Design Therapeutics, Inc. (DSGN) Ownership

NASDAQ: DSGNTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

DSGN ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
78.7%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
31.87%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
62.6M
Float
36.2M
shares available to trade
Short interest
14.00%
6.6M shares short
Days to cover
8.67
short interest up 21.1% vs prior month
  • Institutions 78.72%
  • Insiders 31.87%

DSGN top institutional holders

20 largest
Design Therapeutics, Inc. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1SR ONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP10.43%6.5M$67.3M—June 30, 2026
2Logos Global Management LP4.79%3.0M$30.9M+1.1M (+53.8%)June 30, 2026
3Baker Bros Advisors LP4.28%2.7M$27.6M+92,452 (+3.6%)June 30, 2026
4Driehaus Capital Management LLC4.25%2.7M$27.4M+916,128 (+52.5%)June 30, 2026
5BlackRock Inc4.25%2.7M$27.4M+526,260 (+24.7%)June 30, 2026
6Point72 Asset Management, L.P.3.78%2.4M$24.4M−356,301 (−13.1%)June 30, 2026
7Trails Edge Capital Partners, LP3.20%2.0M$20.6M+1.1M (+134.9%)June 30, 2026
8Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P.2.89%1.8M$18.7M+1.8M (0.0%)June 30, 2026
9Vivo Capital, LLC2.58%1.6M$16.6M—June 30, 2026
10Vanguard Capital Management, LLC2.51%1.6M$16.2M+221,172 (+16.4%)June 30, 2026
11Caption Management, LLC1.79%1.1M$11.5M+1.0M (+1,189.5%)June 30, 2026
12Almitas Capital LLC1.64%1.0M$10.6M−503,442 (−32.9%)June 30, 2026
13Geode Capital Management, LLC1.53%958K$9.9M+265,899 (+38.4%)June 30, 2026
14Sofinnova Ventures1.38%865K$8.9M+865,135 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
15FMR Inc1.24%776K$8.0M−21,949 (−2.7%)June 30, 2026
16Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts1.22%765K$7.9M+108,860 (+16.6%)June 30, 2026
17State Street Corp1.18%736K$7.6M+76,646 (+11.6%)June 30, 2026
18Woodline Partners LP1.12%700K$7.2M−261,147 (−27.2%)June 30, 2026
19Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.1.11%695K$7.2M+262,903 (+60.9%)June 30, 2026
20The Goldman Sachs Group Inc1.05%657K$6.8M+151,866 (+30.1%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 14 holders added 8.5M shares and 4 cut 1.1M.

DSGN top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Design Therapeutics, Inc. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest1.86%1.2M$12.0M—August 31, 2026
2State Street® SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF1.50%941K$9.7M−18,000 (−1.9%)September 30, 2026
3iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.31%821K$8.5M−9,472 (−1.1%)September 30, 2026
4Fidelity Select Biotechnology0.85%535K$5.5M—August 31, 2026
5Heptagon Driehaus US Micro Cap Eq C$ Acc0.74%460K$4.7M—August 31, 2026
6Fidelity Small Cap Index0.54%337K$3.5M+3,521 (+1.1%)July 31, 2026
7iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.47%292K$3.0M−369 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
8iShares Biotechnology ETF0.43%269K$2.8M−2,040 (−0.8%)September 30, 2026
9Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF0.39%244K$2.5M+510 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
10Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™0.33%205K$2.1M+135 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
11AZ Fd 1 - AZ Eq - Amer Opps A-EUR Acc0.31%195K$2.0M+194,758 (0.0%)July 31, 2026
12Driehaus Micro Cap Growth USD0.29%184K$1.9M+49,067 (+36.3%)July 31, 2026
13Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.28%177K$1.8M+4,238 (+2.5%)August 31, 2026
14Fidelity Extended Market Index0.25%159K$1.6M−857 (−0.5%)August 31, 2026
15Dimensional US Small Cap ETF0.25%156K$1.6M—September 30, 2026
16DFA US Small Cap I0.22%136K$1.4M—August 31, 2026
17North Square Dynamic Small Cap I0.20%127K$1.3M−18,000 (−12.4%)June 30, 2026
18DFA US Micro Cap I0.19%118K$1.2M+4,325 (+3.8%)August 31, 2026
19iShares Genomics Immnlgy & Hlthcr ETF0.16%101K$1.0M+2,772 (+2.8%)September 30, 2026
20iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.16%97K$1.0M−669 (−0.7%)September 30, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

DSGN insider transactions

latest 6
Design Therapeutics, Inc. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2024-12-18Deepa PrasadSell$6.273,806$23,864
2024-08-09Arsani WilliamSell$4.25814,874$3.5M
2024-03-25John P SchmidBuy$3.7417,809$66,606
2024-03-22John P SchmidBuy$3.629,156$33,145
2023-09-29Rodney W LappeBuy$2.3521,000$49,350
2023-08-29Deepa PrasadBuy$2.3112,000$27,720

Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.

DSGN shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns DSGN

Institutional investors own 78.7% of Design Therapeutics's shares and insiders 31.87%. The largest holder is SR ONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP with 10.43% of the shares (6.5M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 14 added shares and 4 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 14.00% of the float, or 8.67 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 110.8% since 2020.

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DSGN ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Design Therapeutics stock?

The largest shareholders of Design Therapeutics are SR ONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP (10.43%), Logos Global Management LP (4.79%), Baker Bros Advisors LP (4.28%), Driehaus Capital Management LLC (4.25%), BlackRock Inc (4.25%).

What percentage of Design Therapeutics is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 78.7% of Design Therapeutics's shares outstanding; insiders hold 31.87%.

Which funds own Design Therapeutics?

The largest fund holders of Design Therapeutics are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (1.86%), State Street® SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF (1.50%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (1.31%), Fidelity Select Biotechnology (0.85%), Heptagon Driehaus US Micro Cap Eq C$ Acc (0.74%).

What is Design Therapeutics's short interest?

6.6M shares of Design Therapeutics were sold short, 14.00% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 8.67 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Design Therapeutics?

Of the latest 6 reported insider transactions in Design Therapeutics (since August 29, 2023), 4 were purchases and 2 were sales.

How many shares of Design Therapeutics are outstanding?

Design Therapeutics has 62.6M shares outstanding, of which 36.2M are in the public float.

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