Designer Brands
DBI
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $410M invested in Designer Brands in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
139% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.67M | Put options by funds: $2.37M
42% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 50
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $315M → $410M (+$94.5M)
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 39
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 185 → 182 (-3)
4.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.86% → 94.06% (-4.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCM
Masters Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$4.83M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$4.66M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.62M |
| 4 |
GF
Goodman Financial
Houston,
Texas
|
+$3.62M |
| 5 |
SAM
Scion Asset Management
Saratoga,
California
|
+$3.47M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$10.8M |
| 2 |
TC
Towle & Co
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$10.7M |
| 3 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$6.66M |
| 4 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$5.97M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$3.79M |
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
182 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $410M — up 30% from $315M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of DBI and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.
The largest buyer was Masters Capital Management, adding an estimated $4.83M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $10.8M.
- 182 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q2 2020, down from 185 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $410M of Designer Brands stock for Q2 2020, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q2 2020 and 39 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q2 2020 was Masters Capital Management, an estimated $4.83M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q2 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $10.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.