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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
Tudor Investment Corp
126
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$708K +$761K +19,736 New
Jane Street
127
Jane Street
New York
$692K +$509K +13,200 +216%
MCM
128
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$676K +$54.4K +1,410 +8%
IRF
129
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$636K -$395K -10,231 -37%
VKH
130
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$636K +$363K +9,403 +113%
TAM
131
Telluride Asset Management
Minnesota
$613K +$660K +17,100 New
Mackenzie Financial
132
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$595K +$27K +700 +4%
PAM
133
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$580K +$400K +10,363 +178%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
134
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$562K -$5.31M -137,498 -90%
PNC Financial Services Group
135
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$509K +$23.6K +611 +4%
DTL
136
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$507K +$215K +5,581 +65%
OC
137
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$483K +$519K +13,460 New
DADC
138
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$472K -$11.2K -291 -2%
URS
139
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$456K
FMT
140
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$450K -$980K -25,408 -67%
US Bancorp
141
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$433K -$46.1K -1,195 -9%
PP
142
PDT Partners
New York
$430K
SBH
143
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$430K +$3.4K +88 +0.7%
Nisa Investment Advisors
144
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$426K
UCFA
145
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$406K +$437K +11,314 New
B
146
Barings
North Carolina
$405K
PP
147
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$405K +$247K +6,405 +132%
TH
148
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$404K +$434K +11,257 New
BA
149
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$391K +$12.7K +329 +3%
FM
150
Forward Management
California
$390K -$4.44K -115 -1%

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.