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Designer Brands

219 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.65B invested in Designer Brands in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.29%88.88% (+1.6%)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.89M | Put options by funds: $3.71M

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $2.65B (+$12.9M)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 37

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 224219 (-5)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 85

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

Holders
219
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.23%
% of All Funds
5.84%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
34
Increased
76
Reduced
85
Closed
37
Calls
$3.89M
Puts
$3.71M
Net Calls
+$180K
Net Calls Change
-$7.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VKH
126
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.48M +$937K +25,540 +176%
AQR Capital Management
127
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.47M -$4.39M -119,782 -75%
TRSOTSOK
128
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.37M
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
129
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.34M -$91.7K -2,500 -6%
EAM
130
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$1.25M
OC
131
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.23M -$322K -8,784 -21%
BIM
132
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.18M -$90.4K -2,463 -7%
FQ
133
First Quadrant
California
$1.12M -$4.24M -115,500 -79%
GC
134
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.11M +$193K +5,264 +21%
RFC
135
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.04M -$111K -3,030 -10%
IGIM
136
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$1.03M +$18.6K +508 +2%
VOYA Investment Management
137
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.02M -$2.57K -70 -0.3%
Principal Financial Group
138
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$882K +$65.9K +1,795 +8%
PP
139
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$881K +$877K +23,891 New
HK
140
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$869K -$36.3K -989 -4%
BC
141
Burney Company
Virginia
$811K +$544K +14,820 +207%
JG
142
Jefferies Group
New York
$807K +$803K +21,878 New
Legal & General Group
143
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$798K +$319K +8,699 +67%
Allianz Asset Management
144
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$797K +$347K +9,470 +78%
AAM
145
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$787K -$227K -6,180 -22%
GMIM
146
General Motors Investment Management
New York
$743K -$209K -5,690 -22%
SCA
147
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$718K +$714K +19,472 New
BIM
148
BRC Investment Management
Colorado
$716K +$18K +490 +3%
IAMOG
149
Investors Asset Management of Georgia
Georgia
$702K
William Blair & Company
150
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$681K -$762K -20,760 -53%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

219 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.65B — up 0.49% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of DBI and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 85 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $45.9M. The largest seller was Moore Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.2M sold.

  • 219 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q1 2015, down from 224 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.65B of Designer Brands stock for Q1 2015, up 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q1 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q1 2015 was Millennium Management, an estimated $45.9M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q1 2015 was Moore Capital Management, an estimated $38.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.