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 ($1.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 45.6m as of 2024-06-18, 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 ≈ $14.34. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($14.6m notional), 11 hold puts ($13.8m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 194 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 93 | 77 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $22.7m | $6.3m | 0.28 |
| Q4 2023 | $22.7m | $13.4m | 0.59 |
| Q1 2024 | $24.8m | $12.7m | 0.51 |
| Q2 2024 | $14.6m | $13.8m | 0.94 |
Biggest buyers
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +420.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +303.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +287.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +230.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +205.6k |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | New | +154.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +138.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | +122.1k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | New | +117.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +90.2k |
Biggest sellers
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -819.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -327.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -178.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -141.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -115.8k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | Sold out | -113.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -112.0k |
| AMH Equity Ltd | Sold out | -100.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Reduced | -98.1k |
Biggest calls
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $3.0m210.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Unchanged | $2.4m165.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.0m138.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.6m113.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.6m109.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m88.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.2m80.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $691.2k48.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $631.0k44.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $334.1k23.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.5m247.5k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $3.0m210.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.9m205.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Unchanged | $1.4m94.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $1.3m90.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $883.3k61.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $272.5k19.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $219.4k15.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $205.1k14.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $81.0k5.7k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $29.6k | $29.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-28 | SCOTT ROBERT L Director | Sold plan | $29.6k2.0k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2m $60.3m | Reduced -26.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5m $50.3m | Reduced -112.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $43.1m | Reduced -7.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $40.1m | Added +72.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $15.2m | Added +25.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $15.0m | Added +230.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 971.2k $13.9m | Reduced -12.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 847.3k $12.2m | Reduced -141.7k |
| Punch Card Management L.P. 3.56% of their portfolio | 840.0k $12.0m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 682.0k $9.8m | Reduced -115.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 476.1k $6.8m | Reduced -20.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 448.2k $6.4m | Added +420.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 399.2k $5.7m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.0k $5.5m | Reduced -12.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.6k $4.4m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.9k $4.1m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 286.6k $4.1m | Reduced -327.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.1k $3.5m | Reduced -178.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.0k $3.2m | Reduced -819.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.6k $2.9m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.1k $2.5m | Added +138.4k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 155.9k $2.2m | Added +90.2k |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 154.6k $2.2m | New |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 143.5k $2.1m | Reduced -20.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.0k $2.0m | Reduced -77.7k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 134.1k $1.9m | Added +122.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.9k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 129.6k $1.9m | Added +5.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 117.3k $1.7m | New |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 109.3k $1.6m | Added +9.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.6k $1.5m | Added +9.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.2k $1.4m | Reduced -98.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.5k $1.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.0k $1.3m | Added +62.8k |
| Lesa Sroufe & Co 1.22% of their portfolio | 87.6k $1.3m | Added +44 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.7k $1.2m | Added +55.2k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.7k $1.2m | Added +1.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.9k $1.1m | Added +64.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.4k $1.1m | Added +655 |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 74.6k $1.1m | Added +16.8k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 70.2k $1.0m | Reduced -60.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.8k $972.0k | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.0k $846.4k | Added +47.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.1k $833.3k | Reduced -1.8m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.8k $829.3k | Reduced -27.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.5k $824.7k | Added +29.8k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.0k $788.5k | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $736.8k | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.4k $723.4k | Added +374 |
| ROMAN BUTLER FULLERTON & CO 0.22% of their portfolio | 49.2k $692.6k | Reduced -898 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.5k $681.7k | Reduced -452 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.9k $615.7k | Unchanged |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.6k $610.3k | Added +61 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.8k $570.4k | Added +4.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.1k $531.0k | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.4k $522.4k | Added +21.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.4k $522.0k | Reduced -96.8k |
| SHERBROOKE PARK ADVISERS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 35.4k $507.0k | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.1k $503.2k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.1k $489.0k | Reduced -1.5k |
| Unison Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 33.3k $478.2k | Added +234 |
| Corton Capital Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 33.2k $475.9k | New |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $471.0k | Added +125 |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.9k $458.1k | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.3k $420.0k | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $396.5k | Added +4.3k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.3k $392.0k | Added +4.9k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.1k $374.2k | Added +1.9k |
| Olympiad Research LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 24.7k $354.2k | New |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.5k $351.4k | First filing |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.7k $340.0k | New |
| AlphaQuest LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 23.7k $339.9k | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $339.1k | Reduced -26.2k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.6k $338.1k | New |
| Teza Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 23.3k $333.7k | Added +6.3k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.8k $327.0k | New |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.8k $326.6k | First filing |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.2k $318.5k | Reduced -230 |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.9k $314.6k | Reduced -13.5k |
| VISTA INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 21.7k $310.9k | New |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.9k $285.0k | Added +480 |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.9k $284.9k | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.8k $284.1k | Reduced -2.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.8k $283.4k | Reduced -18.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.1k $273.5k | Reduced -5.4k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.0k $272.0k | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $256.9k | Added +482 |
| CHESAPEAKE CAPITAL CORP /IL/ 0.31% of their portfolio | 16.5k $236.9k | Reduced -17.5k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.5k $236.9k | Added +6.0k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.4k $235.7k | Added +3.6k |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.2k $233.0k | Added +2.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $231.0k | Added +640 |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $230.9k | Reduced -19.3k |
| Larson Financial Group LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.8k $226.3k | Reduced -5.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $223.4k | Added +6.3k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $213.5k | Added +831 |
| State of Wyoming 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.8k $212.5k | Reduced -3.3k |
| Point72 Hong Kong Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.5k $208.4k | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.4k $207.0k | Added +1.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.3k $205.4k | Reduced -94.1k |