Designer Brands
DBI
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.
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: 224 → 219 (-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: 5 → 3 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$45.9M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$30.8M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$29.1M |
| 4 |
DKCM
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York
|
+$28.4M |
| 5 |
IAM
Impala Asset Management
Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$24.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
|
-$38.2M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$21.9M |
| 3 |
IP
Interval Partners
New York
|
-$20.1M |
| 4 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$19.7M |
| 5 |
LGP
Leonard Green & Partners
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$14.9M |
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.