Designer Brands DBI Insider Ownership

Updated Oct 10, 2026

Over the trailing 12 months, DBI insiders sold $1.77 million worth of shares (233.59K shares) in open-market trades, with no open-market purchases.

• Designer Brands' open-market sales in the past 12 months came from 5 insiders; no insider bought.
• The largest open-market sales of DBI in the past 12 months were by Deborah L. Ferree (V. Chair; Chairman Product Officer), totaling $1.15 million (142.28K shares), most recently on December 11, 2025.
• The latest open-market trade in DBI stock by an insider was a sale of 24K shares for $147,600 by Harvey L. Sonnenberg (Director) on September 17, 2026.
• Beyond open-market trades, insiders at Designer Brands received 43.11K shares in stock awards, acquired 977.66K shares through option exercises and conversions and gave up 443.31K shares to cover taxes or exercise prices in the last 12 months.
• Per Business Quant, DBI insiders together hold 15.24Mn shares based on their latest Form 4 filings, or 29.85% of the 51.04Mn shares outstanding; that total is up 0.27% from 15.2Mn shares at the end of Q2 2026 and up 2.24% from 14.9Mn shares at the end of Q3 2025.
• By type of ownership, DBI insiders hold 23.78% of their shares directly (3.62Mn shares) and 76.22% indirectly (11.61Mn shares).
• Holdings in Designer Brands stock are reported by 15 insiders, the officers, directors and 10% owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years.
• DBI's three largest insider shareholders, per their latest Form 4 filings, are Stone House Capital Management, LLC (5.5Mn shares), Jay L. Schottenstein (Executive Chairman, 4.5Mn shares) and Fund 1 Investments, LLC (10% owner, 1.85Mn shares).
• Stone House Capital Management, LLC holds 36.10% of the combined insider position in Designer Brands.
• A total of 123 Form 4 filings with transactions in Designer Brands stock were made over the past 12 months, by 19 insiders.
• These insider figures for Designer Brands are based on Form 4 filings through October 9, 2026.