v3.26.1
Shareholder Report
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
USD ($)
Holding
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Document Type N-CSRS
Amendment Flag false
Registrant Name Destra Investment Trust
Entity Central Index Key 0001492374
Entity Investment Company Type N-1A
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2026
Shareholder Report Annual or Semi-Annual Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
C000174035  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund
Class Name Class A
Trading Symbol DPIAX
Additional Information Phone Number 1-877-855-3434
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund’s costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A
$72
1.45%Footnote Reference*
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 72
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.45% [1]
AssetsNet $ 221,705,622
Holdings Count | Holding 219
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 846,808
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 8.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Fund Statistics 

  • Net Assets$221,705,622
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings219
  • Advisory Fee $846,808
  • Portfolio Turnover8%
Holdings [Text Block]

Asset Weighting (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Debt Securities
1.3%
Money Market Funds
1.7%
Contingent Capital Securities
24.0%
Preferred Securities
73.0%

Sector Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
2.2%
Materials
0.4%
Health Care
0.4%
Consumer Discretionary
0.6%
Consumer Staples
1.7%
Money Market Funds
1.7%
Communications
1.8%
Energy
4.0%
Utilities
12.0%
Financials
75.2%

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Table Summary
Holding Name
% of Net Assets
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 7.800%, 03/15/27
3.5%
Banco Santander S.A., 4.750%, 05/12/27
2.5%
Provident Financing Trust I, 7.405%, 03/15/38
2.2%
M&T Bank Corporation, 5.625%, 12/15/26
1.7%
Flagstar Financial Inc., 6.375%, 03/17/27
1.6%
Athene Holding Ltd., 6.350%, 06/30/29
1.6%
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., 8.397%
1.5%
Delphi Financial Group, Inc., 7.107%, 05/15/37
1.4%
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.000%, 09/07/28
1.4%
Land O' Lakes, Inc., 8.000%
1.4%
C000174036  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund
Class Name Class C
Trading Symbol DPICX
Additional Information Phone Number 1-877-855-3434
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund’s costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class C
$110
2.21%Footnote Reference*
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 110
Expense Ratio, Percent 2.21% [2]
AssetsNet $ 221,705,622
Holdings Count | Holding 219
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 846,808
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 8.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Fund Statistics 

  • Net Assets$221,705,622
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings219
  • Advisory Fee $846,808
  • Portfolio Turnover8%
Holdings [Text Block]

Asset Weighting (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Debt Securities
1.3%
Money Market Funds
1.7%
Contingent Capital Securities
24.0%
Preferred Securities
73.0%

Sector Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
2.2%
Materials
0.4%
Health Care
0.4%
Consumer Discretionary
0.6%
Consumer Staples
1.7%
Money Market Funds
1.7%
Communications
1.8%
Energy
4.0%
Utilities
12.0%
Financials
75.2%

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Table Summary
Holding Name
% of Net Assets
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 7.800%, 03/15/27
3.5%
Banco Santander S.A., 4.750%, 05/12/27
2.5%
Provident Financing Trust I, 7.405%, 03/15/38
2.2%
M&T Bank Corporation, 5.625%, 12/15/26
1.7%
Flagstar Financial Inc., 6.375%, 03/17/27
1.6%
Athene Holding Ltd., 6.350%, 06/30/29
1.6%
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., 8.397%
1.5%
Delphi Financial Group, Inc., 7.107%, 05/15/37
1.4%
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.000%, 09/07/28
1.4%
Land O' Lakes, Inc., 8.000%
1.4%
C000174037  
Shareholder Report [Line Items]  
Fund Name Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund
Class Name Class I
Trading Symbol DPIIX
Additional Information Phone Number 1-877-855-3434
Expenses [Text Block]

What were the Fund’s costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Class Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class I
$60
1.20%Footnote Reference*
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Annualized
Expenses Paid, Amount $ 60
Expense Ratio, Percent 1.20% [3]
AssetsNet $ 221,705,622
Holdings Count | Holding 219
Advisory Fees Paid, Amount $ 846,808
InvestmentCompanyPortfolioTurnover 8.00%
Additional Fund Statistics [Text Block]

Fund Statistics 

  • Net Assets$221,705,622
  • Number of Portfolio Holdings219
  • Advisory Fee $846,808
  • Portfolio Turnover8%
Holdings [Text Block]

Asset Weighting (% of total investments)

Group By Asset Type Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Corporate Debt Securities
1.3%
Money Market Funds
1.7%
Contingent Capital Securities
24.0%
Preferred Securities
73.0%

Sector Weighting (% of net assets)

Group By Sector Chart
Table Summary
Value
Value
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
2.2%
Materials
0.4%
Health Care
0.4%
Consumer Discretionary
0.6%
Consumer Staples
1.7%
Money Market Funds
1.7%
Communications
1.8%
Energy
4.0%
Utilities
12.0%
Financials
75.2%

Top 10 Holdings (% of net assets)

Table Summary
Holding Name
% of Net Assets
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 7.800%, 03/15/27
3.5%
Banco Santander S.A., 4.750%, 05/12/27
2.5%
Provident Financing Trust I, 7.405%, 03/15/38
2.2%
M&T Bank Corporation, 5.625%, 12/15/26
1.7%
Flagstar Financial Inc., 6.375%, 03/17/27
1.6%
Athene Holding Ltd., 6.350%, 06/30/29
1.6%
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., 8.397%
1.5%
Delphi Financial Group, Inc., 7.107%, 05/15/37
1.4%
HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.000%, 09/07/28
1.4%
Land O' Lakes, Inc., 8.000%
1.4%
[1] Annualized
[2] Annualized
[3] Annualized