Designer Brands Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US2505651081

SecurityDBI / Designer Brands Inc.
InstitutionWalleye Capital LLC
Latest Disclosed Ownership0 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 0
Walleye Capital LLC ownership in DBI / Designer Brands Inc.

On May 13, 2026 - Walleye Capital LLC filed a 13F-HR/A form disclosing ownership of 0 shares of Designer Brands Inc. (US:DBI) valued at $0 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 13, 2026 disclosing 261,114 shares of Designer Brands Inc.. This represents a change in shares of -100.00% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $0 USD.

Walleye Capital LLC has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (DBI) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 19,900 of underlying shares valued at $113,231 USD and put options representing 200 of underlying shares valued at $1,138 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

DBI / Designer Brands Inc. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-13 2026-03-31 13F/A-1 DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 0 -261,114 -100.00 0 -100.00
2026-05-08 2026-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 0 -261,114 0
2026-02-13 2025-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 261,114 169,865 186.16 1,940 500.62 0.0060
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 91,249 76,634 524.35 323 850.00 0.0012
2025-08-13 2025-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 14,615 -78,402 -84.29 35 -89.97 0.0001
2025-05-14 2025-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 93,017 93,016 9,301,600.00 340 0.0015
2025-02-13 2024-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 1 -27,482 -100.00 0 -100.00 0.0000
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 27,483 -71,554 -72.25 203 -70.12 0.0004
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 99,037 -28,779 -22.52 676 -51.61 0.0012
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 127,816 39,297 44.39 1,397 78.42 0.0025
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 88,519 -186,688 -67.84 783 -77.53 0.0017
2023-11-21 2023-09-30 13F/A-1 DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 275,207 275,207 3,484 0.0089
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 275,207 275,207 3,484 0.0090
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 0 -14,238 -100.00 0 -100.00
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 14,238 -468,447 -97.05 124 -97.37 0.0019
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 482,685 360,475 294.96 4,721 152.27 0.0861
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 122,210 43,959 56.18 1,871 83.07 0.0357
2022-08-19 2022-06-30 13F/A-1 DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 78,251 -74,241 -48.69 1,022 -50.39 0.0282
2022-08-08 2022-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 78,251 -74,241 1,022 0.0282
2022-05-27 2022-03-31 13F/A-01 DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 152,492 152,492 2,060 0.0551
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 152,492 152,492 2,060 0.0419
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 0 -20,403 -100.00 0 -100.00
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 20,403 6,686 48.74 338 41.42 0.0115
2021-05-17 2021-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 13,717 -10,083 -42.37 239 31.32 0.0138
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 23,800 23,800 182 0.0122
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 0 -53,242 -100.00 0 -100.00
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A 250565108 53,242 53,242 360 0.0803
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-13 2026-03-31 13F/A DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 19,900 -23.75 113 -41.45 n/a n/a n/a
2026-05-08 2026-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 19,900 113 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-13 2025-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 26,100 -75.35 194 -48.40 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 105,900 -41.85 375 -13.63 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-13 2025-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 182,100 68.14 433 9.62 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-14 2025-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 108,300 20.60 395 -17.54 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-13 2024-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 89,800 193.46 480 112.89 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 30,600 -29.98 226 -24.50 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 43,700 197.28 298 86.25 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 14,700 56.38 161 92.77 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 9,400 -36.05 83 -55.38 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-21 2023-09-30 13F/A DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 14,700 -73.80 186 -67.14 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 14,700 186 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 56,100 96.15 567 127.31 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 28,600 450.00 250 398.00 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Call 5,200 51 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-14 2019-06-30 13F DSW CL A Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-14 2019-03-31 13F/A DSW CL A Call 9,700 216 n/a n/a n/a
2019-05-15 2019-03-31 13F DSW CL A Call 9,700 216 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-13 2026-03-31 13F/A DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 200 -99.26 1 -99.50 n/a n/a n/a
2026-05-08 2026-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 200 1 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-13 2025-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 27,200 -51.94 202 1.00 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 56,600 -11.15 200 32.45 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-13 2025-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 63,700 -35.33 152 -57.94 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-14 2025-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 98,500 31.16 360 -10.47 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-13 2024-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 75,100 110.96 401 53.05 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 35,600 -55.67 263 -52.19 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 80,300 -15.38 548 -47.16 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 94,900 89.42 1,037 134.09 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 50,100 -81.89 443 -87.35 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-21 2023-09-30 13F/A DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 276,600 500.00 3,502 652.90 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 276,600 3,502 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 46,100 -31.60 466 -21.05 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 67,400 22,366.67 589 29,350.00 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F DESIGNER BRANDS CL A Put 300 3 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.