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 ($366.5k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 40.1m as of 2024-08-02, 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 ≈ $36.18. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($252.6k notional), 2 hold puts ($47.0k).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 80 |
| Q2 2023 | 96 |
| Q3 2023 | 123 |
| Q4 2023 | 149 |
| Q1 2024 | 158 |
| Q2 2024 | 168 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 89 | 78 |
| Q2 2024 | 112 | 69 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $15.0k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q2 2024 | $252.6k | $47.0k | 0.19 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +960.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +864.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +473.1k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +449.6k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | New | +377.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +309.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +286.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +280.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +260.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | New | +225.3k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -176.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -120.7k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC | Reduced | -114.9k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Sold out | -107.8k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | Sold out | -75.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -69.1k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC | Reduced | -62.9k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -47.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -45.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $249.6k6.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $3.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $47.0k1.3k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $14.5k | 2 | $9.0m | $4.5m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-10 | Robinson Andrew S CHAIRMAN & CEO, director | Sold | $875.7k23.5k shares |
| 2024-05-10 | Hill Kirby PRESIDENT - INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS | Sold | $314.7k8.5k shares |
| 2024-05-10 | HAUSHILL MARK W EVP & CFO | Sold | $120.6k3.2k shares |
| 2024-05-09 | WESTAIM Corp 10% owner | Sold | $184.7m5.1m 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $102.9m | Added +309.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $83.4m | Added +260.8k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $80.0m | Unchanged |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.9m $67.1m | Added +449.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $46.4m | Added +473.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.5m | Added +34.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $36.2m | Added +960.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 968.4k $35.0m | Reduced -11.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 958.6k $34.7m | Added +864.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 919.5k $33.3m | Added +77.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 892.9k $32.3m | Added +210.6k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 846.0k $30.6m | Added +28.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 818.5k $29.6m | Reduced -2.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 761.9k $27.6m | Added +155.0k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.67% of their portfolio | 750.8k $27.2m | Reduced -4.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 743.7k $26.9m | Added +93.0k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.38% of their portfolio | 728.4k $26.4m | Reduced -19.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 658.5k $23.8m | Added +76.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 650.4k $23.5m | Added +19.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 533.7k $19.3m | Added +61.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 515.8k $18.7m | Added +51.1k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 504.9k $18.3m | Added +29.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 472.4k $17.1m | Added +10.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 468.6k $17.0m | Added +44.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 445.0k $16.1m | Added +214.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 425.0k $15.4m | Added +62.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 399.4k $14.4m | Added +286.6k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 377.8k $13.7m | New |
| Engle Capital Management, L.P. 4.56% of their portfolio | 373.0k $13.5m | Reduced -6.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 335.9k $12.2m | Reduced -33.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.8k $10.8m | Added +47.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.6k $10.8m | Added +35.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.0k $10.4m | Added +29.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.6k $10.2m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 278.3k $10.1m | Added +65.8k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 276.5k $10.0m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 259.0k $9.4m | Reduced -47.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 239.9k $8.7m | Reduced -894 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 233.7k $8.5m | Added +94.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.3k $8.2m | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 217.1k $7.9m | Added +13.9k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 181.5k $6.6m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.0k $6.4m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 170.6k $6.2m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.0k $5.1m | Added +22.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.4k $4.9m | Reduced -35.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.9k $4.7m | Reduced -176.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.3k $4.7m | New |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 126.6k $4.6m | Added +10.9k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 118.5k $4.3m | Added +18.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.3k $4.1m | Added +3.8k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 112.8k $4.1m | Reduced -62.9k |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 112.2k $4.1m | Added +54.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.6k $4.0m | Reduced -16.8k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 108.0k $3.9m | Added +9.5k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 103.6k $3.7m | Reduced -11.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.0k $3.7m | Reduced -117 |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 92.8k $3.4m | Reduced -114.9k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 90.0k $3.3m | Added +16.6k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 83.1k $3.0m | Reduced -37.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.5k $2.8m | Added +5.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.5k $2.5m | Added +24.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.0k $2.4m | Added +18.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.8k $2.4m | Added +11.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.5k $2.4m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.0k $2.4m | Added +43.2k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 60.6k $2.2m | Added +11.1k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 60.0k $2.2m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.0k $2.0m | Added +15.1k |
| Redwood Investments, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 54.7k $2.0m | Reduced -15.8k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.0k $1.8m | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.6k $1.8m | Reduced -69.1k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 47.6k $1.7m | Added +21.2k |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 46.3k $1.7m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Sapience Investments, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 45.1k $1.6m | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.2k $1.6m | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.1k $1.6m | Added +14.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.0k $1.5m | Added +11.2k |
| Alamar Capital Management, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 40.1k $1.5m | First filing |
| BRANT POINT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 39.9k $1.4m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.1k $1.4m | Reduced -19.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.1k $1.4m | Added +10.6k |
| CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 37.7k $1.4m | New |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 37.6k $1.4m | Reduced -22.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.1k $1.3m | New |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.1k $1.2m | Added +4.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $1.2m | Added +5.4k |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 29.2k $1.1m | Reduced -46 |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 27.6k $999.0k | Added +16.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.2k $984.4k | Added +2.1k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $969.8k | Added +5.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.7k $964.0k | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.3k $950.1k | Added +13.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.1k $943.8k | Reduced -1.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.9k $938.0k | Added +6.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.2k $911.0k | Added +6.7k |
| Wakefield Asset Management LLLP 0.32% of their portfolio | 25.2k $910.6k | Reduced -284 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.2k $910.3k | Reduced -27.8k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 0.09% of their portfolio | 23.9k $865.6k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $782.1k | Added +6.2k |