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 ($2.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 45.5m as of 2024-03-05, 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 ≈ $17.35. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($24.8m notional), 10 hold puts ($12.7m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 207 |
| Q4 2022 | 194 |
| Q1 2023 | 169 |
| Q2 2023 | 164 |
| Q3 2023 | 170 |
| Q4 2023 | 179 |
| Q1 2024 | 184 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 77 | 64 |
| Q4 2023 | 88 | 63 |
| Q1 2024 | 84 | 69 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $10.1m | $10.7m | 1.06 |
| Q3 2023 | $22.7m | $6.3m | 0.28 |
| Q4 2023 | $22.7m | $13.4m | 0.59 |
| Q1 2024 | $24.8m | $12.7m | 0.51 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +603.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +443.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +156.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +142.0k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | New | +113.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +113.8k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | Added | +70.0k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | Added | +60.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +56.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +50.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC | Sold out | -353.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -195.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -154.3k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | -130.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -101.4k |
| AMH Equity Ltd | Reduced | -100.0k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | Reduced | -89.0k |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | Sold out | -80.7k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -80.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -79.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.1m292.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $4.3m245.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $2.9m165.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.4m140.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $2.3m132.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.9m107.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.5m86.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.5m85.2k shares |
| AMH Equity Ltd | New | $1.2m70.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m67.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $3.7m210.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.6m204.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.0m115.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $1.6m94.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $756.0k43.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $486.1k28.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $479.1k27.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $88.5k5.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Reduced | $0300 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $83.0k | $83.0k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $317.6k | $89.1k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-20 | SCOTT ROBERT L Director | Sold plan | $35.8k2.0k shares |
| 2024-03-11 | McPherson Deana L Officer | Sold | $228.6k13.1k shares |
| 2024-02-20 | SCOTT ROBERT L Director | Sold plan | $26.9k2.0k shares |
| 2024-01-22 | SCOTT ROBERT L Director | Sold plan | $26.3k2.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2m $73.4m | Reduced -154.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $62.8m | Added +47.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $52.3m | Added +2.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $47.3m | Added +56.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $32.5m | Reduced -195.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $18.2m | Added +603.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $18.0m | Added +25.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 989.1k $17.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 983.4k $17.2m | Added +13.8k |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 3.65% of their portfolio | 840.0k $14.6m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 815.8k $14.2m | Added +156.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 797.7k $13.8m | Added +443.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 614.0k $10.7m | Reduced -101.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 496.9k $8.6m | Reduced -6.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 419.6k $7.3m | Added +142.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 399.2k $6.9m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 393.7k $6.8m | Reduced -14.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.8k $3.7m | Added +31.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 194.3k $3.4m | Reduced -48.4k |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 164.1k $2.8m | Added +48.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.9k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.2k $2.3m | Added +113.8k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 130.3k $2.3m | Added +70.0k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 124.5k $2.2m | Reduced -80.0k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 113.9k $2.0m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.5k $1.9m | Added +50.7k |
| AMH Equity Ltd 1.91% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.7m | Reduced -100.0k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 99.8k $1.7m | Reduced -26.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.3k $1.6m | Added +20.6k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.0k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.8k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Lesa Sroufe & Co 1.42% of their portfolio | 87.6k $1.5m | Reduced -259 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.2k $1.5m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.2k $1.4m | Added +60.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.7k $1.4m | Reduced -593 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.8k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.7k $1.1m | Added +2.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.2k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.3k $1.1m | Reduced -89.0k |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 57.7k $1.0m | Added +2.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $891.9k | Unchanged |
| ROMAN BUTLER FULLERTON & CO 0.32% of their portfolio | 50.1k $851.0k | Reduced -5.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.1k $869.3k | Added +5.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.8k $864.7k | Reduced -33.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.0k $833.2k | Added +2.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.9k $745.4k | Unchanged |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.5k $737.8k | Added +47 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.2k $662.2k | Added +2.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.7k $654.8k | Reduced -27.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.6k $618.3k | Added +6.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $616.6k | Added +5.5k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 35.5k $615.7k | Reduced -130.8k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.4k $614.9k | New |
| CHESAPEAKE CAPITAL CORP /IL/ 0.44% of their portfolio | 34.0k $590.2k | Reduced -11.6k |
| Unison Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 33.1k $578.8k | Added +292 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.7k $568.0k | Added +4.5k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.4k $562.8k | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $480.7k | Added +5.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $340.3k | Added +14.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.4k $476.5k | Reduced -79.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.2k $455.6k | Unchanged |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5k $443.1k | Reduced -13.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.5k $425.1k | Reduced -1.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $419.3k | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.3k $405.3k | New |
| Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 22.6k $392.1k | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.5k $391.4k | Reduced -194 |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.5k $389.8k | Added +10.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $388.8k | Reduced -1 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $388.7k | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $380.3k | Added +518 |
| Larson Financial Group LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 21.2k $368.4k | Reduced -372 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.2k $230.0k | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $337.0k | Reduced -20.4k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.2k $333.0k | Added +5.5k |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.7k $325.3k | Added +12.0k |
| State of Wyoming 0.05% of their portfolio | 18.1k $313.9k | Added +15.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.4k $302.6k | Reduced -549 |
| Teza Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.9k $293.8k | New |
| Versor Investments LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.9k $276.5k | Reduced -4.7k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.9k $276.5k | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $270.0k | Reduced -9.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $268.5k | Reduced -3.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.4k $268.1k | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.2k $264.2k | Added +2.2k |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.2k $247.0k | New |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.1k $244.1k | Reduced -1.3k |
| EMC Capital Management 0.14% of their portfolio | 13.7k $238.0k | Added +3.1k |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.6k $236.8k | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $228.0k | Added +2.0k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.8k $223.0k | New |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.7k $220.2k | Reduced -16 |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.5k $217.7k | Reduced -358 |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $207.3k | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $205.0k | New |
| PENOBSCOT WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.13% of their portfolio | 11.7k $204.0k | Unchanged |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $202.6k | Reduced -4.0k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.5k $199.6k | New |
| KEYNOTE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 11.4k $198.6k | First filing |
| Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.9k $188.0k | Unchanged |