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259 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.89B invested in Designer Brands in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 95 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 34

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.77B → $1.89B (+$122M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 258259 (+1)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 95

7.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 109%101.33% (-7.7%)

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.5M | Put options by funds: $25.4M

Holders
259
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.39%
% of All Funds
5.93%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
38
Increased
92
Reduced
95
Closed
34
Calls
$14.5M
Puts
$25.4M
Net Calls
-$10.9M
Net Calls Change
-$7.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$253M +$19.5M +814,875 +9%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$180M +$5.89M +246,241 +4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$157M -$809K -33,846 -0.6%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
4
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$100M +$382K +16,000 +0.4%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$53.4M -$1.26M -52,711 -2%
Northern Trust
6
Northern Trust
Illinois
$51.3M +$1.02M +42,762 +2%
RA
7
Royce & Associates
New York
$48.9M -$8.23M -344,345 -15%
Norges Bank
8
Norges Bank
Norway
$43.7M -$4.71M -197,239 -10%
Brown Advisory
9
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$41.1M +$387K +16,173 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$36.2M +$160K +6,679 +0.5%
Allianz Asset Management
11
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$31.4M -$2.05M -85,752 -7%
APG Asset Management
12
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$31M +$28.9M +1,210,100 +635%
MC
13
Maverick Capital
Texas
$29.9M +$23.3M +973,240 +522%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$26.1M +$15.2M +634,322 +169%
ICOM
15
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
$25.2M -$224K -9,359 -1%
Two Sigma Advisers
16
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$24.6M +$8.29M +346,900 +57%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$22M -$282K -11,799 -1%
FIM
18
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$21M -$9.02M -377,200 -32%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
19
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$19.9M +$9.73M +407,100 +112%
CCMG
20
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$19.8M -$669 -28 -0%
Two Sigma Investments
21
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$19.6M +$2.49M +103,994 +16%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$17.9M -$18.8M -787,724 -53%
Point72 Asset Management
23
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$17.8M +$11.7M +490,382 +244%
Squarepoint
24
Squarepoint
New York
$16.7M +$13.2M +553,763 +606%
Marshall Wace
25
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$16.6M +$15.3M +641,173 New

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

259 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.89B — up 6.9% from $1.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new DBI positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 92 added to existing stakes and 95 trimmed.

The largest buyer was APG Asset Management, adding an estimated $28.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $118M.

  • 259 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q2 2018, up from 258 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.89B of Designer Brands stock for Q2 2018, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q2 2018 and 34 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q2 2018 was APG Asset Management, an estimated $28.9M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.