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 ($20.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 40.4m as of 2025-05-02, 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 ≈ $52.56. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($3.0m notional), 2 hold puts ($58.2k).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 196 |
| Q4 2024 | 214 |
| Q1 2025 | 244 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 108 | 73 |
| Q4 2024 | 97 | 101 |
| Q1 2025 | 130 | 96 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $252.6k | $47.0k | 0.19 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.2m | $24.4k | 0.01 |
| Q4 2024 | $4.9m | $70.8k | 0.01 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.0m | $58.2k | 0.02 |
Biggest buyers
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. | New | +944.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +855.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | New | +327.7k |
| Whipplewood Advisors, LLC | New | +261.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +241.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +227.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | Added | +169.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +111.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +105.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Added | +92.5k |
Biggest sellers
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -212.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -179.0k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -175.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -127.0k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Reduced | -114.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -114.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -100.2k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -97.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Sold out | -97.5k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.9m36.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1m21.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $10.6k200 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $58.2k1.1k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $60.9k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.6m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 11 | $5.4m | $2.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-17 | Duffy Sean W EVP & CHIEF CLAIMS OFFICER | Sold plan | $275.1k5.6k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Robinson Andrew S CHAIRMAN & CEO, director | Sold | $1.0m20.3k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Hill Kirby PRESIDENT - INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS | Sold | $264.7k5.3k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Burkhart John A III PRESIDENT - SPECIALTY LINES | Sold | $242.8k4.8k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Duffy Sean W EVP & CHIEF CLAIMS OFFICER | Sold | $201.5k4.0k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Schmitt Thomas N CHIEF PEOPLE & ADMIN. OFFICER | Sold | $182.1k3.6k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Bodnar Dan PK CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Sold | $153.7k3.1k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Kapadia Sandip A EVP, CHIEF ACTUARY | Sold | $148.8k3.0k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | HAUSHILL MARK W EVP & CFO | Sold | $118.7k2.4k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Shaunty Leslie GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Sold | $112.5k2.2k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Clark Chase M Chief Underwriting Officer | Sold | $55.3k1.1k shares |
| 2025-03-06 | Ashe Gena L Director | Sold | $50.6k1.0k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Schmitt Thomas N CHIEF PEOPLE & ADMIN. OFFICER | Sold plan | $327.1k6.3k shares |
| 2025-01-08 | Robinson Andrew S CHAIRMAN & CEO, director | Sold plan | $11.9k262 shares |
| 2025-01-07 | Robinson Andrew S CHAIRMAN & CEO, director | Sold plan | $498.8k11.0k shares |
| 2025-01-06 | Kapadia Sandip A EVP, CHIEF ACTUARY | Sold plan | $42.7k908 shares |
| 2025-01-06 | Schmitt Thomas N CHIEF PEOPLE & ADMIN. OFFICER | Sold plan | $25.6k546 shares |
| 2025-01-06 | Shaunty Leslie GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Sold plan | $16.2k344 shares |
| 2025-01-06 | Robinson Andrew S CHAIRMAN & CEO, director | Sold plan | $8.3k177 shares |
| 2025-01-03 | Robinson Andrew S CHAIRMAN & CEO, director | Sold plan | $637.2k13.3k shares |
| 2025-01-03 | Kapadia Sandip A EVP, CHIEF ACTUARY | Sold plan | $58.7k1.2k shares |
| 2025-01-03 | Schmitt Thomas N CHIEF PEOPLE & ADMIN. OFFICER | Sold plan | $30.5k637 shares |
| 2025-01-03 | Shaunty Leslie GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Sold plan | $21.8k457 shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Robinson Andrew S CHAIRMAN & CEO, director | Sold plan | $296.7k6.0k shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Kapadia Sandip A EVP, CHIEF ACTUARY | Sold plan | $215.2k4.3k shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Bodnar Dan PK CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Sold plan | $173.2k3.5k shares |
| 2025-01-02 | HAUSHILL MARK W EVP & CFO | Sold plan | $80.0k1.6k shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Hill Kirby PRESIDENT - INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS | Sold plan | $76.4k1.6k shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Duffy Sean W EVP & CHIEF CLAIMS OFFICER | Sold plan | $72.3k1.5k shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Burkhart John A III PRESIDENT - SPECIALTY LINES | Sold plan | $71.8k1.5k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $146.2m | Reduced -88.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $132.5m | Added +227.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $117.1m | Unchanged |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.6m $83.3m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $64.7m | Added +5.9k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.2m $63.4m | Reduced -17.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $62.5m | Added +16.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.9m | Added +45.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.4m | Reduced -212.2k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 1.82% of their portfolio | 944.4k $50.0m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 892.1k $47.2m | Added +27.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 867.3k $45.9m | Added +855.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 839.4k $44.4m | Added +95 |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.94% of their portfolio | 814.9k $43.1m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 814.8k $43.1m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 644.9k $34.1m | Added +241.