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Designer Brands

196 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.37B invested in Designer Brands in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 193196 (+3)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 31

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.24B → $3.37B (+$137M)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 77

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.1M | Put options by funds: $14.5M

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

111.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 206.76%95.09% (-112%)

Holders
196
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.55%
% of All Funds
5.69%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
34
Increased
73
Reduced
77
Closed
31
Calls
$13.1M
Puts
$14.5M
Net Calls
-$1.47M
Net Calls Change
+$5.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BG
151
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$371K
DTL
152
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$366K +$88.6K +2,044 +31%
VKH
153
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$356K -$145K -3,345 -29%
RIM
154
Reliant Investment Management
Tennessee
$342K +$347K +8,000 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
155
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$325K +$330K +7,599 New
AB
156
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$321K +$326K +7,518 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
157
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$317K +$206K +4,761 +180%
Bank of America
158
Bank of America
North Carolina
$316K -$493K -11,375 -61%
Comerica Bank
159
Comerica Bank
Texas
$309K -$214K -4,930 -41%
AG
160
Aperio Group
California
$298K -$244K -5,622 Closed
Prudential Financial
161
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$294K
CB
162
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$269K +$273K +6,300 New
GCP
163
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$263K +$266K +6,144 New
Jane Street
164
Jane Street
New York
$261K -$499K -11,500 -65%
WTNA
165
Wilmington Trust National Association
Delaware
$252K +$8.41K +194 +3%
PAM
166
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$248K +$252K +5,814 New
QT
167
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$240K +$244K +5,629 New
Barclays
168
Barclays
United Kingdom
$239K -$1.22M -28,241 -83%
Credit Agricole
169
Credit Agricole
France
$239K -$312K -7,190 -56%
PI
170
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$235K -$48.1K -1,109 -17%
CA
171
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$229K +$264K +6,084 New
OAC
172
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$226K +$230K +5,300 New
PP
173
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$208K -$228K -5,258 -52%
TRCT
174
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$206K +$180K +4,160 +619%
BUB
175
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$202K +$206K +4,745 New

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

196 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $3.37B — up 4.2% from $3.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new DBI positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $114M.

  • 196 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2013, up from 193 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.37B of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2013, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2013 and 31 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2013 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $114M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.