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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
Citigroup
101
Citigroup
New York
$1.7M +$1.46M +33,726 +553%
RJA
102
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.68M +$78K +1,799 +5%
FMT
103
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$1.62M +$261K +6,015 +19%
VOYA Investment Management
104
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.57M -$7.76K -179 -0.5%
DC
105
Deere & Company
Illinois
$1.54M +$186K +4,296 +13%
U
106
UBS
Switzerland
$1.54M +$1.47M +33,804 +1,463%
RFC
107
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.51M +$17.7K +408 +1%
SONJCPFA
108
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
New Jersey
$1.5M -$217K -5,000 -13%
UBS AM
109
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.5M +$26K +600 +2%
CCMH
110
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$1.49M +$493K +11,362 +48%
Allianz Asset Management
111
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.46M +$1.37M +31,477 +1,217%
Nomura Holdings
112
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.38M +$955K +22,021 +215%
FQ
113
First Quadrant
California
$1.3M
PPA
114
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.27M -$143K -3,286 -10%
IRF
115
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$1.19M -$48.4K -1,117 -4%
ID
116
Integral Derivatives
New York
$1.07M +$1.09M +25,166 New
BIM
117
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.07M -$18.3K -422 -2%
TRSOTSOK
118
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.07M -$341K -7,860 -24%
HT
119
HAP Trading
New York
$1.07M +$1.08M +24,994 New
RFC
120
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.03M +$173K +3,978 +17%
SB
121
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$956K +$153K +3,521 +19%
GC
122
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$899K +$576K +13,287 +171%
RA
123
Royce & Associates
New York
$846K +$763K +17,600 +800%
MIU
124
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$787K +$799K +18,421 New
JP Morgan Chase
125
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$757K -$2.01M -46,430 -72%

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.