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Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW)

Bowhead Specialty Holdings on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, large holders, 13F holders, earnings dates and insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as fire, marine & casualty insurance.

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956K

Short interest

settlement 2026-10-15

4.0

Days to cover

+1.6 days vs prior

69.5%

Short share of volume

2026-11-02

20

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-30

Tue 3 Nov

Next earnings

estimated date

$0

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 0 sells

As of 2026-11-02.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 48 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 15 October 2026, short interest in BOW is 956,093 shares, up 354,464 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 292,267 shares (14 March 2025) to 1,148,067 shares (15 January 2026). At the reported average volume of 241K shares a day that is 4.0 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-10-15956,093+51.3%241,2793.96
2026-09-30632,068+5.1%270,5732.34
2026-09-15601,629+9.8%357,7091.68
2026-08-31548,003-4.5%375,4021.46
2026-08-14573,675-17.6%652,3871.00
2026-07-31696,310+6.3%137,1545.08
2026-07-15654,862-9.7%189,2813.46
2026-06-30724,865-5.0%226,8193.20
2026-06-15762,648+0.7%162,7214.69
2026-05-29757,261-3.0%199,3053.80
2026-05-15780,980+9.9%300,1022.60
2026-04-30710,417-3.1%151,0004.70
2026-04-15732,996-1.4%168,8484.34
2026-03-31743,640+9.5%189,5383.92
2026-03-13679,310-28.5%219,7443.09
2026-02-27950,096+20.3%319,6322.97
2026-02-13789,713-26.9%202,8733.89
2026-01-301,080,981-5.8%209,4355.16
2026-01-151,148,067+12.0%194,0795.92
2025-12-311,025,369+0.4%181,5195.65
2025-12-151,021,000-7.8%187,9445.43
2025-11-281,107,183+3.2%179,0656.18
2025-11-141,072,471-3.6%282,3683.80
2025-10-311,112,210+10.0%231,1734.81
2025-10-151,010,979+15.8%410,9292.46
2025-09-30873,137+8.3%326,2452.68
2025-09-15806,434+10.4%292,0472.76
2025-08-29730,522-11.8%327,6552.23
2025-08-15828,011+5.8%450,0851.84
2025-07-31782,693+2.9%170,7414.58
2025-07-15760,646-16.6%192,6323.95
2025-06-30911,487+11.9%253,5833.59
2025-06-13814,747+3.1%198,1544.11
2025-05-30790,488-3.2%202,5743.90
2025-05-15816,566+26.3%295,4222.76
2025-04-30646,308-9.6%250,1622.58
2025-04-15714,595+1.6%365,7591.95
2025-03-31703,396+140.7%468,3521.50
2025-03-14292,267-10.7%245,7781.19
2025-02-28327,153-5.7%160,6542.04
2025-02-14346,840-23.6%81,1544.27
2025-01-31454,194+19.0%90,5695.01
2025-01-15381,570-20.4%125,3153.04
2024-12-31479,140+44.2%201,5392.38
2024-12-13332,352-24.0%136,9542.43
2024-11-29437,441+27.9%190,7032.29
2024-11-15341,922-0.5%253,4991.35
2024-10-31343,726-8.5%376,2901.00

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 2 November 2026, the short share of BOW volume is 69.5%, down 4.0 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 4.1% (29 September 2026) to 92.5% (27 October 2026). The latest reading is 27.0 points above the 30-session average of 42.6%, on 48K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-11-0233K48K69.5%1,920
2026-10-3015K30K50.3%0
2026-10-2918K25K71.2%0
2026-10-289K20K43.8%0
2026-10-27749K810K92.5%0
2026-10-2657K78K73.5%21
2026-10-2318K27K66.9%0
2026-10-2216K42K38.9%400
2026-10-2120K49K41.1%460
2026-10-2018K44K41.4%34
2026-10-1914K22K62.8%0
2026-10-1621K65K33.0%0
2026-10-1517K51K33.3%671
2026-10-1426K61K42.5%0
2026-10-1318K60K30.5%0
2026-10-1211K41K26.5%0
2026-10-0918K41K43.8%7
2026-10-0833K125K26.1%500
2026-10-0747K321K14.6%3
2026-10-0615K140K10.7%0
2026-10-0538K73K52.3%315
2026-10-0224K201K12.2%0
2026-10-0119K145K13.4%0
2026-09-3050K67K75.2%0
2026-09-2923K565K4.1%0
2026-09-2824K90K27.2%0
2026-09-2516K30K52.0%0
2026-09-2422K57K38.6%8
2026-09-2332K71K45.5%0
2026-09-2273K168K43.2%0

