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Designer Brands

207 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.1B invested in Designer Brands in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $29.9M | Put options by funds: $21.1M

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.99B → $2.1B (+$103M)

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.05%85.62% (-0.42%)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 50

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 212207 (-5)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 80

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

Holders
207
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.36%
% of All Funds
6.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
46
Increased
66
Reduced
80
Closed
50
Calls
$29.9M
Puts
$21.1M
Net Calls
+$8.81M
Net Calls Change
+$8.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$143M -$2.11M -73,778 -2%
Citadel Advisors
2
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$108M -$10.7M -373,057 -9%
RA
3
Royce & Associates
New York
$91.3M +$76.2M +2,658,959 +715%
FCM
4
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$83.3M +$45.5M +1,587,382 +134%
WRF
5
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$78.9M +$397K +13,837 +0.5%
Jennison Associates
6
Jennison Associates
New York
$71.8M -$16.3M -567,011 -19%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$71.8M -$24.6M -859,305 -26%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$57.2M -$20.9M -729,727 -28%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$55.5M +$1.77M +61,722 +3%
KI
10
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$52.5M +$2.07M +72,240 +4%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$49.7M -$52.2M -1,821,000 -52%
Point72 Asset Management
12
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$45.3M +$13.9M +485,183 +48%
Adage Capital Partners
13
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$39.1M +$37.3M +1,300,000 New
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$39.1M -$258K -9,008 -0.7%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$37.4M +$60.1K +2,095 +0.2%
GAM
16
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$37M -$3.9M -136,104 -10%
BTW
17
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$36.9M -$936K -32,648 -3%
State Street
18
State Street
Massachusetts
$35.5M -$1.68M -58,437 -5%
ACH
19
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$35.2M +$3.14M +109,415 +10%
Balyasny Asset Management
20
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$35M +$33.3M +1,160,949 New
GCM
21
Geneva Capital Management
Wisconsin
$32.7M -$7.57M -264,189 -20%
CWAM
22
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$30.2M -$5.44M -189,600 -16%
HCM
23
Hirzel Capital Management
Texas
$29.7M +$1.15M +40,257 +4%
BlackRock
24
BlackRock
New York
$27.8M +$5.98M +208,677 +29%
WM
25
WS Management
Florida
$22.6M +$12.2M +425,300 +130%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

207 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.1B — up 5.2% from $1.99B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of DBI and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Royce & Associates, adding an estimated $76.2M. The largest seller was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, exiting entirely with an estimated $59M sold.

  • 207 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q3 2014, down from 212 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.1B of Designer Brands stock for Q3 2014, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q3 2014 and 50 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q3 2014 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $76.2M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q3 2014 was Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, an estimated $59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.