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Designer Brands

197 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.23B invested in Designer Brands in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 55

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 203197 (-6)

3.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.75%95.95% (-3.8%)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 39

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.49B → $1.23B (-$263M)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.19M | Put options by funds: $7.47M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
197
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.96%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
34
Increased
89
Reduced
55
Closed
39
Calls
$5.19M
Puts
$7.47M
Net Calls
-$2.28M
Net Calls Change
-$2.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MLICM
101
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$844K
VIA
102
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$810K +$51.3K +2,748 +6%
ECM
103
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$798K +$35.1K +1,882 +4%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
104
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$771K +$192K +10,300 +31%
CIBC World Market
105
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$741K +$32.3K +1,731 +4%
PI
106
PineBridge Investments
New York
$729K +$768K +41,188 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
107
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$707K +$28K +1,502 +4%
Credit Agricole
108
Credit Agricole
France
$690K +$727K +38,979 New
Baird Financial Group
109
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$657K +$247K +13,220 +55%
ASRS
110
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$623K +$656K +35,200 New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
111
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$614K -$54.1K -2,900 -8%
MLM
112
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$612K +$645K +34,576 New
N
113
Nuveen
North Carolina
$565K +$177K +9,478 +42%
Russell Investments Group
114
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$552K -$3.66M -196,246 -86%
Bank of Montreal
115
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$551K -$1.54M -82,607 -73%
SEI Investments
116
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$540K -$109K -5,859 -16%
VOYA Investment Management
117
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$517K +$76.4K +4,098 +16%
LSERS
118
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$487K
FQ
119
First Quadrant
California
$460K
MERSOM
120
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$448K +$472K +25,290 New
AG
121
Aperio Group
California
$436K +$15.2K +815 +3%
VAM
122
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$436K +$264K +14,142 +135%
WI
123
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$428K +$232K +12,429 +106%
T. Rowe Price Associates
124
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$426K +$93 +5 +0%
GS
125
GAM Systematic
United Kingdom
$424K +$13.1K +701 +3%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

197 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.23B — down 18% from $1.49B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of DBI and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $32.6M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $44.9M.

  • 197 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q2 2017, down from 203 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.23B of Designer Brands stock for Q2 2017, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q2 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q2 2017 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $32.6M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q2 2017 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $44.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.