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 ($3.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 40.5m as of 2025-10-31, 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 ≈ $47.54. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($575.5k notional), 1 hold puts ($808.5k).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 255 |
| Q3 2025 | 224 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 104 | 44 |
| Q1 2024 | 89 | 78 |
| Q2 2024 | 112 | 69 |
| Q3 2024 | 108 | 73 |
| Q4 2024 | 97 | 101 |
| Q1 2025 | 130 | 96 |
| Q2 2025 | 124 | 128 |
| Q3 2025 | 113 | 144 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $4.9m | $70.8k | 0.01 |
| Q1 2025 | $3.0m | $58.2k | 0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.1m | $11.0k | 0.00 |
| Q3 2025 | $575.5k | $808.5k | 1.40 |
Biggest buyers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +762.1k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. | Added | +654.5k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | New | +509.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +300.3k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | Added | +271.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +256.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +243.0k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +224.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +178.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +170.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -724.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -604.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -417.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -408.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -386.8k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -311.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -214.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -200.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -140.6k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC | Sold out | -135.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $337.7k7.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $209.3k4.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $28.5k600 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $808.5k17.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.5m | $6.0m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2025.
Holders, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $127.3m | Added +76.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $116.7m | Added +120.7k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $105.2m | Unchanged |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 2.50% of their portfolio | 1.6m $76.7m | Added +654.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $65.7m | Reduced -408.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.4m $65.3m | Added +224.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $54.7m | Added +35.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.5m | Added +28.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $48.4m | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 947.2k $45.0m | Added +762.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 930.0k $44.2m | Added +54.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 775.0k $36.9m | Reduced -604.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 748.0k $35.6m | Added +60.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 731.7k $34.8m | Reduced -214.5k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 684.7k $32.6m | Reduced -33.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 656.7k $31.2m | Reduced -724.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 654.1k $31.1m | Added +55.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 648.6k $30.8m | Added +300.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 629.5k $29.9m | Reduced -311.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 565.4k $26.9m | Reduced -96.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 552.2k $26.3m | Added +243.0k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 509.5k $24.2m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 490.0k $23.3m | Reduced -505 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 472.0k $22.4m | Added +256.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 430.1k $20.5m | Added +20.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 415.5k $19.8m | Added +8.6k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.96% of their portfolio | 391.3k $18.6m | Reduced -44.0k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.06% of their portfolio | 388.0k $18.5m | Reduced -18.1k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 386.7k $18.2m | Reduced -53.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 383.3k $18.2m | Reduced -103.8k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 367.6k $17.5m | Added +53.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 359.1k $17.1m | Added +6.0k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 358.9k $17.1m | Added +271.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 350.5k $16.7m | Added +70.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 324.9k $15.5m | Added +178.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 305.1k $14.5m | Reduced -29.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.0k $14.3m | Unchanged |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 296.6k $14.1m | Added +3.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 281.9k $13.4m | Added +7.3k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 268.4k $12.8m | Reduced -55.6k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 262.2k $12.5m | Added +21.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 258.3k $12.3m | Added +170.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 254.1k $12.1m | Added +7.8k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.42% of their portfolio | 231.8k $11.0m | Added +100.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.3k $10.8m | Added +115.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.8k $8.1m | Reduced -113.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.6k $7.3m | Reduced -40.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.0k $7.8m | Added +57.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 162.3k $7.7m | Added +37.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.2k $7.7m | Added +69.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.4k $7.7m | Reduced -11.1k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 160.5k $7.6m | Added +52.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.9k $7.4m | Reduced -23.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.3k $7.3m | Added +64.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.1k $7.0m | Added +115.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.0k $5.9m | Added +40.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.2k $5.8m | Added +46.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.9k $5.8m | Added +1.3k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 116.6k $5.5m | Added +92.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.3k $5.1m | Reduced -51.8k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 95.0k $4.5m | Reduced -13.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.9k $4.3m | Reduced -20.1k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.5k $4.2m | Reduced -50.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.5k $4.2m | Added +4.0k |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.1k $4.2m | Reduced -32.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.5k $3.8m | Reduced -45.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.2k $3.8m | Reduced -12.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.8k $3.8m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 79.6k $3.8m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.5k $3.4m | Added +1.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 69.9k $3.3m | New |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.2k $3.2m | Reduced -223 |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.0k $3.0m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.1k $2.9m | Added +29.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.4k $2.8m | Added +1.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.3k $2.8m | Reduced -17.7k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.4k $2.8m | Added +33.7k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 57.1k $2.7m | Added +54.8k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 54.4k $2.6m | Added +43.7k |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 53.0k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.0k $2.5m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.5k $2.4m | Reduced -19.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.5k $2.4m | Reduced -2.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.8k $2.4m | Reduced -82.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.7k $2.4m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Alamar Capital Management, LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 46.5k $2.2m | Reduced -23.5k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.8k $2.1m | First filing |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.5k $2.1m | Reduced -140.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.4k $2.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 41.6k $2.0m | Reduced -969 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.1k $2.0m | Added +2.0k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 40.5k $1.9m | Reduced -39.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.6k $1.9m | Reduced -53.0k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.9k $1.8m | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.5k $1.7m | Added +2 |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.4m | Reduced -12 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.7k $1.4m | Reduced -386.8k |
| Cynosure Group, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 29.4k $1.4m | Added +14.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.6k $1.4m | Reduced -6.1k |
| CAMPBELL NEWMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 27.3k $1.3m | Added +265 |