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Designer Brands

125 hedge funds and large institutions have $84.9M invested in Designer Brands in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,025% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.24M | Put options by funds: $732K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 42

6.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.47%86.79% (-6.7%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 139125 (-14)

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $137M → $84.9M (-$52.4M)

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 29

Holders
125
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-10.07%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
15
Increased
41
Reduced
42
Closed
29
Calls
$8.24M
Puts
$732K
Net Calls
+$7.5M
Net Calls Change
+$278K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EF
26
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$810K +$58.8K +19,483 +6%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
27
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$797K +$1.01M +335,009 New
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$792K +$998K +330,675 +14,434%
Northern Trust
29
Northern Trust
Illinois
$730K -$69.9K -23,142 -7%
Invesco
30
Invesco
Georgia
$711K -$22.5K -7,442 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$571K +$662K +219,400 +1,079%
DSCM
32
Divisadero Street Capital Management
Florida
$552K +$650K +215,253 +1,293%
SFI
33
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments
Pennsylvania
$550K
Allianz Asset Management
34
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$483K +$613K +202,939 New
PRCP
35
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$416K
DFCM
36
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$408K -$318K -105,404 -38%
Morgan Stanley
37
Morgan Stanley
New York
$355K -$3.8M -1,257,730 -89%
LTAS
38
Linden Thomas Advisory Services
North Carolina
$339K -$7.16K -2,372 -2%
XT
39
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$315K +$151K +49,980 +61%
N
40
Nuveen
North Carolina
$304K +$22K +7,297 +6%
SG Americas Securities
41
SG Americas Securities
New York
$252K -$31.8K -10,525 -9%
JGC
42
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$238K +$302K +100,000 New
EC
43
EJF Capital
Virginia
$231K
GCP
44
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$224K +$284K +94,066 New
Prudential Financial
45
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$221K +$280K +92,783 New
Simplex Trading
46
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$210K -$41.3K -13,689 -13%
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$207K -$1.17M -388,178 -82%
Principal Financial Group
48
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$194K +$246K +81,449 New
SOW
49
State of Wyoming
Wyoming
$191K +$167K +55,212 +219%
Susquehanna International Group
50
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$164K -$1.06M -352,259 -84%

DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

125 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $84.9M — down 38% from $137M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of DBI and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial, adding an estimated $4.63M. The largest seller was Nomura Holdings, cutting an estimated $4.43M.

  • 125 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q2 2025, down from 139 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $84.9M of Designer Brands stock for Q2 2025, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q2 2025 and 29 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q2 2025 was Raymond James Financial, an estimated $4.63M added.
  • The largest Designer Brands seller in Q2 2025 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $4.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.