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Designer Brands

196 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.37B invested in Designer Brands in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 193196 (+3)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 31

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.24B → $3.37B (+$137M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 77

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.1M | Put options by funds: $14.5M

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

111.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 206.76%95.09% (-112%)

Holders
196
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.55%
% of All Funds
5.69%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
34
Increased
73
Reduced
77
Closed
31
Calls
$13.1M
Puts
$14.5M
Net Calls
-$1.47M
Net Calls Change
+$5.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WCM
76
Washington Capital Management
Washington
$3.81M +$98.1K +2,263 +3%
AAM
77
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.75M +$646K +14,905 +20%
CCIA
78
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$3.7M +$3.31M +76,335 +746%
CS
79
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.58M -$777K -17,917 -18%
Goldman Sachs
80
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.34M -$1.99M -45,979 -37%
MSA
81
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.33M -$1.28M -29,550 -27%
Deutsche Bank
82
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.32M +$364K +8,403 +12%
Bank of Montreal
83
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3.19M +$2.7M +62,369 +512%
GHA
84
Garcia Hamilton & Associates
Texas
$3.03M -$922K -21,266 -23%
SCA
85
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$2.93M -$33.4M -770,791 -92%
Swiss National Bank
86
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.73M +$34.7K +800 +1%
GIM
87
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$2.72M +$5.42K +125 +0.2%
SAM
88
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$2.52M +$414K +9,546 +19%
RhumbLine Advisers
89
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.52M -$249K -5,752 -9%
Lazard Asset Management
90
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$2.45M +$2.48M +57,287 New
USAA
91
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$2.39M
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
92
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$2.17M -$72.9K -1,680 -3%
TA
93
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.15M +$116K +2,679 +6%
CII
94
CR Intrinsic Investors
Connecticut
$2.14M +$2.17M +50,000 New
EAM
95
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$2.05M -$1.04M -24,000 -33%
BC
96
Burney Company
Virginia
$1.97M +$520K +11,988 +35%
HCM
97
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$1.87M -$1.37M -31,507 -42%
AllianceBernstein
98
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.8M -$28.9K -666 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
99
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.74M -$237K -5,458 -12%
BG
100
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.73M -$8.35M -192,526 -83%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

196 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $3.37B — up 4.2% from $3.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new DBI positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $114M.

  • 196 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2013, up from 193 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.37B of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2013, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2013 and 31 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2013 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $114M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.