SKYWARD SPECIALTY INS GROUP SKWD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 830940102 · ISIN US8309401029
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryFire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- HeadquartersHouston, TX
- 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 ($1.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 37.7m as of 2023-11-02, 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 ≈ $33.88.
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 80 |
| Q2 2023 | 96 |
| Q3 2023 | 123 |
| Q4 2023 | 149 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 69 | 27 |
| Q3 2023 | 91 | 30 |
| Q4 2023 | 104 | 44 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $0 | $1.8m | — |
| Q2 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.4m |
| Capital International Investors | New | +1.5m |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Added | +685.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | New | +560.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +441.4k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +400.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +387.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +323.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +322.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +312.4k |
Biggest sellers
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Sold out | -1.3m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -505.6k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Sold out | -364.5k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Reduced | -327.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -118.9k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | Sold out | -116.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -107.0k |
| Engle Capital Management, L.P. | Reduced | -89.0k |
| Monashee Investment Management LLC | Sold out | -85.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO | Reduced | -76.7k |
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 |
|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.0% |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-12 | 6.0% |
| Invesco Ltd. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital International Investors (1.9%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
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 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.4m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $25.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-20 | WESTAIM Corp 10% owner | Sold | $109.8m3.6m 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.2m $109.2m | Added +2.4m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $76.6m | Added +441.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $62.2m | Added +323.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $50.6m | New |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $47.5m | Added +156.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.1m $37.8m | Added +685.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 934.5k $31.7m | Added +146.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 850.7k $28.8m | Reduced -505.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 844.3k $28.6m | Added +256.7k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 789.6k $26.8m | Added +23.1k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.43% of their portfolio | 755.1k $25.6m | Added +400.3k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.34% of their portfolio | 747.9k $25.3m | Added +69.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 666.6k $22.6m | Added +156.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 594.8k $20.2m | Added +69.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 575.3k $19.5m | Added +125.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 560.3k $19.0m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 537.6k $18.2m | Added +186.9k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 520.5k $17.6m | Added +112.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 473.9k $16.1m | Added +129.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 465.8k $15.8m | Reduced -25.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 458.3k $15.5m | Added +387.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 415.1k $14.1m | Added +215.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 412.4k $14.0m | Added +312.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 395.6k $13.4m | Reduced -24.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 389.5k $13.2m | Added +269.1k |
| Engle Capital Management, L.P. 4.57% of their portfolio | 385.0k $13.0m | Reduced -89.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.0k $11.2m | Added +322.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 314.3k $10.6m | Added +140.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.1k $10.4m | Added +56.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.1k $10.1m | Added +218.6k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 274.8k $9.3m | Added +43.6k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 261.1k $8.8m | Added +5.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 257.6k $8.7m | Reduced -19.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 250.0k $8.5m | Added +95.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 232.6k $7.9m | Added +30.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.4k $7.6m | Added +16.7k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 212.6k $7.2m | Added +88.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.5k $7.1m | Reduced -31.7k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 197.7k $6.7m | Reduced -355 |
| STRS OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 188.7k $6.4m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 186.5k $6.3m | Added +68.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.0k $5.9m | Added +90.2k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 169.9k $5.8m | Reduced -327.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.0k $5.7m | Added +10.9k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 150.0k $5.1m | Added +50.0k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 121.9k $4.1m | Reduced -22.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.6k $4.1m | Added +29.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.1k $4.0m | Added +110.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.3k $3.9m | Added +16.6k |
| Global IMC LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 114.1k $3.9m | Reduced -18.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 112.9k $3.8m | Added +80.0k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.5k $3.4m | Reduced -26.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 94.5k $3.2m | Added +84.7k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 94.4k $3.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 92.9k $3.1m | Reduced -147 |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 87.5k $3.0m | Added +10.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.4k $3.0m | Added +73.6k |
| Redwood Investments, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 85.3k $2.9m | New |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 81.8k $2.8m | New |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.3m | Reduced -37.7k |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 0.70% of their portfolio | 64.5k $2.2m | Added +31.5k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 64.1k $2.2m | Added +9.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.2k $2.0m | Added +6.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.3k $1.9m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.0k $1.7m | Added +35.5k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 50.2k $1.7m | Added +4.6k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 50.0k $1.7m | New |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 49.9k $1.7m | New |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 46.5k $1.6m | Added +6.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $1.4m | Reduced -523 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.7k $1.3m | Added +22.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $1.3m | Added +27.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.0k $1.1m | Added +1.1k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 30.8k $1.0m | Reduced -9.6k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.0m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 29.3k $994.0k | Reduced -11.4k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $980.1k | Added +11.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.9k $980.0k | Reduced -6.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $977.7k | Reduced -76.7k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 27.9k $946.3k | Reduced -41.5k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 26.3k $890.7k | Added +9.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $880.9k | Reduced -2.7k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.0k $813.3k | Added +9.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.2k $788.0k | Reduced -10.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $729.8k | Added +8.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.4k $724.8k | Added +805 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $699.0k | Added +8.6k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $687.5k | New |
| CORNERCAP INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 19.7k $666.4k | Added +127 |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.4k $657.6k | Added +2.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.2k $649.7k | Added +6.9k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $641.6k | Reduced -11.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $616.0k | Added +5.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2k $583.5k | Added +8.6k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $530.5k | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $530.8k | Reduced -1.2k |
| Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 15.5k $525.0k | New |
| PhiloSmith Capital Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 15.0k $508.2k | Unchanged |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 14.1k $477.4k | Reduced -955 |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.1k $476.0k | Reduced -131 |