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 ($49.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 380.0m as of 2025-10-28, 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 ≈ $70.11. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($16.8m notional), 9 hold puts ($9.3m).
Trends to Q4 2025
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 772 |
| Q2 2024 | 760 |
| Q3 2024 | 801 |
| Q4 2024 | 875 |
| Q1 2025 | 915 |
| Q2 2025 | 923 |
| Q3 2025 | 933 |
| Q4 2025 | 951 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 370 | 308 |
| Q2 2024 | 368 | 343 |
| Q3 2024 | 378 | 416 |
| Q4 2024 | 425 | 301 |
| Q1 2025 | 443 | 399 |
| Q2 2025 | 442 | 417 |
| Q3 2025 | 403 | 438 |
| Q4 2025 | 388 | 453 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $17.6m | $8.4m | 0.48 |
| Q2 2025 | $13.6m | $6.7m | 0.49 |
| Q3 2025 | $22.4m | $3.1m | 0.14 |
| Q4 2025 | $16.8m | $9.3m | 0.55 |
Biggest buyers
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +2.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +2.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +980.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +906.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +469.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +466.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +367.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +320.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC | Added | +316.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Sold out | -8.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -6.9m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -3.4m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -785.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -694.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -625.7k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -602.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.0m71.1k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $3.8m53.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.0m29.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.9m27.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m23.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.1m15.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $483.8k6.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $399.7k5.7k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $322.6k4.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $161.3k2.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.4m76.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $1.4m20.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.1m16.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $841.4k12.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $315.5k4.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $84.1k1.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $49.1k700 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $28.0k400 shares |
| Granite Bay Wealth Management, LLC | New | $2.9k5.0k 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 2025
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.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $16.2m230.0k shares |
| 2025-12-30 | MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $14.5m205.0k shares |
| 2025-12-29 | MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $14.5m205.0k shares |
| 2025-12-26 | MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $15.5m220.0k shares |
| 2025-12-24 | MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $15.5m220.0k shares |
| 2025-12-23 | MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $16.5m234.6k shares |
| 2025-12-22 | MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $14.2m202.0k shares |
| 2025-12-19 | MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $14.2m204.0k shares |
| 2025-12-18 | MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO LTD +1 10% owner | Bought plan | $14.2m204.3k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd 100.00% of their portfolio | 50.5m $3.5bn | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 37.0m $2.6bn | Added +309.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 25.1m $1.8bn | Added +285.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.9m $1.0bn | Reduced -4.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.8m $687.1m | Reduced -2.0m |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.64% of their portfolio | 8.7m $610.7m | Reduced -785.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.3m $587.0m | Added +4.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.2m $435.8m | Not comparable |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $344.5m | Added +20.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.0m $279.8m | Added +85.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.6m $255.1m | Reduced -73.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.6m $252.1m | Reduced -625.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.6m $249.5m | Reduced -3.4m |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $245.8m | Added +906.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.5m $243.9m | Added +2.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $207.5m | Reduced -6.9m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $202.5m | Reduced -124.8k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.8m $195.7m | Added +26.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.8m $193.3m | Added +1.1m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.7m $189.9m | Reduced -2.5m |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.78% of their portfolio | 2.4m $171.4m | Reduced -305.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $165.1m | Reduced -217.1k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.3m $162.9m | Reduced -73.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $155.7m | Added +2.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $154.4m | Added +466.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $144.5m | Reduced -73.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $131.6m | Added +19.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $121.2m | Added +80.1k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 1.7m $120.9m | Reduced -106.5k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 2.40% of their portfolio | 1.6m $114.9m | Reduced -18.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $109.9m | Reduced -134.7k |
| EULAV Asset Management 2.42% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.8m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.0m | Added +980.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $83.6m | Reduced -129.8k |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $82.8m | Reduced -50.0k |
| Dundas Partners LLP 5.73% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.4m | Reduced -20.1k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.3m | Reduced -66.0k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.0m | Reduced -27.0k |
| Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC 2.99% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.1m | Added +133.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $73.3m | Reduced -147.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $72.8m | Added +469.5k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.13% of their portfolio | 948.2k $66.5m | Reduced -5.3k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.19% of their portfolio | 921.4k $65.2m | First filing |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 917.6k $64.3m | Reduced -339.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 867.2k $60.8m | Reduced -76.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 831.5k $58.3m | Reduced -43.3k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 818.0k $57.4m | Reduced -170.8k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 804.0k $56.4m | Added +218.9k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 793.7k $55.7m | Reduced -67.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 773.3k $54.2m | Reduced -346.2k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 747.7k $52.4m | Added +316.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 717.4k $50.3m | Reduced -11.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 703.0k $49.3m | Reduced -138.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.08% of their portfolio | 685.2k $48.0m | Added +367.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 685.0k $48.0m | Reduced -602.3k |
| BloombergSen Inc. 5.03% of their portfolio | 679.9k $47.7m | Reduced -52.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 634.2k $44.0m | Added +41.1k |
| Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. 6.60% of their portfolio | 633.3k $44.4m | Added +9.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 619.8k $43.5m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 600.6k $42.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 581.5k $40.8m | Added +107.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 541.9k $38.0m | Reduced -118.8k |
| Maren Capital LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 536.5k $37.6m | Reduced -527.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 536.4k $37.6m | Added +141.3k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.08% of their portfolio | 508.9k $35.7m | Added +40.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 480.4k $33.7m | Reduced -694.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 479.1k $33.6m | Added +88.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 463.6k $32.6m | Added +149.9k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.08% of their portfolio | 447.2k $26.7m | Reduced -58.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.2k $30.0m | Reduced -10.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 383.5k $26.9m | Added +8.8k |
| America First Investment Advisors, LLC 4.84% of their portfolio | 379.4k $26.6m | Reduced -261 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 368.3k $25.8m | Added +66.9k |
| Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension 0.62% of their portfolio | 347.5k $24.4m | First filing |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 344.0k $24.1m | Added +320.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.04% of their portfolio | 343.8k $24.1m | Added +242.9k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.09% of their portfolio | 340.2k $23.9m | Reduced -84.4k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.19% of their portfolio | 336.8k $23.6m | Reduced -1.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.4k $23.0m | Reduced -28.9k |
| Wallington Asset Management, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 317.9k $22.3m | Reduced -603 |
| STANSBERRY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 301.1k $21.1m | Reduced -11.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 299.8k $21.0m | Added +89.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.4k $20.9m | Added +43.1k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 298.4k $20.9m | New |
| CWM, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 294.1k $20.6m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 285.9k $19.1m | Reduced -214.8k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 282.3k $19.8m | Added +38.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 281.1k $19.7m | Added +69.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 279.8k $19.6m | Added +2.6k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 274.0k $19.2m | Added +5.0k |
| BARLOW WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 1.99% of their portfolio | 269.7k $18.5m | Added +4.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 268.5k $18.8m | Reduced -81 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 267.1k $18.7m | Reduced -38.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 267.1k $18.7m | Added +95.6k |
| PhiloSmith Capital Corp 5.02% of their portfolio | 260.4k $18.3m | Unchanged |
| FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 260.1k $18.2m | Reduced -1.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.9k $18.2m | Added +13.7k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 253.4k $18.3m | Added +299 |
| AVIVA PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 250.9k $17.6m | Added +14.7k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.22% of their portfolio | 250.7k $17.6m | Added +37.9k |