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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
VAM
201
Visium Asset Management
New York
-$4.5M -105,397 Closed
WCM
202
Washington Capital Management
Washington
-$3.81M -89,219 Closed
CCIA
203
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
-$3.7M -86,571 Closed
SAM
204
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
-$2.52M -58,976 Closed
DC
205
Deere & Company
Illinois
-$1.54M -36,156 Closed
CCMH
206
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$1.49M -34,836 Closed
ID
207
Integral Derivatives
New York
-$1.07M -25,166 Closed
RA
208
Royce & Associates
New York
-$846K -19,800 Closed
MIU
209
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
-$787K -18,421 Closed
Schroder Investment Management Group
210
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$641K -15,000 Closed
TCM
211
Timpani Capital Management
Wisconsin
-$639K -14,957 Closed
PG
212
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
-$533K -13,817 Closed
MSU
213
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
-$560K -13,101 Closed
ZIM
214
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
-$463K -10,838 Closed
EMG
215
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
-$453K -10,600 Closed
T
216
TradeWorx
New Jersey
-$430K -10,061 Closed
RIM
217
Reliant Investment Management
Tennessee
-$342K -8,000 Closed
CA
218
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$229K -6,084 Closed
OAC
219
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
-$226K -5,300 Closed
BUB
220
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
-$202K -4,745 Closed
PL
221
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
-$190K -4,436 Closed
GF
222
Gerstein Fisher
New York
-$436K -1,124 Closed
BJ
223
BlackRock Japan
Japan
-$30K -702 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
224
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$17.7K -415 Closed
SF
225
Synovus Financial
Georgia
-$3K -68 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.