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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
MLICM
176
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$199K
PL
177
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$190K +$192K +4,436 New
BlackRock
178
BlackRock
New York
$177K -$2.73K -63 -2%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
179
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$117K -$286K -6,599 -71%
HHMI
180
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$94K +$67.6K +1,558 +245%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
181
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$68K +$26K +600 +60%
AIG
182
American International Group
New York
$61.1K -$587K -13,529 -90%
MFS
183
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$43K -$43.4K -1,000 -50%
JFGIW
184
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$36K -$36.9K -850 -50%
LTFS
185
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$34K -$11.2K -258 -25%
FBT
186
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$34K +$39.5K +910 New
BJ
187
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$30K +$30.4K +702 New
NC
188
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$26K
Loomis, Sayles & Company
189
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$23K +$23.4K +539 New
ST
190
SpiderRock Trading
Illinois
$21K
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
191
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$17.7K +$18K +415 New
PSI
192
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$17K +$17.3K +400 New
Envestnet Asset Management
193
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6K +$1.34K +31 +26%
PTC
194
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$5K
SF
195
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$3K +$2.95K +68 New
EFSCE
196
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1K
FAM
197
Fortaleza Asset Management
Illinois
$1K +$1.3K +30 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
198
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$114 -$132K -3,052 -53%
ACM
199
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
-$21.7M -507,710 Closed
VNIM
200
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
-$18.9M -444,050 Closed

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.