BERKLEY W R CORP WRB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 084423102 · ISIN US0844231029
Commercial lines property & casualty insurance holding company organized in Delaware and based in Greenwich, Connecticut
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryFire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- HeadquartersGreenwich, CT
- Founded1967
- Websitewrberkley.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($35.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 257.9m as of 2023-10-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $70.65. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($14.7m notional), 9 hold puts ($14.6m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 667 |
| Q4 2022 | 715 |
| Q1 2023 | 692 |
| Q2 2023 | 660 |
| Q3 2023 | 667 |
| Q4 2023 | 728 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 345 | 281 |
| Q1 2023 | 338 | 340 |
| Q2 2023 | 282 | 364 |
| Q3 2023 | 298 | 293 |
| Q4 2023 | 339 | 288 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $3.8m | $3.1m | 0.82 |
| Q2 2023 | $3.7m | $4.9m | 1.33 |
| Q3 2023 | $3.8m | $4.1m | 1.10 |
| Q4 2023 | $14.7m | $14.6m | 0.99 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +12.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.8m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +910.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +898.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +458.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +379.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Added | +366.6k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +352.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +340.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -874.8k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -785.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -670.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -466.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ | Reduced | -409.6k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC | Sold out | -370.6k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -346.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -319.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Sold out | -318.2k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -280.9k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.6m121.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.9m40.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m24.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $700.0k9.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $431.4k6.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $297.0k4.2k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | $77.8k1.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $4.2m600 shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.6m36.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $2.3m32.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.2m31.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $2.0m27.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $579.0k8.2k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $473.8k6.7k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $254.6k3.6k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR
13D · may seek influence
filed 2026-07-21
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended by replacing the first paragraph with the following: Calculations of the Reporting Persons' beneficial ownership on the cover pages and in Item 5(a) of this Statement are based on 372,276,732 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 27, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2026. Full filing |
25.7% |
BERKLEY WILLIAM R
13D · may seek influence
+0.4 pts · filed 2026-03-05
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended by replacing the first paragraph with the following: Calculations of the Reporting Persons' beneficial ownership on the cover pages and in Item 5(a) of this Statement are based on 374,490,856 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 23, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2026. However, when calculating MSI's percentage ownership for certain purposes under the Framework Agreement and LLC Agreement, MSI uses as its denominator 391,869,666 shares of Common Stock, which comprises such number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 23, 2026 and 17,378,810 shares of Common Stock held in a grantor trust as of December 31, 2025, each as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-K filed… Full filing |
25.5% |
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD
13D · may seek influence
+0.1 pts · filed 2026-06-04
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended by replacing the second to last paragraph of Item 4 with the following: In connection with MSI's acquisition of fifteen percent (15%) of the Outstanding Agreement Shares, MSI designated Andrew Carrier, an executive officer of MSI, to serve as a director of the Issuer. Mr. Carrier was nominated to the slate of directors up for election to the Issuer's Board at the Issuer's 2026 annual meeting by the Issuer's Board following the recommendation of the Issuer's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to the Board. On June 3, 2026, Mr. Carrier was elected to the Board at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Issuer. Mr. Carrier was designated by MSI pursuant to the terms of the Framework Agreement. Full filing |
15.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock, Inc. (4.6%, 2026-10-27), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $372.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 25.2m $1.8bn | Added +12.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 24.2m $1.7bn | Reduced -87.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.4m $1.2bn | Added +2.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.9m $770.5m | Reduced -213.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.6m $609.3m | Added +4.6m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 8.0m $563.9m | Reduced -252.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 7.0m $496.0m | Added +194.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 5.8m $409.7m | Added +154.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.8m $338.8m | Added +138.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $213.6m | Reduced -78.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.8m $196.8m | Reduced -190.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $190.3m | Added +318.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.5m $160.0m | Added +366.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $144.4m | Added +39.6k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.9m $137.8m | Reduced -69.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $136.7m | Added +138.3k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.9m $134.9m | Reduced -17.