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Designer Brands

191 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.75B invested in Designer Brands in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

502% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $53.3M | Put options by funds: $8.86M

88% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 49

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 196191 (-5)

2.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.09%92.51% (-2.6%)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 35

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.37B → $2.75B (-$618M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
191
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.55%
% of All Funds
5.52%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
31
Increased
92
Reduced
49
Closed
35
Calls
$53.3M
Puts
$8.86M
Net Calls
+$44.5M
Net Calls Change
+$45.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
101
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.55M +$154K +3,985 +10%
HCM
102
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$1.54M -$27.5K -713 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
103
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.54M +$971K +25,166 +142%
UBS AM
104
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.46M +$216K +5,600 +16%
RFC
105
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.44M +$178K +4,608 +13%
Susquehanna International Group
106
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.35M +$966K +25,027 +197%
AL
107
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$1.32M +$1.43M +36,954 New
VOYA Investment Management
108
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.31M -$12.2K -315 -0.9%
SONJCPFA
109
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
New Jersey
$1.25M
AGAM
110
Avalon Global Asset Management
California
$1.25M +$1.35M +35,000 New
FQ
111
First Quadrant
California
$1.09M
BMCMI
112
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Pennsylvania
$1.09M +$1.17M +30,358 New
CC
113
Cipher Capital
New York
$1.08M +$1.17M +30,230 New
ARTA
114
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.04M +$1.12M +28,943 New
GC
115
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$995K +$259K +6,703 +32%
BIM
116
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$936K +$40.4K +1,046 +4%
TRSOTSOK
117
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$919K +$22K +570 +2%
Neuberger Berman Group
118
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$889K -$22.2M -575,379 -96%
ST
119
Spot Trading
Illinois
$887K +$954K +24,732 New
SB
120
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$885K +$88.7K +2,299 +10%
Deutsche Bank
121
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$878K -$2.06M -53,328 -69%
Nomura Holdings
122
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$874K -$309K -8,006 -25%
U
123
UBS
Switzerland
$851K -$478K -12,376 -34%
HK
124
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$786K +$329K +8,529 +64%
JG
125
Jefferies Group
New York
$779K +$838K +21,731 New

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

191 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.75B — down 18% from $3.37B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of DBI and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $74.4M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $250M.

  • 191 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q1 2014, down from 196 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.75B of Designer Brands stock for Q1 2014, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q1 2014 and 35 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q1 2014 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $74.4M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q1 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $250M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.