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217 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.56B invested in Designer Brands in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.1M | Put options by funds: $9.41M

84% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 25

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 63

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.23B → $1.56B (+$328M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 197 → 217 (+20)

4.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.95% → 99.96% (+4%)

Holders
217
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+10.15%
% of All Funds
5.41%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
46
Increased
84
Reduced
63
Closed
25
Calls
$19.1M
Puts
$9.41M
Net Calls
+$9.71M
Net Calls Change
+$12M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$14.8M
2
GC
Greenlight Capital
New York
+$14.6M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$11.9M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$9.12M
5
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
+$8.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$19.3M
2
WM
WS Management
Florida
-$14.6M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.7M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$10.8M
5
GP
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
-$7.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
76
Citigroup
New York
$2.3M -$96.8K -5,261 -5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
77
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.26M -$207K -11,274 -10%
Squarepoint
78
Squarepoint
New York
$2.24M -$586K -31,874 -23%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
79
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.16M – – –
Canada Life
80
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.11M -$25.7K -1,398 -1%
GP
81
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
$2.09M -$7.63M -414,616 -81%
Jennison Associates
82
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.08M +$1.78M +96,697 New
Barclays
83
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.08M +$534K +29,053 +43%
BCM
84
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$2.04M – – –
OAC
85
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$1.99M +$1.71M +92,800 New
MC
86
Maverick Capital
Texas
$1.94M +$1.66M +90,173 New
Comerica Bank
87
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.89M +$106K +5,772 +7%
CC
88
Cipher Capital
New York
$1.86M -$71.4K -3,881 -4%
QOP
89
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$1.85M – – –
AllianceBernstein
90
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.79M -$280K -15,200 -15%
SRC
91
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.74M -$34K -1,850 -2%
HighTower Advisors
92
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.74M +$1.48M +80,580 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
93
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.57M -$12.7K -690 -0.9%
USAA
94
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$1.57M +$1.34M +73,000 New
GC
95
GMT Capital
Georgia
$1.56M +$1.34M +72,700 New
JP Morgan Chase
96
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.47M +$837K +45,482 +198%
GC
97
Grace Capital
Massachusetts
$1.45M -$340K -18,493 -22%
HHC
98
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$1.43M +$1.23M +66,600 New
AP
99
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$1.42M +$1.22M +66,100 New
CS
100
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.39M +$28.3K +1,540 +2%
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4
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DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

217 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.56B — up 27% from $1.23B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new DBI positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $14.8M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.3M sold.

  • 217 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q3 2017, up from 197 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.56B of Designer Brands stock for Q3 2017, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q3 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q3 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $14.8M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q3 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $19.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.