Designer Brands
DBI
137 hedge funds and large institutions have $201M invested in Designer Brands in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
4,040% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.4M | Put options by funds: $275K
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 22
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 137 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.38% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.66% → 84.28% (-0.38%)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 42
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $263M → $201M (-$62.3M)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$3.63M |
| 2 |
EF
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.45M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$1.81M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.81M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$1.53M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
USPCM
Union Square Park Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.71M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$2M |
| 3 |
Walleye Capital
New York
|
-$1.76M |
| 4 |
TI
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$1.41M |
| 5 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.07M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IIM
151
INTECH Investment Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
| – | -$98.2K | -13,210 | Closed |
|
152
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$77.7K | -10,463 | Closed |
|
|
QL
153
Quarry LP
New York
| – | -$33K | -4,438 | Closed |
|
|
AB
154
Amalgamated Bank
New York
| – | -$8K | -1,050 | Closed |
|
155
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$4.46K | -600 | Closed |
|
|
KFAS
156
Keating Financial Advisory Services
Manhattan,
Kansas
| – | -$2.23K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
EPG
157
Estate Planners Group
Yardley,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$706 | -95 | Closed |
|
|
PWA
158
Physician Wealth Advisors
Midvale,
Utah
| – | -$491 | -66 | Closed |
|
|
AAP
159
Arax Advisory Partners
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$45 | -6 | Closed |
|
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
137 of the 8,125 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $201M — down 24% from $263M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new DBI positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Two Sigma Investments, adding an estimated $3.63M. The largest seller was Union Square Park Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.71M sold.
- 137 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q1 2026, up from 134 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $201M of Designer Brands stock for Q1 2026, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q1 2026 and 22 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q1 2026 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $3.63M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q1 2026 was Union Square Park Capital Management, an estimated $3.71M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.