BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HLDGS INC BOW
COM SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP 10240L102
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryFire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- HeadquartersNew York, NY
- 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 ($1.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 32.8m as of 2025-10-29, 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 ≈ $28.54.
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 70 |
| Q3 2024 | 88 |
| Q4 2024 | 124 |
| Q1 2025 | 147 |
| Q2 2025 | 150 |
| Q3 2025 | 157 |
| Q4 2025 | 165 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 62 | 31 |
| Q4 2024 | 94 | 23 |
| Q1 2025 | 89 | 46 |
| Q2 2025 | 87 | 66 |
| Q3 2025 | 94 | 65 |
| Q4 2025 | 108 | 64 |
Biggest buyers
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | Added | +535.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +415.1k |
| Gillson Capital LP | New | +396.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +298.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +138.5k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Added | +113.8k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Added | +109.8k |
| Creative Planning | Added | +104.3k |
| Investor's Fiduciary Advisor Network, LLC | New | +95.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +94.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC | Sold out | -519.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -327.9k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC | Sold out | -222.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -123.5k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST | Reduced | -106.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -97.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -91.8k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | Reduced | -86.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -85.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -83.6k |
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 |
|---|---|
| Gallatin Point Capital LLC 13G · exempt (held before listing) -6.2 pts · filed 2025-11-14 | 27.4% |
| AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. 13G · exempt (held before listing) +0.8 pts · filed 2025-08-04 | 15.2% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-13 | 5.6% |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-24 | 5.4% |
| GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-10-06 | 5.2% |
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.
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 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 4 | $1.8m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $125.8m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $49.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $61.3m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2025.
Holders, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Gallatin Point Capital LLC 87.29% of their portfolio | 9.0m $256.0m | Unchanged |
| American Family Investments, Inc. 4.83% of their portfolio | 4.7m $134.2m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $52.2m | Added +415.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $44.6m | Added +39.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $42.3m | Added +298.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $40.2m | Reduced -97.3k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $35.0m | Added +535.1k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 721.8k $20.6m | Added +113.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.0k $13.3m | Added +28.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 440.5k $12.6m | Reduced -123.5k |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.74% of their portfolio | 396.5k $11.3m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 378.9k $10.8m | Added +46.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 334.0k $9.5m | Reduced -91.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.7k $8.3m | Reduced -7.1k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 274.8k $7.8m | Added +5.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 251.9k $7.2m | Added +138.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 249.7k $7.1m | Reduced -76.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 237.6k $6.8m | Reduced -61.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.1k $6.7m | Reduced -85.6k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 228.8k $6.5m | Added +20.1k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 215.0k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 204.2k $5.8m | Added +45.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.2k $5.4m | Reduced -7.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.2k $4.5m | Added +83.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.9k $4.4m | Added +4.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.9k $4.2m | Added +4.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.2k $4.1m | Added +10.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.5k $4.0m | Added +94.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.3k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.5k $3.8m | Added +109.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.2k $3.8m | Reduced -327.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.5k $3.8m | Added +36.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.2k $3.7m | Added +11.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.1k $3.6m | Added +104.3k |
| Investor's Fiduciary Advisor Network, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 95.6k $2.7m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.9k $2.7m | Added +21.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 83.6k $2.4m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.5k $2.4m | Added +59.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.3k $2.1m | Added +6.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.9k $2.0m | Added +11.6k |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 69.8k $2.0m | Added +20.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.1k $1.7m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.1k $1.6m | Added +35.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $1.5m | Reduced -28.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.2k $1.4m | Reduced -34.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.1k $1.4m | Reduced -83.6k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.1k $1.4m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.7k $1.4m | Added +16.0k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 47.3k $1.4m | Reduced -86.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.5k $1.3m | Added +2.6k |
| Voleon Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 41.5k $1.2m | Reduced -45.1k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.6k $1.2m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 39.3k $1.1m | Added +7.0k |
| FJ Capital Management LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 39.3k $1.1m | New |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.0k $1.1m | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.7k $1.1m | Added +28.8k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 37.5k $1.1m | Reduced -37.5k |
| Dockside LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 37.5k $1.1m | First filing |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.9k $1.1m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Riverwater Partners LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 36.5k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.4k $1.0m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $1.0m | Added +3.8k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.3k $950.2k | New |
| DRW Securities, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 32.9k $940.1k | Added +15.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $881.0k | Reduced -7.6k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $831.0k | Reduced -264 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $831.0k | Added +7.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $825.0k | Reduced -14.1k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.0k $799.0k | Added +4.0k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.8k $736.1k | Added +484 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5k $723.1k | Added +17.6k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.9k $683.0k | Reduced -44.3k |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8k $679.3k | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.3k $665.0k | Added +5.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.3k $664.2k | Reduced -15.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.2k $662.0k | Reduced -4.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.1k $630.1k | Reduced -12 |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $599.3k | Added +10.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $583.4k | Added +11 |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $579.5k | Added +2.6k |
| New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 19.9k $567.3k | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.7k $562.7k | Reduced -2.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.5k $555.6k | Added +9.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $485.4k | Added +102 |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 16.2k $462.0k | Reduced -14.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.8k $451.6k | Added +109 |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.6k $416.0k | Reduced -12.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $413.4k | Added +490 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $413.1k | Reduced -16.6k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.4k $411.0k | Added +1.8k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.3k $408.9k | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $397.8k | Added +1.2k |
| MONECO ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 11.9k $340.9k | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $321.6k | Added +11.0k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $319.4k | Reduced -160 |
| DRIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 11.2k $319.0k | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $309.9k | Added +673 |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.7k $305.4k | Reduced -10.9k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.6k $301.8k | Reduced -8.9k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.9k $282.5k | New |