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How shorted is Designer Brands Inc.? DBI

#613most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 83%

10.47%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.32
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.30
days to cover
5.89
Aggregate net short position time series for Designer Brands Inc.

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for Designer Brands Inc. days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
10 Sep 202610.15% 31 Aug 202610.47% 15 Sep 2026+0.32
9 Jun 202613.80% 29 May 202610.30% 15 Jun 2026−3.50
26 Mar 202614.42% 13 Mar 202615.26% 31 Mar 2026+0.84
9 Dec 202515.97% 28 Nov 202514.95% 15 Dec 2025−1.02
9 Sep 202512.71% 29 Aug 202516.99% 15 Sep 2025+4.28
10 Jun 202516.02% 30 May 202516.62% 13 Jun 2025+0.60
20 Mar 202515.54% 14 Mar 202514.38% 31 Mar 2025−1.16
10 Dec 202416.80% 29 Nov 202419.35% 13 Dec 2024+2.55

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for DBI: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
59,517
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
156,298
14 Jul 2026
Days with a balance
76
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Designer Brands Inc. fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 156K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202610.47%+0.32
31 Aug 202610.15%−0.33
14 Aug 202610.48%−0.36
31 Jul 202610.84%+0.07
15 Jul 202610.77%0.00
30 Jun 202610.77%+0.47
15 Jun 202610.30%−3.50
29 May 202613.80%+0.77
15 May 202613.03%−0.40
30 Apr 202613.43%−1.58
15 Apr 202615.01%−0.25
31 Mar 202615.26%+0.84
13 Mar 202614.42%+0.06
27 Feb 202614.36%−0.64
13 Feb 202615.00%+0.21
30 Jan 202614.79%+0.42
15 Jan 202614.37%+0.17
31 Dec 202514.20%−0.75
15 Dec 202514.95%−1.02
28 Nov 202515.97%−0.39
14 Nov 202516.36%+0.26
31 Oct 202516.10%−0.70
15 Oct 202516.80%−0.26
30 Sep 202517.06%+0.07
15 Sep 202516.99%+4.28
29 Aug 202512.71%−2.08
15 Aug 202514.79%−0.81
31 Jul 202515.60%−0.01
15 Jul 202515.61%−2.74
30 Jun 202518.35%+1.73
13 Jun 202516.62%+0.60
30 May 202516.02%+0.26
15 May 202515.76%+0.40
30 Apr 202515.36%−0.49
15 Apr 202515.85%+1.47
31 Mar 202514.38%−1.16
14 Mar 202515.54%−0.66
28 Feb 202516.20%+1.05
14 Feb 202515.15%0.00
31 Jan 202515.15%−2.13
15 Jan 202517.28%−0.19
31 Dec 202417.47%−1.88
13 Dec 202419.35%+2.55
29 Nov 202416.80%−0.01
15 Nov 202416.81%−0.83
31 Oct 202417.64%−3.17
15 Oct 202420.81%+0.92
30 Sep 202419.89%−5.06
13 Sep 202424.95%+3.25
30 Aug 202421.70%−0.56
15 Aug 202422.26%+0.52
31 Jul 202421.74%+0.56
15 Jul 202421.18%+3.48
28 Jun 202417.70%−5.28
14 Jun 202422.98%+0.60
31 May 202422.38%+0.15
15 May 202422.23%+0.67
30 Apr 202421.56%+1.83
15 Apr 202419.73%+0.65
28 Mar 202419.08%+1.46
15 Mar 202417.62%+1.39
29 Feb 202416.23%−1.51
