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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
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$475M +$101M +2,330,600 +27%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$298M
LPC
3
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$293M +$39.2M +904,096 +15%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$247M +$28.9M +666,791 +13%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$199M +$32.7M +754,121 +19%
WRF
6
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$88.4M +$19.3M +443,908 +27%
Jennison Associates
7
Jennison Associates
New York
$81.5M +$32.7M +753,511 +65%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$74M -$23.2M -534,315 -24%
KI
9
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$72.8M -$835K -19,248 -1%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$70.8M +$8.62M +198,681 +14%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$70.5M -$51.8M -1,194,730 -42%
HCM
12
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
$64M +$65M +1,497,960 New
CRM
13
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$63.9M +$8.01M +184,795 +14%
GCM
14
Geneva Capital Management
Wisconsin
$62.4M +$15.6M +359,953 +33%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$53.1M +$1.37M +31,627 +3%
CWAM
16
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$51.2M -$239K -5,500 -0.5%
HCM
17
Highline Capital Management
New York
$47M +$47.7M +1,099,500 New
CCM
18
Century Capital Management
Massachusetts
$46.3M -$5.67M -130,620 -11%
RIM
19
RS Investment Management
California
$44.9M -$7.63M -175,950 -14%
American Century Companies
20
American Century Companies
Missouri
$44M -$10M -230,640 -18%
NFA
21
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$38.8M +$6.68M +154,106 +20%
CCI
22
Columbus Circle Investors
$37.5M +$13M +298,909 +52%
BTW
23
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$32.5M -$1.92M -44,368 -6%
GIM
24
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$31.3M -$8.67M -200,000 -21%
FAM
25
Fred Alger Management
New York
$31M +$12.1M +279,529 +63%

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.