Designer Brands
DBI
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.
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: 1 → 1 (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: 139 → 125 (-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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Raymond James Financial
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$4.63M |
| 2 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.47M |
| 3 |
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.31M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$1.11M |
| 5 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
+$1.01M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$4.43M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.8M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$3.8M |
| 4 |
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
|
-$1.27M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.17M |
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.