Designer Brands (DBI): which funds own it

Who owns Designer Brands?

Holders that filed a Schedule 13D or 13G with the SEC for owning more than 5% of the Class A shares: Stone House Capital Management (13D/A filed Oct 7, 2026), BlackRock (13G/A filed Jul 28, 2026) and Dimensional Fund Advisors (13G filed Jul 14, 2026). Pleasant Lake Partners LLC and Cohen Mark Alexander are listed on their Form 4 filings as owners of more than 10%. As of Jun 30, 2026, the largest holders of Class A reported on Form 13F were Stone House Capital Management (12.8% of Class A), BlackRock (7.7%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors (5.1%).

Sources:13D/A by Stone House Capital Management (Oct 7, 2026) ↗13G/A by BlackRock (Jul 28, 2026) ↗13G by Dimensional Fund Advisors (Jul 14, 2026) ↗All of the company's proxy statements on EDGAR ↗

13F percentages divide the shares each institution reports by the Class A shares outstanding on the cover of the company's latest report before the quarter end (Jun 2, 2026). Entities of the same group file separately and are not added up. With more than one share class, a 13D or 13G counts shares convertible from another class as owned, so we do not show its percentage. We hold 13D and 13G filings made since Dec 23, 2024: a holder above 5% that has not filed since then does not appear here.

• Stone House Capital Management5.5 MType not verified · 12.78% of the company0
• BlackRock3.3 MIndex manager · 7.68% of the company+457 K
• Dimensional Fund Advisors2.2 MIndex manager · 5.07% of the company+106 K
• American Century Companies1.8 MInvestment firm · 4.17% of the company+224 K
• Vanguard Capital Management1.6 MIndex manager · 3.64% of the company+71 K
• Charles Schwab Investment Management1.6 MIndex manager · 3.64% of the company−542 K
• Raymond James Financial1.5 MWealth adviser · 3.55% of the company−71 K
• Ameriprise Financial1.5 MWealth adviser · 3.55% of the company+24 K
• Divisadero Street Capital Management1.2 MInvestment firm · 2.75% of the company+1.2 M
• Two Sigma Investments1.1 MQuant or multi-manager · 2.66% of the company−356 K

The 10 13F filers with the most shares as of Jun 30, 2026, whatever their type (index firms usually come first). “Change”: shares added or cut versus the previous quarter, split-adjusted; “no data” = there is no comparable portfolio for the previous quarter (no filing, or a filing with its holdings under confidential treatment). “% of the company” only where shares outstanding are up to date. Entities of the same group file separately and some 13F filings include other managers: there may be double counting. With a free account: the top 25, the largest buyers and the largest sellers.

Shares outstanding: buybacks and dilution

From the statements the company filed with the SEC (10-K). The change compares average diluted shares of each fiscal year, on today's basis: negative = it bought back more than it issued; positive = dilution. “No data” = the company does not report that item under a tag we can read; it does not mean zero.

Earnings quality and debt

From the figures the company filed with the SEC. Cash flow over net income near or above 1 means earnings are collected in cash; far below, that part is accounting. Coverage says how many times operating income pays the latest fiscal year's interest. Maturities come from the debt note of the latest annual report, counted from its closing date. “No data” never means zero.

Above 5% over time (13D/13G)

Each holder with its filings in order. History since December 2024.

Flagged material events (8-K)

• Feb 11, 2026Routinefiling ↗

  Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

  «Designer Brands Inc. Appoints Sheamus Toal as Chief Financial Officer»

• Jan 30, 2026Routinefiling ↗

  Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

• Nov 26, 2025Routinefiling ↗

  Change in directors or officers (Item 5.02)

Alert items the company itself flagged in its 8-K filings with the SEC, most serious first. It is the form's label, with no interpretation from us: Item 5.02 covers routine appointments as well as a chief executive's departure; open the filing. The quoted headline is the original press release's.