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Designer Brands

222 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.86B invested in Designer Brands in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.6M | Put options by funds: $10.5M

5.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.72%98.69% (+6%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 71

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.9B → $1.86B (-$43.4M)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 67

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 228222 (-6)

Holders
222
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.63%
% of All Funds
5.82%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
63
Increased
71
Reduced
71
Closed
67
Calls
$12.6M
Puts
$10.5M
Net Calls
+$2.02M
Net Calls Change
+$766K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$182M +$60.4M +2,513,143 +49%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$116M +$110M +4,557,445 +1,475%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$114M +$621K +25,843 +0.5%
GC
4
Greenlight Capital
New York
$83.5M +$84.1M +3,500,000 New
Jennison Associates
5
Jennison Associates
New York
$83.1M -$1.16M -48,246 -1%
WRF
6
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$74.1M -$10.2M -424,708 -12%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$63.7M +$15.2M +632,307 +31%
RA
8
Royce & Associates
New York
$62.9M +$3.32M +138,203 +6%
BGIM
9
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$43.7M +$44M +1,831,639 New
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$42M -$7.84M -326,359 -16%
KI
11
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$40.4M -$1.65M -68,503 -4%
Point72 Asset Management
12
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$39.1M +$39.3M +1,636,800 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$39M -$15.4K -642 -0%
FCM
14
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$33.8M -$80.1M -3,331,744 -70%
CI
15
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$31.7M +$2.49M +103,636 +8%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$30.2M +$637K +26,517 +2%
State Street
17
State Street
Massachusetts
$27M +$98.5K +4,100 +0.4%
First Trust Advisors
18
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$23.5M +$9.67M +402,640 +69%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$22.5M +$955K +39,746 +4%
WM
20
WS Management
Florida
$22.5M -$615K -25,600 -3%
GAM
21
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$22.3M +$1.44M +59,841 +7%
FAM
22
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$21.9M +$6.46M +268,775 +41%
ACH
23
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$21.3M -$8.73M -363,219 -29%
SI
24
Scout Investments
Missouri
$20.1M +$6.48M +269,797 +47%
LCP
25
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$19.5M -$9.22M -383,865 -32%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

222 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.86B — down 2.3% from $1.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 67 funds closed out of DBI and 63 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $80.1M.

  • 222 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2015, down from 228 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.86B of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2015, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2015 and 67 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $110M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2015 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $80.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.