67
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.04M -$10.8M -476,285 -78%
GAM
68
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$3.01M +$3.02M +132,941 New
Bank of Montreal
69
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.99M +$2.24M +98,665 +363%
Schroder Investment Management Group
70
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2.87M +$2.8M +123,600 +3,987%
TA
71
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.79M +$37.3K +1,645 +1%
Swiss National Bank
72
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.59M – – –
LSV Asset Management
73
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.47M +$2.47M +108,900 New
First Trust Advisors
74
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.46M +$540K +23,819 +28%
AllianceBernstein
75
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.28M – – –
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DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

214 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.55B — up 7.2% from $1.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new DBI positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $16.2M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $52.4M.

  • 214 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2016, up from 201 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.55B of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2016, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2016 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $16.2M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $52.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.