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Designer Brands (DBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$3.96 +0.21 (+5.45%)
Closing price 03/27/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Designer Brands Short Interest Data

Designer Brands (DBI) has a short interest of 7.45 million shares, representing 22.43% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.99% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.4, indicating that it would take 4.4 days of the average trading volume of 2.03 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
7,450,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,760,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.99%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$26.19 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
47,928,000 shares
Float Size
33,220,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
22.43%
Today's Trading Volume
1,234,654 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,026,010 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
61%
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Designer Brands Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/20257,450,000 shares $26.19 million -4.0%22.4%4.4 $3.52
2/28/20257,760,000 shares $31.08 million +6.9%23.4%4.4 $4.01
2/15/20257,260,000 shares $37.72 million No Change21.9%4 $5.20
1/31/20257,260,000 shares $36.55 million -12.3%21.9%3.9 $5.04
1/15/20258,280,000 shares $49.10 million -1.1%24.9%4.8 $5.93
12/31/20248,370,000 shares $44.70 million -9.7%24.4%4.9 $5.34
12/15/20249,270,000 shares $55.34 million -0.5%27.0%5 $5.97
11/30/20249,320,000 shares $46.23 million -0.1%22.9%3.7 $4.96
11/15/20249,330,000 shares $47.02 million -4.7%22.9%3.7 $5.04
10/31/20249,790,000 shares $50.91 million -15.2%24.0%4 $5.20
10/15/202411,550,000 shares $71.09 million +4.6%28.3%4.8 $6.16
9/30/202411,040,000 shares $81.48 million -20.2%26.9%4.5 $7.38
9/15/202413,840,000 shares $80.41 million +10.3%33.7%5.5 $5.81
8/31/202412,550,000 shares $83.33 million -2.5%29.2%4.9 $6.64
8/15/202412,870,000 shares $95.75 million +2.4%29.9%5.4 $7.44
7/31/202412,570,000 shares $102.63 million +2.7%29.2%5.3 $8.17
7/15/202412,240,000 shares $83.60 million +19.7%28.4%5.2 $6.83
6/30/202410,230,000 shares $69.87 million -23.0%23.8%4.5 $6.83
6/15/202413,280,000 shares $95.08 million +2.6%30.8%6.1 $7.16
5/31/202412,940,000 shares $130.24 million +1.7%30.1%7.8 $10.07
5/15/202412,720,000 shares $117.28 million +3.1%30.2%9 $9.22
4/30/202412,340,000 shares $114.52 million +9.3%29.4%9.1 $9.28
4/15/202411,290,000 shares $95.17 million +3.4%27.2%8.3 $8.43
3/31/202410,920,000 shares $119.36 million +9.0%26.3%8 $10.93
3/15/202410,020,000 shares $110.22 million +8.6%24.1%7.6 $11.00
2/29/20249,230,000 shares $97.51 million -8.5%22.2%6.2 $10.57
2/15/202410,090,000 shares $96.46 million +1.7%24.3%6 $9.56
1/31/20249,920,000 shares $85.06 million -1.5%23.9%5.9 $8.58
1/15/202410,070,000 shares $87.41 million +15.1%24.2%5.6 $8.68
12/31/20238,750,000 shares $77.44 million +17.1%20.9%4.8 $8.85
12/15/20237,470,000 shares $65.81 million -27.2%17.9%4.1 $8.81
11/30/202310,260,000 shares $119.32 million -0.2%24.5%6 $11.63
11/15/202310,280,000 shares $112.36 million +2.2%24.0%6.7 $10.93
10/31/202310,060,000 shares $101.56 million +13.9%23.5%6.2 $10.10
10/15/20238,830,000 shares $103.66 million +8.3%20.6%5.7 $11.74
9/30/20238,150,000 shares $103.18 million -6.9%19.0%5.1 $12.66
9/15/20238,750,000 shares $105.48 million +4.5%20.0%5.3 $12.06
8/31/20238,370,000 shares $87.97 million +28.8%19.2%4.5 $10.51
8/15/20236,500,000 shares $67.57 million +0.5%12.9%3.3 $10.40
7/31/20236,470,000 shares $64.38 million -3.7%12.9%3.3 $9.95
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7/15/20236,720,000 shares $64.58 million -8.6%13.4%3.4 $9.61
6/30/20237,350,000 shares $74.05 million -17.9%14.6%3.8 $10.08
6/15/20238,950,000 shares $81.18 million +23.3%17.8%4.7 $9.07
5/31/20237,260,000 shares $45.52 million -6.3%14.6%3.8 $6.27
5/15/20237,750,000 shares $58.44 million -2.4%15.6%4.8 $7.54
4/30/20237,940,000 shares $65.03 million +14.6%16.0%5.1 $8.19
4/15/20236,930,000 shares $61.61 million -0.3%14.4%4.2 $8.89
3/31/20236,950,000 shares $60.74 million -15.9%14.4%4 $8.74
3/15/20238,260,000 shares $68.39 million -1.2%16.7%4.5 $8.28
2/28/20238,360,000 shares $81.84 million +11.2%16.9%4.6 $9.79
