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Designer Brands Inc.

DBI
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Retail-Shoe Stores
SEC CIK
0001319947

In the last 90 days, Designer Brands Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 2 sales; 135 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $209.4M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Key figures

Market capNo recent share count in SEC filings
–
Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
0
Insider sellsLast 90 days, $271.1K in total
2
13F holdersQ2 2026, −3 vs. previous quarter
135
13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
$209.4M
Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
0

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From SEC filings, in USD.

Revenue, FY2025
$2.89B
−3.9% year over year
Net income, FY2025
-$8.37M
No comparable prior period
Free cash flow, FY2025
$78.3M
+149.7% year over year
Revenue, Q2 FY2026
$730.6M
−1.2% year over year

Revenue flow, FY2025

Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.

Net loss for FY2025: $8.37M (0.3% of revenue).

Short interest

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From FINRA, settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

Short interest
5.18M
Shares sold short
Change
−404.5K
−7.3% vs. previous
Days to cover
10.49
At average daily volume

Superinvestors holding DBI, Q2 2026

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No superinvestor reported holding DBI at the end of Q2 2026.

Latest insider trades

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Open-market purchases and sales by Designer Brands Inc. insiders from Form 4, newest first.

Insider trades
Filed (ET)Trade dateFiling delayInsiderTransactionSharesAvg priceValueHolding changeFlags
Oct 7, 2026 (view filing)4:16 PM ETOct 61 daySH Capital Partners, L.P. and 2 others10% OwnerSSaleClass A Common Shares, without par value−1.50M$0.0015−$2.17K–0 afterDerivative
Sep 21, 2026 (view filing)5:37 PM ETSep 174 daysSonnenberg Harvey LDirectorSSaleClass A Common Shares−24.0K$6.15−$147.6K−45.9%28.3K after
Sep 15, 2026 (view filing)4:41 PM ETSep 11-144 daysHaley MarkSVP, Controller & PAOSSaleClass A Common Shares−19.5K$6.34−$123.5K−100.0%0 after2 lots
Jun 12, 2026 (view filing)Jun 102 daysTurner MaryEVP;Pres DesignerBrands CanadaSSaleClass A Common Shares−34.7K$7.00−$243.0K−98.3%601 after
Dec 29, 2025 (view filing)Dec 263 daysLau Joanna TDirectorSSaleClass A Common Shares−13.1K$8.00−$104.8K−13.4%84.8K after
Dec 12, 2025 (view filing)Dec 111 dayFerree Deborah LV. Chair; Ch Product OffSSaleClass A Common Shares−142.3K$8.06−$1.15M−31.7%306.7K after
Sep 12, 2025 (view filing)Sep 102 daysHaley MarkSVP, Controller and PAOSSaleClass A Common Shares−11.2K$4.80−$53.8K−100.0%0 after
Sep 12, 2025 (view filing)Sep 111 daySonnenberg Harvey LDirectorSSaleClass A Common Shares−50.0K$4.52−$226.0K−66.2%25.5K after
Apr 9, 2025 (view filing)Apr 81 dayTurner MaryEVP;Pres DesignerBrands CanadaSSaleClass A Common Shares−24.5K$2.94−$72.2K−60.8%15.8K after
Apr 8, 2025 (view filing)9:30 PM ETApr 44 daysSH Capital Partners, L.P. and 2 others10% OwnerPPurchaseClass A Common Shares, without par value+1.50M$0.0034+$5.10K–15.0K afterDerivative

Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026

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The largest institutional positions in Designer Brands Inc. at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding DBI in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Stone House Capital Management, LLC5,500,000$32.1M40.19%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.3,305,760$19.3M0.00%+457,361+16.1%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,183,715$12.7M0.00%+106,106+5.1%Added
American Century Companies Inc1,794,046$10.5M0.00%+223,770+14.3%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,567,643$9.14M0.00%+71,184+4.8%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc1,567,294$9.14M0.00%−541,736−25.7%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc1,527,399$8.90M0.00%−71,128−4.4%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc1,527,265$8.90M0.00%+24,429+1.6%Added
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP1,184,045$6.90M0.16%+1,184,045New
Two Sigma Investments, LP1,144,570$6.67M0.01%−355,658−23.7%Reduced

Holders of 5% or more of DBI

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Holders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of Designer Brands Inc..

Largest holders of DBI from 13D and 13G filings
HolderLatest formStakeChangeFirst filedLatest filingFiling
Stone House Capital Management, LLC13D/A12.70%5.50M shares−3.40 ppfrom 16.10%Sep 17, 20247 filingsOct 7, 2026SEC
BlackRock, Inc.13G/A7.60%3.29M shares+1.20 ppfrom 6.40%Oct 7, 20243 filingsJul 28, 2026SEC
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP13G5.10%2.18M shares+0.40 ppfrom 4.70%Feb 12, 20214 filingsJul 14, 2026SEC