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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
AIG
176
American International Group
New York
$65.6K +$15.4K +398 +28%
IMS
177
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$62K +$66.2K +1,716 New
MFS
178
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$36K
LTFS
179
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$35K +$7.29K +189 +24%
FBT
180
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$33K
JFGIW
181
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$31K +$965 +25 +3%
NC
182
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$22K
PSI
183
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$13K
Envestnet Asset Management
184
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6K +$772 +20 +13%
MA
185
MUFG Americas
New York
$6K +$6.95K +180 New
TRCT
186
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K -$183K -4,732 -98%
PTC
187
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$3K -$810 -21 -19%
M&T Bank
188
M&T Bank
New York
$2K +$2.24K +58 New
EFSCE
189
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1K
Walleye Trading
190
Walleye Trading
New York
$598 +$643K +16,671 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
191
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$96
HCM
192
Highline Capital Management
New York
-$47M -1,099,500 Closed
RIM
193
RS Investment Management
California
-$44.9M -1,051,714 Closed
American Century Companies
194
American Century Companies
Missouri
-$44M -1,029,862 Closed
CCI
195
Columbus Circle Investors
-$37.5M -876,581 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
196
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$26.5M -619,330 Closed
Lord, Abbett & Co
197
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$23.1M -540,928 Closed
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
198
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
-$20.1M -470,913 Closed
SCM
199
Sandler Capital Management
New York
-$5.91M -138,300 Closed
PAIM
200
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
-$4.86M -113,674 Closed

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.