2/15/20237,520,000 shares $79.04 million -1.1%15.2%3.9 $10.51
1/31/20237,600,000 shares $78.36 million +14.8%15.4%3.9 $10.31
1/15/20236,620,000 shares $63.75 million -2.8%13.4%3.6 $9.63
12/30/20226,810,000 shares $66.60 million +0.2%13.8%3.8 $9.78
12/15/20226,800,000 shares $67.18 million -2.4%13.8%4.1 $9.88
11/30/20226,970,000 shares $106.64 million -11.9%14.1%4.7 $15.30
11/15/20227,910,000 shares $121.34 million +7.6%15.8%6.5 $15.34
10/31/20227,350,000 shares $111.94 million +20.1%14.7%6.3 $15.23
10/15/20226,120,000 shares $90.82 million -3.3%12.3%5.3 $14.84
9/30/20226,330,000 shares $96.91 million -7.9%12.7%5.6 $15.31
9/15/20226,870,000 shares $111.84 million +5.4%13.6%5.8 $16.28
8/31/20226,520,000 shares $111.23 million -4.4%12.8%5.5 $17.06
8/15/20226,820,000 shares $124.12 million -5.8%12.1%5.4 $18.20
7/31/20227,240,000 shares $104.47 million +5.9%12.9%5.6 $14.43
7/15/20226,840,000 shares $90.77 million +2.9%12.2%5.1 $13.27
6/30/20226,650,000 shares $86.85 million -2.6%11.8%4.9 $13.06
6/15/20226,830,000 shares $99.31 million -13.8%N/A5 $14.54
5/31/20227,920,000 shares $123.00 million -7.5%14.0%5.7 $15.53
5/15/20228,560,000 shares $120.35 million -4.6%14.7%6.3 $14.06
4/30/20228,970,000 shares $123.97 million +5.4%15.4%6.8 $13.82
4/15/20228,510,000 shares $126.71 million +2.2%14.6%6.4 $14.89
3/31/20228,330,000 shares $112.54 million +1.7%14.0%6.3 $13.51
3/15/20228,190,000 shares $102.46 million +1.0%13.8%6.6 $12.51
2/28/20228,110,000 shares $105.84 million -1.9%13.6%6 $13.05
2/15/20228,270,000 shares $112.31 million +4.4%13.9%6.1 $13.58
1/31/20227,920,000 shares $104.31 million +3.8%13.3%6 $13.17
1/15/20227,630,000 shares $105.45 million +5.2%12.8%5.8 $13.82
12/31/20217,250,000 shares $103.02 million -1.4%12.2%5.7 $14.21
12/15/20217,350,000 shares $103.93 million +6.8%12.3%5.4 $14.14
11/30/20216,880,000 shares $94.12 million -13.4%11.6%5.1 $13.68
11/15/20217,940,000 shares $126.01 million -1.6%13.4%6 $15.87
10/29/20218,070,000 shares $109.19 million -4.6%13.6%6.2 $13.53
10/15/20218,460,000 shares $111.08 million +16.1%14.3%6.4 $13.13
9/30/20217,290,000 shares $101.55 million -8.5%12.3%5.2 $13.93
9/15/20217,970,000 shares $100.98 million +4.1%13.4%6 $12.67
8/31/20217,660,000 shares $111.07 million +4.5%12.5%6.2 $14.50
8/13/20217,330,000 shares $107.46 million -1.5%12.0%5.8 $14.66
7/30/20217,440,000 shares $108.40 million -4.0%12.2%5.6 $14.57
7/15/20217,750,000 shares $115.48 million +1.7%12.7%6.2 $14.90
6/30/20217,620,000 shares $126.11 million +23.3%12.5%6.1 $16.55
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6/15/20216,180,000 shares $102.16 million -3.3%10.1%4.8 $16.53
5/28/20216,390,000 shares $111.76 million +14.5%10.5%4.5 $17.49
5/14/20215,580,000 shares $103.90 million -2.3%9.2%3.8 $18.62
4/30/20215,710,000 shares $102.72 million +0.5%9.4%3.8 $17.99
4/15/20215,680,000 shares $100.59 million +3.7%9.4%3 $17.71
3/31/20215,480,000 shares $94.53 million -12.6%9.0%2.7 $17.25
3/15/20216,270,000 shares $96.31 million -5.9%10.1%3.1 $15.36
2/26/20216,660,000 shares $84.92 million -4.0%10.8%3.2 $12.75
2/12/20216,940,000 shares $84.81 million +0.9%11.2%3.3 $12.22
1/29/20216,880,000 shares $84.21 million -7.5%11.1%3 $12.24
1/15/20217,440,000 shares $75.66 million +1.2%12.0%3.4 $10.17
12/31/20207,350,000 shares $56.37 million -8.9%11.9%3.8 $7.67
12/15/20208,070,000 shares $57.14 million -18.4%13.1%4.2 $7.08
11/30/20209,890,000 shares $81.99 million +11.9%16.0%5.1 $8.29
11/15/20208,840,000 shares $56.22 million +3.2%14.3%4.3 $6.36
10/30/20208,570,000 shares $39.08 million -2.8%13.9%4.4 $4.56
10/15/20208,820,000 shares $48.51 million -1.8%14.3%4.8 $5.50
9/30/20208,980,000 shares $48.76 million +5.3%14.5%4.7 $5.43
9/15/20208,530,000 shares $58.94 million +3.3%13.8%4.2 $6.91
8/31/20208,260,000 shares $58.23 million +7.6%13.4%4 $7.05
8/14/20207,680,000 shares $56.06 million -4.4%12.5%4.1 $7.30
7/31/20208,030,000 shares $47.46 million +4.6%13.1%4.3 $5.91
7/15/20207,680,000 shares $50.84 million +3.9%12.5%4 $6.62
6/30/20207,390,000 shares $48.18 million +13.2%12.0%3.9 $6.52
6/15/20206,530,000 shares $46.56 million +2.0%10.6%3.5 $7.13
5/29/20206,400,000 shares $44.86 million +4.4%10.5%3.1 $7.01
5/15/20206,130,000 shares $29.98 million -0.8%10.2%3 $4.89
4/30/20206,180,000 shares $42.21 million -8.9%10.3%3.1 $6.83
4/15/20206,780,000 shares $34.17 million -15.5%11.3%3.6 $5.04
3/31/20208,020,000 shares $38.10 million -12.6%13.4%4.3 $4.75