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in BOW is 20 shares, up 18 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 1 share (24 September 2026) to 19,132 shares (17 December 2025). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-09-3020$33.77$675
2026-09-292$33.80$68
2026-09-252,526$33.87$86K
2026-09-241$33.84$34
2026-08-1218$33.47$602
2026-08-0437$33.69$1K
2026-08-03707$30.59$22K
2026-05-19127$28.68$4K
2026-05-138,898$27.88$248K
2026-04-15322$24.12$8K
2026-04-02368$22.29$8K
2026-03-234$21.67$87
2026-03-05100$24.90$2K
2026-03-04540$24.85$13K
2026-02-272,830$25.04$71K
2026-02-20749$24.56$18K
2026-02-02132$24.56$3K
2026-01-08221$25.46$6K
2026-01-05138$27.43$4K
2025-12-1719,132$27.71$530K
2025-10-31723$24.21$18K
2025-10-27581$25.03$15K
2025-10-20687$25.48$18K
2025-10-143,219$26.57$86K
2025-09-299$27.28$246
2025-09-1596$28.14$3K
2025-09-08667$31.05$21K
2025-09-04208$31.29$7K
2025-08-191,797$30.25$54K
2025-08-1854$30.64$2K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for BOW in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Yap Shirley Shek Li (Chief Accounting Officer) on 2026-05-23.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-05-23Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting OfficerTax withholding679$23.80$16K83K
2026-05-23Mulcahey BradCFO and TreasurerTax withholding1K$28.30$29K135K
2026-05-23Newman David JohnChief Underwriting OfficerTax withholding2K$28.30$60K295K
2026-05-23Mulcahey BradCFO and TreasurerTax withholding4K$28.30$99K133K
2026-05-23Newman David JohnChief Underwriting OfficerTax withholding5K$28.30$128K293K
2026-05-23Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting OfficerTax withholding2K$28.30$67K81K
2026-05-22Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentTax withholding13K$28.46$371K850K
2026-05-22Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentTax withholding24K$28.46$693K839K
2026-04-30Schnidman AvaDirectorGrant3K$0.00$05K
2026-04-30Fondriest FabianDirectorGrant7K$0.00$050K
2026-04-30Holman David CliffordDirectorGrant3K$0.00$06K
2026-04-30Brock-Kyle AngelaDirectorGrant7K$0.00$043K
2026-04-30Lowenstein PriceDirectorGrant3K$0.00$03K
2026-04-30FOY DAVID THOMASDirectorGrant3K$0.00$010K
2026-04-30Baker TomDirectorGrant3K$0.00$010K
2026-03-13Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift120K$0.00$0120K
2026-03-13Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift120K$0.00$0832K
2026-03-12Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift2K$0.00$03K
2026-03-12Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift2K$0.00$03K
2026-03-12Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift2K$0.00$03K
2026-03-12Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift2K$0.00$03K
2026-03-12Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift2K$0.00$03K
2026-03-12Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift8K$0.00$0952K
2026-02-20Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting OfficerTax withholding524$24.90$13K84K
2026-02-20Mulcahey BradCFO and TreasurerTax withholding1K$24.90$32K136K
2026-02-20Newman David JohnChief Underwriting OfficerTax withholding1K$24.90$36K297K
2026-02-20Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentTax withholding5K$24.90$135K960K
2026-02-19Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting OfficerGrant10K$0.00$084K
2026-02-19Mulcahey BradCFO and TreasurerGrant25K$0.00$0138K
2026-02-19Newman David JohnChief Underwriting OfficerGrant23K$0.00$0299K
2026-02-19Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGrant89K$0.00$0965K
2026-02-19Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGrant91K$0.00$0877K
2025-11-26Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift75K$0.00$075K
2025-11-26Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift75K$0.00$0786K
2025-08-26Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift65K$0.00$072K
2025-08-26Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift65K$0.00$065K
2025-08-26Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift98K$0.00$098K
2025-08-26Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift163K$0.00$0861K
2025-08-08Gallatin Point Capital LLCDirector, 10% ownerSell2.0M$30.66$61.3M9.0M
2025-08-08Botein MatthewDirector, 10% ownerSell2.0M$30.66$61.3M9.0M
2025-07-30Holman David CliffordDirectorGrant2K$0.00$02K
2025-07-15Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift1K$0.00$01K
2025-07-15Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift1K$0.00$01K
2025-07-15Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift1K$0.00$01K
2025-07-15Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift1K$0.00$01K
2025-07-15Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift7K$0.00$07K
2025-07-15Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift1K$0.00$01K
2025-07-15Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift12K$0.00$01.0M
2025-05-23Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting OfficerTax withholding680$37.17$25K74K
2025-05-23Newman David JohnChief Underwriting OfficerTax withholding2K$37.17$79K275K
2025-05-23Mulcahey BradCFO and TreasurerTax withholding1K$37.17$38K112K
2025-05-22Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentTax withholding12K$38.08$454K1.0M
2025-05-12Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift73K$0.00$01.0M
2025-05-12Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGift73K$0.00$073K
2025-05-01Brock-Kyle AngelaDirectorGrant4K$0.00$037K
2025-05-01Fondriest FabianDirectorGrant4K$0.00$043K
2025-05-01FOY DAVID THOMASDirectorGrant2K$0.00$07K
2025-05-01Baker TomDirectorGrant2K$0.00$07K
2025-05-01Brock-Kyle AngelaDirectorGrant4K$0.00$013K
2025-05-01Schnidman AvaDirectorGrant2K$0.00$02K
2025-02-28Schnidman AvaDirectorBuy1K$33.41$50K2K
2025-02-21Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGrant66K$0.00$01.1M
2025-02-21Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentGrant68K$0.00$01.1M
2025-02-21Newman David JohnChief Underwriting OfficerGrant15K$0.00$0277K
2025-02-21Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting OfficerGrant8K$0.00$075K
2025-02-21Mulcahey BradCFO and TreasurerGrant18K$0.00$0113K
2024-10-25AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.Director,TenPercentOwner,OtherSell1.4M$27.70$37.7M4.7M
2024-10-25Gallatin Point Capital LLCDirector,TenPercentOwnerSell3.2M$27.70$88.0M11.0M
2024-10-25Botein MatthewDirector,TenPercentOwnerSell3.2M$27.70$88.0M11.0M
2024-09-19Bowhead Insurance GP LLCDirector,TenPercentOwnerOther transaction23.9Mprice not stated in the filingnot stated59K
2024-06-30AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.Director,TenPercentOwner,OtherOther transaction116Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated6.1M
2024-06-30GPC Partners GP LLCDirector,TenPercentOwnerOther transaction270Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated14.1M
2024-06-30Botein MatthewDirector,TenPercentOwnerOther transaction270Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated14.1M
2024-05-28Fondriest FabianDirectorBuy12K$17.00$204K30K
2024-05-28Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting OfficerBuy3K$17.00$54K15K
2024-05-28Newman David JohnChief Underwriting OfficerBuy16K$17.00$277K39K
2024-05-28Newman David JohnChief Underwriting OfficerBuy11K$25.59$269K49K
2024-05-28Sills Stephen JayCEO and PresidentBuy59K$17.00$1.0M181K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are rarer.

