Smith & Wesson Brands Ownership | Who Owns Smith & Wesson Brands?

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Smith & Wesson Brands Ownership Summary

Smith & Wesson Brands is owned by 51.54% institutional investors, 2.11% insiders, and 46.35% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.23% of SWBI shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.26% of its assets in Smith & Wesson Brands shares.

SWBI Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Smith & Wesson Brands	51.54%	2.11%	46.35%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	46.77%	12.62%	40.60%
Industry	Defense Stocks	47.02%	10.48%	42.50%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	4.20M	9.23%	$60.29M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	3.95M	8.92%	$38.80M
Vanguard group	2.56M	5.78%	$25.16M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	2.53M	5.73%	$24.91M
Renaissance	2.31M	5.22%	$22.71M
Geode capital management	1.08M	2.43%	$10.58M
Charles schwab investment management	1.05M	2.36%	$10.28M
State street	851.70K	1.92%	$8.48M
Two sigma advisers, lp	832.10K	1.88%	$8.18M
Two sigma investments, lp	753.96K	1.70%	$7.41M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Spurstone advisory services	4.70K	0.66%	$46.20K
Lesa sroufe	81.45K	0.65%	$801.00K
Summerhaven investment management	98.18K	0.56%	$965.10K
Aviance capital partners	130.91K	0.15%	$1.29M
Roman butler fullerton	40.55K	0.11%	$403.84K
Nverses capital	9.10K	0.08%	$130.49K
Entrypoint capital	19.89K	0.08%	$195.47K
Significant wealth partners	10.82K	0.05%	$106.33K
Counterpoint mutual funds	32.72K	0.04%	$330.63K
Unison advisors	35.41K	0.03%	$352.67K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Two sigma advisers, lp	832.10K	0.02%	499.40K
Two sigma investments, lp	753.96K	0.01%	470.60K
Charles schwab investment management	1.05M	0.00%	267.16K
Marshall wace, llp	202.19K	0.00%	202.19K
Allianz asset management gmbh	183.22K	0.00%	140.37K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	117.24K	0.00%	-545.10K
Renaissance	2.31M	0.03%	-284.10K
Goldman sachs group	477.93K	0.00%	-275.20K
Dimensional fund advisors lp	2.53M	0.01%	-252.82K
American century companies	457.68K	0.00%	-209.99K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Marshall wace, llp	202.19K	0.00%	202.19K	$1.99M
Summerhaven investment management	98.18K	0.56%	98.18K	$965.10K
Oppenheimer	61.20K	0.01%	61.20K	$601.60K
Counterpoint mutual funds	32.72K	0.04%	32.72K	$330.63K
Regions financial	28.92K	0.00%	28.92K	$251.01K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
American capital advisory	-2.00
National bank of canada /fi/	-3.00
Pittenger & anderson	-5.00
Assetmark	-6.00
Signaturefd	-15.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Sep 30, 2025	163	-6.86%	22,812,955	3.31%	51	2.05%	76	-15.56%	57	18.75%
Jun 30, 2025	182	-2.67%	23,573,971	-0.92%	53	1.83%	91	3.41%	52	4.00%
Mar 31, 2025	4	-97.93%	37,098	-99.85%	-	0.00%	1	-98.97%	1	-98.04%
Dec 31, 2024	87	-56.50%	10,215,428	-61.75%	22	0.66%	41	-57.73%	23	-53.06%
Sep 30, 2024	197	-4.37%	26,694,931	0.92%	58	1.75%	95	-4.04%	49	2.08%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.44M	3.26%	-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.31M	2.96%	-29.11K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	1.06M	2.39%	-
DFA US Small Cap Value I	565.21K	1.28%	-40.88K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	541.10K	1.22%	3.15K
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF	507.35K	1.15%	-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	475.89K	1.07%	-207.70K
Fidelity Small Cap Index	442.60K	1.00%	-7.28K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	388.38K	0.88%	-
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF	381.11K	0.86%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jul 29, 2024	SCOTT ROBERT L	-	Sell	$32.14K
Jun 28, 2024	SCOTT ROBERT L	-	Sell	$29.60K
Mar 20, 2024	SCOTT ROBERT L	-	Sell	$35.80K
Mar 11, 2024	McPherson Deana L	See Remarks	Sell	$228.54K
Feb 20, 2024	SCOTT ROBERT L	-	Sell	$26.92K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	-	-
2024 Q4	-	-

SWBI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Smith & Wesson Brands?

Smith & Wesson Brands shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 51.54%, followed by 2.11% insiders and 46.35% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Smith & Wesson Brands's industry, Defense Stocks, is 47.02%, which Smith & Wesson Brands exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Smith & Wesson Brands?

Smith & Wesson Brands’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (4.2M shares, 9.23%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (3.95M shares, 8.92%), and Vanguard group (2.56M shares, 5.78%). Together, they hold 23.93% of Smith & Wesson Brands’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Smith & Wesson Brands?

Yes, BlackRock owns 9.23% of Smith & Wesson Brands, totaling 4.2M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 60.29M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -26.463K shares, a -0.63% change.

Who is Smith & Wesson Brands’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Spurstone advisory services is Smith & Wesson Brands’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 0.66% of its assets in 4.7K Smith & Wesson Brands shares, valued at 46.2K$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Smith & Wesson Brands shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Smith & Wesson Brands shares, with 3.26% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.44M Smith & Wesson Brands shares.

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