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Designer Brands

219 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.65B invested in Designer Brands in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.29%88.88% (+1.6%)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.89M | Put options by funds: $3.71M

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.63B → $2.65B (+$12.9M)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 37

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 224219 (-5)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 85

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 (-2)

Holders
219
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.23%
% of All Funds
5.84%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
34
Increased
76
Reduced
85
Closed
37
Calls
$3.89M
Puts
$3.71M
Net Calls
+$180K
Net Calls Change
-$7.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BGA
176
Belmont Global Advisors
Texas
$310K -$58.7K -1,600 -16%
Nisa Investment Advisors
177
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$308K -$33K -900 -10%
EIM
178
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$303K
YMRC
179
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$295K
GCA
180
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
$270K +$268K +7,315 New
Canada Life
181
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$255K +$84.4K +2,300 +50%
BUB
182
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$254K +$17.7K +483 +8%
QI
183
QS Investors
New York
$244K +$226K +6,168 +1,374%
JMPWA
184
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$243K +$20.3K +553 +9%
UBS Group
185
UBS Group
Switzerland
$235K -$670K -18,271 -74%
AL
186
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$220K +$219K +5,973 New
EMG
187
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$218K +$216K +5,900 New
SC
188
Sumit Capital
New York
$208K +$207K +5,652 New
MFS
189
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$162K -$30.9K -843 -16%
AIG
190
American International Group
New York
$130K -$77K -2,100 -37%
JFGIW
191
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$125K -$12.8K -350 -9%
BlackRock
192
BlackRock
New York
$124K -$14.7M -399,862 -99%
SG Americas Securities
193
SG Americas Securities
New York
$113K -$139K -3,784 -55%
Acadian Asset Management
194
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$96K -$33.3K -908 -26%
SEC
195
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$94K +$73.4K +2,000 +359%
MLICM
196
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$84K
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
197
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$82K +$37 +1 +0%
RBA
198
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$72K
PNC Financial Services Group
199
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$66K -$319K -8,700 -83%
BAM
200
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$66K +$65.5K +1,786 New

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

219 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.65B — up 0.49% from $2.63B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of DBI and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 85 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $45.9M. The largest seller was Moore Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.2M sold.

  • 219 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q1 2015, down from 224 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.65B of Designer Brands stock for Q1 2015, up 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q1 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q1 2015 was Millennium Management, an estimated $45.9M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q1 2015 was Moore Capital Management, an estimated $38.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.