Designer Brands
DBI
228 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.9B invested in Designer Brands in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.82M | Put options by funds: $3.57M
34% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 70
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 42
0.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.08% → 92.72% (+0.64%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 227 → 228 (+1)
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.49B → $1.9B (-$586M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$80.1M |
| 2 |
CI
Cambiar Investors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$38.2M |
| 3 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$28.1M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$21M |
| 5 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$17.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$79.5M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$67.2M |
| 3 |
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
|
-$42.8M |
| 4 |
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
|
-$31.8M |
| 5 |
IAM
Impala Asset Management
Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$28.2M |
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
228 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.9B — down 24% from $2.49B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new DBI positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $80.1M. The largest seller was Balyasny Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $79.5M sold.
- 228 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q3 2015, up from 227 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $1.9B of Designer Brands stock for Q3 2015, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q3 2015 and 42 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q3 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $80.1M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q3 2015 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $79.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.