DBI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Designer Brands' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Designer Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 7,450,000 shares of DBI short. 22.43% of Designer Brands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Designer Brands' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Designer Brands?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DBI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Designer Brands's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Designer Brands?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Designer Brands: Jefferies Financial Group Inc., GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Designer Brands?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 22.43% of Designer Brands' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Designer Brands' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Designer Brands saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,450,000 shares, a drop of 4.0% from the previous total of 7,760,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Designer Brands' float size?

Designer Brands currently has issued a total of 47,928,000 shares. Some of Designer Brands' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Designer Brands currently has a public float of 33,220,000 shares.

How does Designer Brands' short interest compare to its competitors?

22.43% of Designer Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Designer Brands: Shoe Carnival, Inc. (21.70%), Guess?, Inc. (32.08%), Caleres, Inc. (14.28%), Zumiez Inc. (7.92%), Genesco Inc. (6.81%), Citi Trends, Inc. (7.80%), The Children's Place, Inc. (63.38%), The Cato Co. (2.51%), Tilly's, Inc. (5.27%), The TJX Companies, Inc. (1.20%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Designer Brands stock?

Short selling DBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Designer Brands as its price is falling. DBI shares are trading up $0.21 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Designer Brands?

A short squeeze for Designer Brands occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of DBI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Designer Brands' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:DBI) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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