SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC SWBI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 831754106 · ISIN US8317541063
Manufacturer of firearms and BB guns in the United States
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryOrdnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)
- HeadquartersMaryville, TN
- Founded1852
- Websitesmith-wesson.com
- 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 ($4.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 46.1m as of 2023-06-20, 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 ≈ $13.04. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($10.1m notional), 10 hold puts ($10.7m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 207 |
| Q4 2022 | 194 |
| Q1 2023 | 169 |
| Q2 2023 | 164 |
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 2022 | 80 | 95 |
| Q1 2023 | 74 | 89 |
| Q2 2023 | 55 | 64 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $12.5m | $12.6m | 1.01 |
| Q4 2022 | $5.3m | $10.1m | 1.89 |
| Q1 2023 | $9.2m | $10.0m | 1.09 |
| Q2 2023 | $10.1m | $10.7m | 1.06 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +894.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +305.1k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC | New | +208.4k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | New | +171.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +112.0k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | Added | +103.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | +99.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +82.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +64.2k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | New | +55.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. | Sold out | -472.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -107.8k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | -102.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -88.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -55.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -50.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | Sold out | -49.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -45.5k |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC | Sold out | -37.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -28.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.7m286.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.6m202.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.5m112.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $701.6k53.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $545.0k41.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $512.2k38.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $200.8k15.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $183.9k14.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $150.0k11.5k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Reduced | $1.0k1.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $5.4m414.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.4m182.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.8m138.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $352.1k27.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $319.0k24.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $207.3k15.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $186.1k14.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $52.2k4.0k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Added | $1.0k2.3k 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 |
|---|---|
JDH Capital I, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-10-28
Stated purposeMergers On October 21, 2026 (the "Closing Date"), the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Issuer, Tristar Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"), Long Range Intermediate LLC ("Savage"), and Savarms, L.P. ("Seller"), a wholly owned subsidiary of JDH Capital I, L.P., and concurrently consummated the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Closing"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Savage, with Savage surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and (ii) immediately thereafter, and as part of an integrated plan, Savage merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving such merger (the mergers described by the foregoing clauses (i) and… Full filing |
16.7% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution filed 2026-01-21 | 5.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27), RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC (4.9%, 2026-02-12)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 2 | $55.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $5.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $78.2k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $79.3k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $108.4k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $84.4k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $52.2m | Added +82.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $44.6m | Added +9.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $36.5m | Added +305.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $32.6m | Added +36.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $23.0m | Added +112.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $14.7m | Added +894.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 926.9k $12.1m | Added +37.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 914.3k $11.9m | Added +33.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 875.8k $11.4m | Added +5.3k |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 3.15% of their portfolio | 840.0k $11.0m | Unchanged |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 730.8k $9.5m | Added +6.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 551.4k $7.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 551.2k $7.2m | Reduced -7.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 425.2k $5.5m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 398.5k $5.2m | Reduced -2.5k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 397.1k $5.2m | Added +103.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 279.2k $3.6m | Added +25.7k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 208.4k $2.7m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.8k $2.5m | Added +13.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 179.8k $2.3m | Added +64.2k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 171.4k $2.2m | New |
| EA Series Trust 0.08% of their portfolio | 171.4k $2.2m | First filing |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.8k $2.0m | Added +18.7k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 143.6k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 138.9k $1.8m | Added +48.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.0k $1.7m | Reduced -88.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.5k $1.7m | Reduced -45.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.6k $1.6m | Reduced -2.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.0k $1.6m | Added +3.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.8k $1.3m | Added +1.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.6k $1.3m | New |
| Lesa Sroufe & Co 1.22% of their portfolio | 87.5k $1.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.3k $1.1m | Added +38.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.5k $971.8k | Reduced -3.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.3k $968.9k | Added +2.1k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.7k $961.0k | Reduced -9.9k |
| AXA S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.8k $923.2k | Unchanged |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.0k $913.2k | Reduced -1.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.8k $884.0k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.8k $819.0k | Added +49.8k |
| ROMAN BUTLER FULLERTON & CO 0.34% of their portfolio | 58.0k $745.8k | Reduced -147 |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 57.4k $748.2k | Added +23.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.9k $729.3k | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $670.0k | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.2k $589.4k | Added +23.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.8k $584.6k | Added +6.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.1k $574.5k | Reduced -12.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.7k $569.6k | Added +43 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $540.7k | Reduced -264 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.7k $492.2k | Reduced -2.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $462.8k | Added +7.5k |
| Unison Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 32.5k $424.1k | Added +505 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.4k $409.5k | Added +8.3k |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.2k $406.0k | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.8k $362.1k | Added +2.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.5k $345.0k | Added +5.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.2k $323.1k | Unchanged |
| IMA Advisory Services, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 25.0k $326.0k | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $314.9k | Unchanged |
| Larson Financial Group LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.8k $309.8k | Added +23.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.5k $292.6k | Reduced -25 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0k $287.2k | Added +102 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.2k $263.5k | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.1k $261.6k | Added +5.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.8k $258.2k | Reduced -9.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $247.1k | Added +1.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.0k $234.5k | Reduced -81 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.4k $226.8k | Reduced -28.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $226.0k | Reduced -50.5k |
| PATRIOT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.1k $196.4k | Reduced -2.5k |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.8k $192.6k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $189.6k | Reduced -55.5k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.2k $185.7k | Reduced -3.9k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.1k $183.4k | Reduced -67 |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $180.3k | Reduced -1.7k |
| Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.3k $174.0k | Reduced -2.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $169.4k | Reduced -14.7k |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $168.1k | Reduced -371 |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.4k $163.3k | New |
| Diametric Capital, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.9k $155.7k | New |
| PENOBSCOT WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.11% of their portfolio | 11.7k $153.0k | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $150.9k | Reduced -1.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $147.4k | Reduced -4.4k |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0k $130.8k | Reduced -661 |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $130.4k | Unchanged |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.7k $126.2k | Reduced -102.4k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.1k $106.0k | New |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.9k $103.0k | Added +4.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0k $90.6k | Added +652 |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8k $75.3k | Unchanged |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.7k $73.9k | Added +105 |
| State of Wyoming 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.6k $60.6k | Reduced -1.4k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.6k $60.0k | Reduced -362 |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $57.4k | Reduced -3.1k |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7k $47.9k | Unchanged |
| Quarry LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2k $41.6k | New |
| EMC Capital Management 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.1k $40.0k | Reduced -7.5k |
| Kelly Financial Services LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1k $40.7k | Unchanged |
| Spire Wealth Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9k $38.0k | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7k $36.0k | Added +1.4k |