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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
CG
151
Clinton Group
New York
$330K -$43K -1,115 -11%
JIC
152
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$327K
BG
153
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$327K +$17.1K +443 +5%
DC
154
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$323K +$347K +9,005 New
GCP
155
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$294K +$79.4K +2,057 +33%
WTNA
156
Wilmington Trust National Association
Delaware
$281K +$74.3K +1,925 +33%
SGH
157
Schonfeld Group Holdings
New York
$271K +$291K +7,544 New
Comerica Bank
158
Comerica Bank
Texas
$268K +$9.53K +247 +3%
AB
159
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$267K -$2.28K -59 -0.8%
Prudential Financial
160
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$229K -$18.5K -480 -7%
SCM
161
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$229K +$246K +6,385 New
CB
162
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$226K
PI
163
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$218K +$21.1K +547 +10%
AG
164
Aperio Group
California
$217K +$234K +6,058 New
Lazard Asset Management
165
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$207K -$1.99M -51,474 -90%
Allianz Asset Management
166
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$202K -$1.1M -28,443 -84%
Credit Agricole
167
Credit Agricole
France
$200K
RFC
168
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$193K -$833K -21,590 -79%
MLICM
169
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$167K
QT
170
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$115K -$92.5K -2,397 -43%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
171
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$113K -$165K -4,268 -58%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
172
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$100K +$2.85K +74 +3%
HHMI
173
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$97K +$19.7K +511 +23%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
174
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$78K +$63K +1,632 +303%
FNYS
175
First New York Securities
New York
$74K +$79.1K +2,050 New

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.