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $134.7m | Added +898.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $127.1m | Added +6.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $124.0m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $122.8m | Reduced -12.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $119.1m | Added +50.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $103.4m | Reduced -19.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $98.8m | Reduced -88.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.1m | Added +340.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.2m | Added +458.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $83.8m | Added +36.4k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.5m | Added +352.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.8m | Added +150.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $74.5m | Added +149.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.18% of their portfolio | 977.3k $69.1m | Added +910.7k |
| EULAV Asset Management 2.12% of their portfolio | 969.3k $68.5m | Added +24.0k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 964.9k $68.2m | Reduced -71.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 964.3k $68.1m | Added +19.2k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 953.6k $67.4m | Reduced -19.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.06% of their portfolio | 843.5k $59.7m | Added +201.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 834.6k $59.0m | Reduced -79.3k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 1.65% of their portfolio | 790.7k $55.9m | Reduced -25.8k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 768.9k $54.4m | Added +21.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 752.0k $53.2m | Reduced -6.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 749.0k $53.0m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 732.7k $51.8m | Reduced -121.8k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 730.1k $51.6m | Added +19.0k |
| BOSTON FINANCIAL MANGEMENT LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 676.1k $47.8m | Reduced -21.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 644.2k $45.6m | Reduced -26.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 622.9k $44.1m | Added +379.2k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 603.6k $43.6m | Added +268.8k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 577.2k $40.8m | Added +112.0k |
| Dundas Partners LLP 3.52% of their portfolio | 571.1k $40.4m | Added +6.3k |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super 0.51% of their portfolio | 543.0k $38.1m | First filing |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 538.7k $38.1m | Added +50.2k |
| BloombergSen Inc. 3.06% of their portfolio | 536.6k $37.9m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Maren Capital LLC 4.86% of their portfolio | 536.1k $37.9m | First filing |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 535.5k $37.7m | Reduced -68.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 519.6k $36.7m | Reduced -18.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 515.6k $36.5m | Reduced -75.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 461.7k $32.6m | Added +12.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 443.6k $31.4m | Reduced -409.6k |
| Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. 6.45% of their portfolio | 435.3k $30.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 430.7k $30.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 401.8k $28.4m | Reduced -16.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 388.8k $27.5m | Added +335.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 386.9k $27.4m | Added +276.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 386.8k $27.4m | Reduced -72.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 354.1k $25.0m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 352.3k $24.9m | Reduced -20.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 345.8k $24.5m | Added +65.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 315.1k $22.3m | Reduced -5.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.15% of their portfolio | 312.6k $22.1m | Added +54.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 305.9k $21.6m | Reduced -15.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 302.6k $21.5m | Added +118.0k |
| America First Investment Advisors, LLC 5.34% of their portfolio | 288.7k $20.4m | Reduced -553 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.3k $20.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 278.0k $19.7m | Reduced -223.8k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 275.2k $19.5m | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 270.6k $19.1m | Added +172.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 269.8k $19.1m | Added +7.5k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.09% of their portfolio | 269.8k $19.1m | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 267.2k $18.9m | New |
| CWM, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 264.3k $18.7m | Reduced -36.0k |
| Wallington Asset Management, LLC 3.15% of their portfolio | 263.9k $18.7m | Added +3.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 254.7k $18.0m | Added +6.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 252.5k $17.9m | New |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 248.3k $17.6m | Reduced -165.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 242.7k $17.2m | Added +38 |
| STANSBERRY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.78% of their portfolio | 236.7k $16.7m | Added +4.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 228.5k $16.2m | Added +63.1k |
| PhiloSmith Capital Corp 5.00% of their portfolio | 219.9k $15.6m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.03% of their portfolio | 218.4k $15.4m | Added +14.2k |
| CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp 0.24% of their portfolio | 216.4k $15.3m | New |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 212.8k $15.3m | Added +89.0k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.06% of their portfolio | 212.7k $15.0m | Reduced -23.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 210.6k $14.9m | Reduced -119 |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 206.8k $14.6m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 204.7k $14.9m | Added +24.5k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.29% of their portfolio | 203.9k $14.4m | Reduced -33.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.9k $14.3m | Reduced -389 |
| SPEECE THORSON CAPITAL GROUP INC 2.85% of their portfolio | 196.8k $13.9m | Added +901 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 195.9k $13.9m | Added +51.1k |
| PROSPECTOR PARTNERS LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 194.8k $13.8m | Added +1.2k |