Designer Brands
DBI
222 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.86B invested in Designer Brands in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
19% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.6M | Put options by funds: $10.5M
5.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.72% → 98.69% (+6%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 71
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.9B → $1.86B (-$43.4M)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 67
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 228 → 222 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
GC
Greenlight Capital
New York
|
+$84.1M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$60.4M |
| 4 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$44M |
| 5 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$39.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$80.1M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$28.2M |
| 3 |
BCMNY
Buckingham Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
-$21.8M |
| 4 |
HCM
Hirzel Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$20.6M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$18.7M |
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
222 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.86B — down 2.3% from $1.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 67 funds closed out of DBI and 63 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $80.1M.
- 222 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2015, down from 228 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.86B of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2015, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2015 and 67 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $110M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2015 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $80.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.