Designer Brands Inc. - Common Stock (DBI) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2017 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
DBI on NYSE
Shares outstanding
41,921,642
Price per share
$7.74
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
35,422,439
Total reported value
$263,192,156
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-113,802
Value change
+$2,489,034
Number of holders
130
Price from insider filings
$7.74
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of Designer Brands Inc. - Common Stock (DBI) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
Stone House Capital Management, LLC 17% $19,250,000 7,000,000 Stone House Capital Management, LLC 31 Mar 2025
BlackRock, Inc. 6.4% $9,381,358 2,660,397 BlackRock, Inc. 30 Sep 2025
VANGUARD GROUP INC 4.8% -8.6% $14,982,082 -$705,939 2,016,431 -4.5% The Vanguard Group 31 Dec 2025
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 4.7% $6,858,442 1,937,413 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 30 Sep 2025
Fund 1 Investments, LLC 2.4% -62% $2,980,000 -$4,427,282 1,000,000 -60% Fund 1 Investments, LLC 30 Jun 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 130 institutional investors reported holding 35,422,439 shares of Designer Brands Inc. - Common Stock (DBI). This represents 84% of the company’s total 41,921,642 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of Designer Brands Inc. - Common Stock (DBI) together control 72% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
Stone House Capital Management, LLC 13% 5,500,000 0% 51% $40,865,000
BlackRock, Inc. 6.7% 2,816,914 +2.8% 0% $20,929,672
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 5.2% 2,185,825 +28% 0% $16,240,680
VANGUARD GROUP INC 4.8% 2,016,431 -6.3% 0% $14,982,082
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 4.3% 1,807,814 -6.7% 0% $13,434,784
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 3.9% 1,622,528 -25% 0% $12,055,383
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 3.6% 1,508,376 +1.4% 0% $11,207,233
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 3.1% 1,300,460 +9.3% 0% $9,662,418
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2.8% 1,170,294 -17% 0.01% $8,695,284
UBS Group AG 2.6% 1,075,167 +62% 0% $7,988,490
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 2.3% 960,798 +42% 0.01% $7,138,729
STATE STREET CORP 2.2% 918,978 -4.1% 0% $6,828,007
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 2% 849,479 +73% 0% $6,311,629
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2% 823,792 -1.4% 0% $6,122,504
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 1.9% 784,484 +18% 0.01% $5,828,716
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 1.9% 779,569 +158% 0% $5,792,199
GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 1.6% 660,731 +21% 0.15% $4,909,231
Allianz Asset Management GmbH 1.4% 594,865 +42% 0.01% $4,419,847
Union Square Park Capital Management, LLC 1.2% 500,000 -50% 2.9% $3,715,000
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.1% 472,238 -14% 0.07% $3,508,728
YARGER WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC 1.1% 446,690 -41% 1.4% $3,318,907
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.99% 415,741 -26% 0.01% $3,088,956
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.71% 299,383 -16% 0% $2,224,414
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.67% 282,948 -6.8% 0% $2,102,303
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.67% 281,089 +127% 0% $2,088,491

Institutional Holders of Designer Brands Inc. - Common Stock (DBI) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 35,422,439 $263,192,156 +$2,489,034 $7.43 130
2025 Q3 35,469,023 $125,562,443 +$2,230,963 $3.54 120
2025 Q2 35,663,744 $84,885,570 -$6,832,422 $2.38 124
2025 Q1 37,612,598 $137,319,222 -$11,543,111 $3.65 138
2024 Q4 38,779,424 $207,081,680 -$36,360,454 $5.34 152
2024 Q3 43,762,842 $322,109,811 -$46,777,001 $7.38 171
2024 Q2 54,080,578 $369,416,804 -$47,035,591 $6.83 193
2024 Q1 53,377,847 $583,533,934 +$41,595,152 $10.93 175
2023 Q4 50,472,588 $446,682,705 +$1,441,989 $8.85 182
2023 Q3 48,869,909 $618,639,746 -$64,816,340 $12.66 180
2023 Q2 54,586,918 $551,342,401 +$36,971,548 $10.10 183
2023 Q1 50,793,846 $443,984,717 +$4,021,969 $8.74 183
2022 Q4 50,250,319 $491,439,316 -$45,949,246 $9.78 202
2022 Q3 52,016,607 $796,451,493 -$69,969,203 $15.31 209
2022 Q2 56,796,708 $741,973,885 -$56,659,377 $13.06 201
2022 Q1 61,404,984 $830,064,271 +$18,659,093 $13.51 210
2021 Q4 60,000,226 $852,059,756 +$29,109,940 $14.21 218
2021 Q3 57,445,144 $799,198,106 +$30,131,856 $13.93 190
2021 Q2 58,561,697 $968,996,438 +$11,307,045 $16.55 210
2021 Q1 57,620,377 $1,002,516,218 -$14,426,698 $17.40 196
2020 Q4 60,603,508 $463,615,061 -$10,011,926 $7.65 180
2020 Q3 62,353,920 $338,557,302 +$5,385,029 $5.43 158
2020 Q2 60,545,564 $409,827,095 +$3,986,671 $6.77 170
2020 Q1 63,122,445 $314,665,584 -$64,984,367 $4.98 172
2019 Q4 66,047,398 $1,040,623,514 +$5,470,492 $15.74 189
2019 Q3 65,546,685 $1,122,986,137 +$41,070,492 $17.12 217
2019 Q2 63,169,428 $1,210,799,609 +$1,098,808,354 $19.17 227
2019 Q1 6,101,557 $135,579,953 +$135,555,000 $22.22 31
2018 Q4 1,123 $27,738 $24.70 1
2018 Q3 1,123 $38,047 $33.88 1
2018 Q2 1,123 $28,996 $25.82 1
2018 Q1 1,123 $25,223 $22.46 1
2017 Q4 1,123 $24,043 $21.41 1
2017 Q3 1,123 $24,122 +$24,122 $21.48 1
2017 Q2 0 $0 -$14,621 $7.74 0
2017 Q1 707 $14,621 +$14,621 $20.68 1