DILLARDS INC DDS
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 254067101 · ISIN US2540671011
Department store (clothes, shoes, accessories)
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Department Stores
- HeadquartersLittle Rock, AR
- Founded1938
- Websitedillards.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $403.90. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($0 notional), 1 hold puts ($0).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 212 |
| Q4 2022 | 246 |
| Q1 2023 | 234 |
| Q2 2023 | 204 |
| Q3 2023 | 212 |
| Q4 2023 | 229 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 117 | 125 |
| Q1 2023 | 107 | 133 |
| Q2 2023 | 74 | 141 |
| Q3 2023 | 96 | 102 |
| Q4 2023 | 96 | 107 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $31.3m | $9.7m | 0.31 |
| Q2 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
Biggest buyers
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +214.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +113.8k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC | Added | +48.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +36.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +29.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +26.1k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | New | +22.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +22.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC | New | +21.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +16.4k |
Biggest sellers
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -86.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -66.4k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -49.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -41.0k |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -40.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -36.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -32.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -28.3k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | Sold out | -15.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -10.7k |
Biggest calls
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 13G · institution filed 2025-11-12 | 38.8% |
DILLARD WILLIAM T II
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-06-05
Stated purposeThe information set forth in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference. Merger Agreement On June 4, 2026, the Issuer completed the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 20, 2026 (the "Original Merger Agreement," and as amended on March 25, 2026, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, W.D. Company, Inc., an Arkansas corporation ("WDC"), and Alex Dillard (solely in his capacity as the representative of the shareholders of WDC), including the merger of WDC with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving the Merger (collectively, the "Transactions"). WDC was a privately held Arkansas corporation that was organized as a family holding company to own and hold shares of Dillard's Common Stoc… Full filing |
31.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: W.D. Company, Inc. (0.0%, 2026-06-05)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 2 | $4.6m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $880 | 1 | $159.8k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $845.0k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $233.5k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $376.8k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 5.38% of their portfolio | 5.0m $2.0bn | Added +48.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 545.3k $220.1m | Reduced -86.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.9k $138.0m | Reduced -4.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.1k $129.2m | Added +26.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.62% of their portfolio | 228.9k $92.4m | Added +214.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.1k $80.0m | Added +113.8k |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 153.0k $61.8m | Reduced -28 |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.88% of their portfolio | 121.5k $49.1m | Added +4.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 98.0k $39.5m | Reduced -2.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.2k $41.3m | Reduced -4.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 95.8k $38.7m | Added +16.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 84.4k $34.1m | Added +1.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 81.3k $32.8m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.6k $32.1m | Added +3.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 75.7k $30.6m | Added +13.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 71.8k $29.0m | Reduced -41.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.1k $27.9m | Added +36.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.8k $25.4m | Added +3.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 59.9k $24.2m | Reduced -36.8k |
| Hexagon Capital Partners LLC 5.76% of their portfolio | 59.3k $23.9m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.2k $21.1m | Reduced -17 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.9k $19.7m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Intrua Financial, LLC 2.68% of their portfolio | 42.5k $17.1m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.6k $16.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 37.6k $15.2m | Added +22.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.5k $14.7m | Added +29.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 34.4k $13.9m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.88% of their portfolio | 31.4k $12.7m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Horrell Capital Management, Inc. 3.55% of their portfolio | 29.2k $11.8m | Added +94 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.5k $10.3m | Reduced -66.4k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 22.3k $9.0m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.8k $8.8m | New |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 2.79% of their portfolio | 21.5k $8.7m | Added +248 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.05% of their portfolio | 20.8k $8.4m | Reduced -9.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.6k $8.3m | Reduced -6.6k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 20.1k $8.1m | Reduced -842 |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $7.7m | Reduced -28.3k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 18.5k $7.5m | Added +9.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.8k $6.8m | Added +4.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $6.5m | Added +7.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 16.0k $6.5m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1k $6.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.4k $5.8m | Added +150 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.0k $5.7m | Reduced -32.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.4k $5.4m | Reduced -1.9k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 12.1k $4.9m | Reduced -75 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.8k $4.8m | Reduced -10.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 11.8k $4.8m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $4.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.0k $4.4m | Added +5.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $4.4m | Added +2.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $4.4m | Added +1.7k |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 9.9k $4.0m | Reduced -2 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.6k $3.9m | Reduced -451 |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 9.2k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3k $3.4m | Added +5.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.9k $3.2m | Added +4.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $3.2m | Reduced -214 |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.7k $3.1m | Added +46 |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 7.5k $3.0m | New |
| Unison Advisors LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 7.4k $3.1m | Added +5 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.4k $3.0m | Reduced -800 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.3k $3.0m | Added +2.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9k $2.8m | Added +487 |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8k $2.7m | New |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8k $2.7m | Added +176 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.4k $2.6m | Added +544 |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.1k $2.5m | Added +3.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $2.2m | Reduced -471 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $2.2m | Reduced -97 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.5k $2.2m | Added +2.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $2.2m | Reduced -514 |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $2.1m | Reduced -632 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $2.1m | Reduced -24 |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.1k $2.1m | Added +831 |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 5.1k $2.1m | Reduced -61 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1k $2.1m | Added +97 |
| Entropy Technologies, LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.1k $2.1m | First filing |
| STEEL GROVE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 5.0k $2.0m | New |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.0k $2.0m | Added +3.7k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.8k $2.0m | Reduced -5.6k |
| BOULDER HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.99% of their portfolio | 4.6k $1.9m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5k $1.8m | Added +89 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $1.8m | Reduced -7.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $1.8m | Added +1.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3k $1.7m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3k $1.7m | Added +127 |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $1.7m | Reduced -8.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $1.6m | Reduced -248 |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.9k $1.6m | Reduced -12 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9k $1.6m | Reduced -3.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9k $1.6m | Reduced -197 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8k $1.5m | Reduced -2.5k |
| DUALITY ADVISERS, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.8k $1.5m | Added +248 |
| Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.5k $1.4m | Added +128 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3k $1.3m | Reduced -41 |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2k $1.3m | New |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6k $1.0m | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6k $1.0m | Added +2.5k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5k $1.0m | Added +974 |