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253 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in Designer Brands in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

130% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 30

30% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.2M | Put options by funds: $14.8M

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 77

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 217 → 253 (+36)

7.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.96% → 107.28% (+7.3%)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.56B → $1.66B (+$101M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
253
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+16.59%
% of All Funds
5.74%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
69
Increased
92
Reduced
77
Closed
30
Calls
$19.2M
Puts
$14.8M
Net Calls
+$4.42M
Net Calls Change
-$5.28M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$29M
2
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$22.3M
3
MFIMFI
Mesirow Financial Investment Management - Fixed Income
Illinois
+$12.3M
4
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$12M
5
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$8.66M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
-$16.9M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$14M
3
GC
Greenlight Capital
New York
-$13.2M
4
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
-$6.96M
5
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$6.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFM
101
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.23M -$117K -5,715 -9%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
102
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.23M -$42.2K -2,056 -3%
AIG
103
American International Group
New York
$1.14M +$3.41K +166 +0.3%
SRAM
104
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.11M +$1.06M +51,748 New
VIA
105
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$1.09M +$156K +7,618 +18%
Two Sigma Investments
106
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.09M -$99.2K -4,828 -9%
Baird Financial Group
107
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.09M +$278K +13,552 +36%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
108
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.07M – – –
ACI
109
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$1.07M +$772K +37,600 +308%
LSV Asset Management
110
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$1.06M -$1.22M -59,400 -55%
TPSF
111
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$1.05M -$85.6K -4,165 -8%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
112
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$979K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
113
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$966K -$2.39M -116,340 -72%
Two Sigma Advisers
114
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$965K +$727K +35,400 +366%
IRC
115
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$884K +$848K +41,300 New
PM
116
Penbrook Management
New York
$877K +$842K +40,970 New
SCA
117
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$837K +$803K +39,098 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
118
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$832K -$102K -4,987 -11%
GC
119
Grace Capital
Massachusetts
$821K -$594K -28,941 -43%
PCMI
120
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
$809K +$526K +25,587 +210%
OAM
121
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$773K -$2.91M -141,752 -80%
MERSOM
122
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$768K -$17.7K -860 -2%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
123
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$748K -$2.96M -144,100 -80%
Verition Fund Management
124
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$742K +$712K +34,660 New
AQR Capital Management
125
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$731K +$283K +13,774 +68%
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DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

253 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.66B — up 6.5% from $1.56B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new DBI positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 92 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $29M. The largest seller was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), cutting an estimated $16.9M.

  • 253 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2017, up from 217 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2017, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2017 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $29M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2017 was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), an estimated $16.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.