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228 hedge funds and large institutions have $851M invested in Designer Brands in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 22

96% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.2M | Put options by funds: $5.71M

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 198228 (+30)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $799M → $851M (+$52.2M)

3.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.01%91.38% (+3.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 70

Holders
228
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+15.15%
% of All Funds
3.51%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
55
Increased
70
Reduced
70
Closed
22
Calls
$11.2M
Puts
$5.71M
Net Calls
+$5.49M
Net Calls Change
-$1.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$145M +$3.84M +268,568 +3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$91.9M -$1.73M -120,864 -2%
William Blair Investment Management
3
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$48.8M -$3.98M -278,039 -7%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$37.2M -$1.77M -123,502 -5%
TC
5
Towle & Co
Colorado
$36.7M -$538K -37,600 -1%
ACB
6
Aristotle Capital Boston
Massachusetts
$26.6M -$555K -38,734 -2%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.5M +$9.51M +664,251 +78%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
8
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$19.8M +$227K +15,848 +1%
Charles Schwab
9
Charles Schwab
California
$17.6M -$2.57M -179,210 -13%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$17.3M +$8.57M +598,942 +97%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
11
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$17.2M +$126K +8,834 +0.7%
Two Sigma Investments
12
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$16.6M +$904K +63,130 +6%
N
13
Nuveen
North Carolina
$16.4M +$3.46M +241,852 +26%
Two Sigma Advisers
14
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$16.1M -$321K -22,400 -2%
SC
15
Samlyn Capital
New York
$15.7M +$15.8M +1,106,510 New
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14.9M +$918K +64,093 +7%
MCM
17
Masters Capital Management
Georgia
$14.2M -$14.4M -1,005,000 -50%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$13.5M +$6.31M +440,728 +87%
RA
19
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.1M -$604K -42,200 -4%
Marshall Wace
20
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$11.3M +$6.39M +446,567 +127%
D.E. Shaw & Co
21
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.9M -$12.2M -853,677 -55%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.82M -$196K -13,701 -2%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.38M -$122K -8,513 -1%
Russell Investments Group
24
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$9.01M +$696K +48,631 +8%
GF
25
Goodman Financial
Texas
$8.43M +$348K +24,286 +4%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

228 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $851M — up 6.5% from $799M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new DBI positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Samlyn Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Masters Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.4M.

  • 228 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2021, up from 198 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $851M of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2021, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2021 was Samlyn Capital, an estimated $15.8M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2021 was Masters Capital Management, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.