15 Feb 202417.74%+0.30
31 Jan 202417.44%−0.26
12 Jan 202417.70%+2.32
29 Dec 202315.38%+2.25
15 Dec 202313.13%−4.91
30 Nov 202318.04%+0.36
15 Nov 202317.68%+0.37
31 Oct 202317.31%+2.11
13 Oct 202315.20%+1.17
29 Sep 202314.03%−1.02
15 Sep 202315.05%+2.34
31 Aug 202312.71%+2.83
15 Aug 20239.88%+0.05
31 Jul 20239.83%−0.38
14 Jul 202310.21%−0.96
30 Jun 202311.17%−2.44
15 Jun 202313.61%+2.21
31 May 202311.40%−0.77
15 May 202312.17%−0.31
28 Apr 202312.48%+1.60
14 Apr 202310.88%−0.03
31 Mar 202310.91%−2.07
15 Mar 202312.98%−0.15
28 Feb 202313.13%+1.31
15 Feb 202311.82%−0.13
31 Jan 202311.95%+1.54
13 Jan 202310.41%−0.29
30 Dec 202210.70%+0.02
15 Dec 202210.68%−0.27
30 Nov 202210.95%−1.36
15 Nov 202212.31%+0.87
31 Oct 202211.44%+1.91
14 Oct 20229.53%−0.32
30 Sep 20229.85%−0.85
15 Sep 202210.70%+0.55
31 Aug 202210.15%+0.45
15 Aug 20229.70%−0.59
29 Jul 202210.29%+0.56
15 Jul 20229.73%+0.28
30 Jun 20229.45%−0.26
15 Jun 20229.71%−1.55
31 May 202211.26%−0.40
13 May 202211.66%−0.56
29 Apr 202212.22%+0.62
14 Apr 202211.60%+0.25
31 Mar 202211.35%+0.19
15 Mar 202211.16%+0.10
28 Feb 202211.06%−0.21
15 Feb 202211.27%+0.47
31 Jan 202210.80%+0.40
14 Jan 202210.40%+0.52
31 Dec 20219.88%−0.14
15 Dec 202110.02%+0.64
30 Nov 20219.38%−1.49
15 Nov 202110.87%−0.18
29 Oct 202111.05%−0.55
15 Oct 202111.60%+1.61
30 Sep 20219.99%−0.93
15 Sep 202110.92%+0.43
31 Aug 202110.49%+0.43
13 Aug 202110.06%−0.15
30 Jul 202110.21%−0.42
15 Jul 202110.63%+0.18
30 Jun 202110.45%+1.96
15 Jun 20218.49%−0.28
28 May 20218.77%+1.06
14 May 20217.71%−0.17
30 Apr 20217.88%+0.03
15 Apr 20217.85%+0.28
31 Mar 20217.57%−1.09
15 Mar 20218.66%−0.55
26 Feb 20219.21%−0.38
12 Feb 20219.59%+0.08
29 Jan 20219.51%−0.76
15 Jan 202110.27%+0.12
31 Dec 202010.15%−0.99
15 Dec 202011.14%−2.53
30 Nov 202013.67%+1.45
13 Nov 202012.22%+0.38
30 Oct 202011.84%−0.35
15 Oct 202012.19%−0.23
30 Sep 202012.42%+0.63
15 Sep 202011.79%+0.33
31 Aug 202011.46%+0.81
14 Aug 202010.65%−0.49
31 Jul 202011.14%+0.49
15 Jul 202010.65%+0.40
30 Jun 202010.25%+1.20
15 Jun 20209.05%+0.16
29 May 20208.89%+0.38
15 May 20208.51%−0.07
30 Apr 20208.58%−0.88
15 Apr 20209.46%−1.71
31 Mar 202011.17%−1.62
13 Mar 202012.79%−0.27
28 Feb 202013.06%+1.50
14 Feb 202011.56%−0.79
31 Jan 202012.35%−1.18
15 Jan 202013.53%+0.07
31 Dec 201913.46%−0.80
13 Dec 201914.26%−0.94
29 Nov 201915.20%+0.30
15 Nov 201914.90%+0.04
31 Oct 201914.86%−0.13
15 Oct 201914.99%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Designer Brands Inc. right now?
10.47% of Designer Brands Inc.'s (DBI) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 613th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this DBI's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is DBI's days to cover?
5.89 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.