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 ($4.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 44.5m as of 2026-02-26, 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 ≈ $51.14. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($281.1k notional), 4 hold puts ($3.0m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 239 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 129 | 107 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $3.0m | $58.2k | 0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.1m | $11.0k | 0.00 |
| Q3 2025 | $575.5k | $808.5k | 1.40 |
| Q4 2025 | $281.1k | $3.0m | 10.77 |
Biggest buyers
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. | Added | +803.2k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | New | +374.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +270.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | New | +248.7k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | Added | +245.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +221.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +189.4k |
| Gillson Capital LP | New | +183.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +170.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +156.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -656.7k |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -508.9k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -449.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -250.4k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | Reduced | -217.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -199.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -194.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -168.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -160.3k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -160.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $250.4k4.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $30.7k600 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.2m24.4k shares |
| DLD Asset Management, LP | New | $1.0m20.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $500.9k9.8k shares |
| Quarry LP | New | $255.6k5.0k 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 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 | 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $390.1k | $390.1k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | Kapadia Sandip A Head of Actuarial | Sold plan | $251.6k5.0k shares |
| 2025-12-12 | Kapadia Sandip A Head of Actuarial | Sold plan | $134.4k2.7k shares |
| 2025-12-11 | Schmitt Thomas N CHIEF PEOPLE & ADMIN.OFFICER | Sold plan | $4.2k88 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $144.4m | Added +149.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $130.6m | Added +102.2k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 3.70% of their portfolio | 2.4m $123.5m | Added +803.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $113.1m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.2m | Added +70.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.5m | Added +33.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $54.2m | Reduced -64.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 937.1k $47.9m | Added +7.1k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 923.5k $47.2m | Reduced -449.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 817.8k $41.8m | Added +69.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 753.0k $38.5m | Reduced -194.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 722.6k $36.9m | Added +170.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 711.4k $36.4m | Added +221.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 689.5k $35.2m | Added +35.4k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 657.7k $33.6m | Reduced -27.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 606.8k $31.0m | Reduced -168.2k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 604.7k $30.9m | Added +245.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 602.8k $30.8m | Reduced -45.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 569.4k $29.1m | Added +97.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 515.2k $26.3m | Added +156.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 508.9k $26.0m | Reduced -508.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 481.3k $24.6m | Reduced -250.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 469.4k $24.0m | Reduced -160.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.1k $20.7m | Reduced -160.3k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.99% of their portfolio | 397.4k $20.3m | Added +6.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 389.0k $19.9m | Reduced -26.5k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.21% of their portfolio | 387.7k $19.8m | Reduced -270 |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 384.8k $19.7m | Added +17.3k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 374.2k $19.1m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 357.0k $18.2m | Added +6.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 331.5k $16.9m | Added +270.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 326.1k $16.7m | Added +29.6k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 323.7k $16.8m | Reduced -63.0k |
| Langdon Equity Partners 8.73% of their portfolio | 303.5k $17.0m | First filing |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.0k $15.3m | Unchanged |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 294.2k $15.0m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 292.4k $14.9m | Reduced -217.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.8k $14.6m | Reduced -98.5k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 273.0k $14.0m | Reduced -157.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.8k $13.4m | Added +8.7k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 261.7k $13.4m | Reduced -6.7k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 256.4k $13.1m | Reduced -5.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 248.7k $12.7m | New |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.44% of their portfolio | 237.5k $12.1m | Added +5.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.4k $12.0m | Added +72.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 233.8k $11.9m | Reduced -48.1k |
| Karl Kapital LLC 10.42% of their portfolio | 229.9k $11.7m | First filing |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 210.3k $10.7m | Reduced -48.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 202.8k $10.4m | Added +189.4k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 202.7k $10.4m | Added +40.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 194.4k $9.9m | Reduced -31.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.1k $9.9m | Added +23.4k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 192.0k $9.8m | Added +31.5k |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 183.7k $9.4m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.0k $8.1m | Added +3.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 158.9k $8.1m | Added +36.7k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 147.4k $7.5m | Added +30.8k |
| FJ Capital Management LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 144.7k $7.4m | Added +119.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.0k $6.9m | Reduced -19.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.6k $6.9m | Reduced -26.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.7k $6.4m | Reduced -199.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.0k $6.2m | Added +121 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.8k $5.8m | Added +54.4k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 91.7k $4.7m | Reduced -3.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.5k $4.6m | Added +31.1k |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 87.6k $4.5m | Reduced -500 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.1k $4.5m | Added +6.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.6k $4.4m | Added +5.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.7k $3.7m | Reduced -51.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.9k $3.7m | Added +1.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $3.4m | Reduced -42.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.3k $3.2m | Reduced -28.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $3.2m | Added +43.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.0k $3.2m | Reduced -101.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.9k $3.0m | Added +7.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.2k $3.0m | Reduced -11.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.6k $2.7m | Added +23.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.4k $2.7m | Reduced -35.1k |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 53.0k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 50.9k $2.6m | Added +10.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.9k $2.6m | Added +75 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.7k $2.5m | Added +5.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.7k $2.5m | First filing |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.7k $2.5m | Added +20.1k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 46.7k $2.4m | New |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.4k $2.4m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.7k $2.3m | Added +2.3k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.8k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| Alamar Capital Management, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 44.5k $2.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 44.1k $2.3m | Reduced -10.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.7k $2.2m | Reduced -7.8k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 41.4k $2.1m | Reduced -164 |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 40.2k $2.1m | Added +31.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.1k $2.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $1.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.5k $1.9m | Reduced -32.4k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.6k $1.8m | Added +13.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $1.8m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 33.5k $1.7m | Added +33.5k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.5k $1.7m | New |