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Designer Brands

197 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.23B invested in Designer Brands in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 55

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 203197 (-6)

3.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.75%95.95% (-3.8%)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 39

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.49B → $1.23B (-$263M)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.19M | Put options by funds: $7.47M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
197
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.96%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
34
Increased
89
Reduced
55
Closed
39
Calls
$5.19M
Puts
$7.47M
Net Calls
-$2.28M
Net Calls Change
-$2.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$144M -$3.75M -201,224 -2%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$111M +$9.95M +533,713 +9%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$108M +$5.55M +297,463 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$106M +$32.6M +1,748,831 +41%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
5
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$63.4M +$8.26M +442,854 +14%
VFA
6
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$43.7M +$2.73M +146,167 +6%
RA
7
Royce & Associates
New York
$40.7M -$9.53M -510,909 -18%
GC
8
Greenlight Capital
New York
$39.9M +$4.01M +215,000 +11%
MC
9
MIG Capital
California
$34.7M +$4.08M +218,792 +13%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$34.7M +$2.25M +120,579 +7%
FIM
11
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$25.1M +$1.77M +94,850 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$24.3M -$67.1K -3,598 -0.3%
O
13
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$21.6M +$3.35M +179,469 +17%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
14
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$20M -$10.5M -561,900 -33%
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$18.6M +$19.6M +1,049,688 New
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.3M +$199K +10,674 +1%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$18.2M +$1.03M +55,135 +6%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.9M +$10.8M +578,140 +133%
Geode Capital Management
19
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17M +$1.36M +72,945 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$15M -$378K -20,290 -2%
WM
21
WS Management
Florida
$14.6M
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$13.2M +$1.14M +61,001 +9%
ICOM
23
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
$12M
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$10.9M +$1.33M +71,194 +13%
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.57M -$248K -13,277 -2%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

197 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.23B — down 18% from $1.49B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of DBI and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was Dimensional Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $32.6M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $44.9M.

  • 197 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q2 2017, down from 203 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.23B of Designer Brands stock for Q2 2017, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q2 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q2 2017 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $32.6M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q2 2017 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $44.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.