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 ($2.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $471.63. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($0 notional), 1 hold puts ($0).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 245 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 105 | 113 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +68.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +53.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +46.4k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +20.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | New | +17.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +16.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +15.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Added | +11.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +8.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +8.6k |
Biggest sellers
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -118.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -74.8k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC | Reduced | -64.6k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -43.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -42.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -29.5k |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | Reduced | -21.2k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC | Reduced | -18.3k |
| Hexagon Capital Partners LLC | Reduced | -17.3k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | Reduced | -16.0k |
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 Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $588.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | WATTS J C JR Director | Sold | $205.6k500 shares |
| 2024-01-17 | WATTS J C JR Director | Sold | $382.6k1.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 6.33% of their portfolio | 4.9m $2.3bn | Reduced -64.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 427.3k $201.5m | Reduced -118.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 394.9k $186.3m | Added +53.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.0k $131.1m | Reduced -42.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.7k $125.8m | Added +68.6k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.55% of their portfolio | 185.9k $87.7m | Reduced -43.0k |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 152.3k $71.8m | Reduced -715 |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.79% of their portfolio | 103.2k $48.7m | Reduced -18.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.9k $47.1m | Added +2.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 99.2k $46.8m | Added +1.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 91.3k $43.1m | Added +15.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.8k $38.6m | Added +2.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 81.3k $38.4m | Unchanged |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 76.5k $36.1m | Reduced -7.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.8k $33.9m | Added +46.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.3k $30.3m | Added +1.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 61.3k $28.9m | Reduced -10.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.2k $26.0m | Reduced -13.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.9k $23.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.7k $22.0m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 43.1k $20.3m | Added +6.5k |
| Hexagon Capital Partners LLC 4.41% of their portfolio | 42.0k $19.8m | Reduced -17.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.0k $19.8m | Added +1.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.2k $18.5m | Added +20.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 38.2k $18.0m | Added +600 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 33.2k $15.7m | Reduced -1.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $15.2m | Added +16.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 30.4k $14.3m | Reduced -29.5k |
| Horrell Capital Management, Inc. 3.84% of their portfolio | 29.4k $13.9m | Added +147 |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.75% of their portfolio | 26.6k $12.6m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 23.0k $10.8m | Added +4.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.8k $10.3m | Reduced -2 |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 2.89% of their portfolio | 21.5k $10.2m | Unchanged |
| Intrua Financial, LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 21.2k $10.0m | Reduced -21.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.0k $9.9m | Reduced -74.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.4k $9.6m | Added +8.6k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 19.4k $9.1m | Reduced -712 |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 17.4k $8.2m | Added +11.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.3k $8.2m | Added +498 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.2k $8.1m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.4k $6.3m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 13.4k $6.3m | Reduced -8.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.3k $6.3m | Reduced -7.3k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.2k $6.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 13.2k $6.2m | Added +4.0k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.2k $6.2m | Added +5.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $6.1m | Added +8.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.8k $6.1m | Added +1.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.6k $5.9m | Added +1.6k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 12.0k $5.7m | Reduced -69 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.7k $5.5m | Reduced -1.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.4k $5.4m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $5.0m | Reduced -254 |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 9.9k $4.7m | Added +14 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.8k $4.6m | Added +199 |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.9k $3.7m | Added +1.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.7k $3.6m | Added +717 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.6k $3.6m | Reduced -259 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.5k $3.6m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Unison Advisors LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 7.4k $3.5m | Added +5 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.4k $3.5m | Added +673 |
| DUALITY ADVISERS, LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 7.2k $3.4m | Added +3.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $3.4m | Reduced -200 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $3.4m | Reduced -751 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8k $3.2m | Added +5.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.2k $2.9m | Reduced -5.7k |
| BOULDER HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 5.7k $2.7m | Added +1.1k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.6k $2.7m | Added +3.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $2.6m | Reduced -2 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $2.6m | Reduced -27 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.5k $2.6m | Reduced -2 |
| SEVEN EIGHT CAPITAL, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 5.5k $2.6m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.1k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8k $2.3m | Added +395 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8k $2.3m | Reduced -16.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8k $2.2m | Reduced -342 |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7k $2.2m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $2.2m | Reduced -2.6k |
| STEEL GROVE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.6k $2.2m | Reduced -447 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $2.1m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3k $2.0m | Added +57 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3k $2.0m | Added +22 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3k $2.0m | Reduced -105 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.2k $2.0m | Added +3.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2k $2.0m | Added +75 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $2.0m | Added +67 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9k $1.8m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.8k $1.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8k $1.8m | Reduced -1.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8k $1.8m | Reduced -125 |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7k $1.8m | Reduced -200 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7k $1.7m | Reduced -223 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6k $1.7m | Added +352 |
| Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.6k $1.7m | Added +53 |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2k $1.5m | Added +855 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9k $1.4m | Added +1.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7k $1.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4k $1.1m | Unchanged |