Designer Brands
DBI
134 hedge funds and large institutions have $263M invested in Designer Brands in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
591% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.7M | Put options by funds: $2.85M
110% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $126M → $263M (+$138M)
88% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 16
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 122 → 134 (+12)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.83% → 84.66% (-0.18%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 43
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.33M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.3M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.98M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$1.72M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$1.38M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.46M |
| 2 |
Raymond James Financial
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$2.59M |
| 3 |
USPCM
Union Square Park Capital Management
New York
|
-$2.4M |
| 4 |
YWS
Yarger Wealth Strategies
Westerville,
Ohio
|
-$1.49M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.44M |
DBI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
134 of the 8,267 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Designer Brands (DBI) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $263M — up 110% from $126M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new DBI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Charles Schwab, adding an estimated $2.33M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $3.46M.
- 134 institutional investors held Designer Brands (DBI) as of Q4 2025, up from 122 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $263M of Designer Brands stock for Q4 2025, up 110% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Designer Brands positions in Q4 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Designer Brands buyer in Q4 2025 was Charles Schwab, an estimated $2.33M added.
- The largest Designer Brands seller in Q4 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.46M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.