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 620.1k $32.8m | Added +91.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 573.4k $30.3m | Reduced -114.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 564.6k $29.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 2.04% of their portfolio | 542.5k $28.7m | Reduced -6.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 520.5k $27.5m | Reduced -56.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 519.6k $27.5m | Reduced -61.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 464.8k $24.6m | Reduced -21.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 462.9k $24.5m | Added +72.2k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 445.0k $23.4m | Added +83.6k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.00% of their portfolio | 440.0k $23.3m | Reduced -175.8k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 434.0k $23.0m | Added +169.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 393.7k $20.8m | Reduced -39.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 384.9k $20.4m | Added +105.3k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 377.5k $20.0m | Reduced -24.8k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 356.9k $18.9m | Reduced -449 |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 346.2k $18.3m | Reduced -51.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 327.7k $17.3m | New |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 324.6k $17.2m | Added +40.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 289.6k $15.6m | Reduced -127.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 282.7k $15.0m | Added +2.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.2k $14.7m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.2k $14.4m | First filing |
| Whipplewood Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 261.7k $2.0k | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.0k $13.8m | Reduced -305 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 252.5k $13.4m | Reduced -68.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 244.9k $13.0m | Reduced -179.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 228.1k $12.1m | Added +111.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.5k $12.0m | Reduced -95.0k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 199.8k $10.6m | Added +69.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.8k $10.4m | Reduced -86.7k |
| Engle Capital Management, L.P. 4.27% of their portfolio | 194.0k $10.3m | Reduced -64.0k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 182.6k $9.7m | Added +32.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.8k $8.5m | Reduced -19.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.6k $8.2m | Added +92.5k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 150.4k $8.0m | Reduced -25.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.0k $7.6m | Added +21.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.5k $7.2m | Reduced -8.8k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.35% of their portfolio | 131.6k $7.0m | Unchanged |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 126.5k $6.7m | Reduced -32.8k |
| STRS OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 125.7k $6.7m | Reduced -19.6k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.7k $6.4m | Added +2.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.1k $6.4m | Reduced -23.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.8k $6.3m | Reduced -2.6k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 111.6k $5.9m | Reduced -370 |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 109.4k $5.8m | Reduced -468 |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 108.1k $5.7m | Added +23.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.0k $5.5m | Added +27.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.1k $5.3m | Reduced -60.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.8k $5.3m | Added +14.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.8k $4.9m | Added +13.6k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 86.8k $4.6m | Added +53.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.0k $4.5m | Added +7.8k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 78.5k $4.2m | Added +78.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.1k $3.9m | Reduced -100.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.5k $3.8m | Reduced -9.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.0k $3.8m | Added +52.7k |
| FJ Capital Management LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 71.1k $3.8m | Added +38.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.9k $3.7m | Added +3.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.4k $3.6m | Added +3.1k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 66.4k $3.5m | Added +10.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $3.5m | New |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 66.1k $3.5m | New |
| Alamar Capital Management, LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 65.5k $3.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.7k $3.3m | Added +20.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.1k $3.0m | Reduced -67.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.3k $2.9m | First filing |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.2k $2.8m | Reduced -936 |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 50.3k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.2k $2.4m | Added +1.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.9k $2.4m | Added +18.4k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.7k $2.4m | Added +24.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.5k $2.4m | Reduced -21.8k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.8k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.06% of their portfolio | 42.6k $2.3m | Added +610 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.3k $2.2m | Added +33.2k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.4k $2.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $2.1m | Added +260 |
| Sapience Investments, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 37.1k $2.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.4k $1.9m | Reduced -23.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.1k $1.9m | Added +4.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.6k $1.8m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Riverwater Partners LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 34.4k $1.8m | Reduced -614 |
| Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC. 0.96% of their portfolio | 34.2k $1.8m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $1.8m | Added +25.0k |