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Designer Brands

185 hedge funds and large institutions have $315M invested in Designer Brands in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.65M | Put options by funds: $1.88M

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 62

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 192185 (-7)

3.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 102.77%98.86% (-3.9%)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 43

70% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $315M (-$725M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
185
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.65%
% of All Funds
4.08%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
38
Increased
60
Reduced
62
Closed
43
Calls
$4.65M
Puts
$1.88M
Net Calls
+$2.77M
Net Calls Change
-$1.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$43.7M -$3.77M -291,158 -3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$33.2M +$5.75M +444,338 +7%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
3
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$24.4M -$931K -71,922 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$23.1M -$1.78M -137,858 -3%
ICOM
5
Investment Counselors of Maryland
Maryland
$13.1M +$15M +1,155,334 +78%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$12.7M +$4.84M +374,157 +18%
TC
7
Towle & Co
Colorado
$10.7M +$8.24M +636,210 +42%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8.91M -$839K -64,787 -3%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.32M +$49.9K +3,853 +0.2%
ACB
10
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
$8.29M -$253K -19,522 -1%
RA
11
Royce & Associates
New York
$7.83M -$2.84M -219,731 -12%
Norges Bank
12
Norges Bank
Norway
$7.3M -$1.79M -138,313 -9%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
13
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$7.22M -$6.94K -536 -0%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.06M +$180K +13,891 +1%
Charles Schwab
15
Charles Schwab
California
$6.43M +$10.5M +807,949 +167%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.03M +$611K +47,228 +6%
MCM
17
Masters Capital Management
Georgia
$3.49M +$2.88M +222,750 +47%
FWIA
18
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$3.33M -$5.72M -441,500 -40%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
19
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$2.74M +$4.44M +343,057 +165%
SC
20
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$2.73M -$618K -47,700 -8%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
21
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$2.66M -$372K -28,700 -5%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.64M +$2.05M +158,223 +42%
CVA
23
Ceredex Value Advisors
Florida
$2.53M -$12.6M -974,800 -67%
Renaissance Technologies
24
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.53M -$1.86M -143,414 -22%
PCI
25
Pacifica Capital Investments
Texas
$2.48M +$1.25M +96,670 +24%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

185 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $315M — down 70% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of DBI and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 60 added.

The largest buyer was Investment Counselors of Maryland, adding an estimated $15M. The largest seller was Brown Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.3M sold.

  • 185 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q1 2020, down from 192 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $315M of Designer Brands stock for Q1 2020, down 70% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q1 2020 and 43 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q1 2020 was Investment Counselors of Maryland, an estimated $15M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q1 2020 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $23.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.