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person with its latest filing, newest first. JSON

11 holders report 5% or more of BOW in their latest filing, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is GPC Partners Investments (SPV III) LP at 27.4% of the class (8,968,445 shares), filed 2025-11-14 for an event on 2025-09-30.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-10-0613GPaul J. Glazerindividual1.7M5.2%2026-09-29
2026-10-0613GGlazer Capital, LLCinvestment adviser, other entity1.7M5.2%2026-09-29
2026-07-2413GVictory Capital Management, Inc.investment adviser1.8M5.4%2026-06-30
2026-02-1313GAmerican Century Investment Management, Inc.investment adviser1.8M5.6%2025-12-31
2026-02-1313GAmerican Century Companies, Inc.parent holding company1.8M5.6%2025-12-31
2026-02-1313GStowers Institute for Medical Researchparent holding company1.8M5.6%2025-12-31
2025-11-1413G/Ano. 2GPC Partners Investments (SPV III) LPpartnership9.0M27.4%2025-09-30
2025-11-1413G/Ano. 2GPC Partners GP LLCother entity9.0M27.4%2025-09-30
2025-11-1413G/Ano. 2Gallatin Point Capital LLCother entity9.0M27.4%2025-09-30
2025-11-1413G/Ano. 2Matthew B. Boteinindividual9.0M27.4%2025-09-30
2025-11-1413G/Ano. 2Lewis A. Sachsindividual9.0M27.4%2025-09-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding BOW at their latest 13F. JSON

6 of the 30 tracked managers held BOW at their latest 13F, $23.4M in total at quarter-end prices. Two Sigma Investments is the largest at $12.4M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 2 added shares and 4 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-30415K$12.4M0.01%-104K
AQR Capital Management2026-06-30171K$5.1M0.00%+100K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-3073K$2.2M0.00%-131K
Millennium Management2026-06-3059K$1.8M0.00%-124K
Renaissance Technologies2026-06-3048K$1.4M0.00%-5K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-3015K$447K0.00%+2K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

What this page is

Bowhead Specialty Holdings in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW), SEC CIK 2002473, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as fire, marine & casualty insurance. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-10-15.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-11-02.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Large holders
SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GSource: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them. A 13D is due within five business days of crossing 5%; a 13G follows the passive schedule. Latest 2026-10-06.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates
SEC EDGAR 8-K filings (Item 2.02)Source: SEC.Twice a day. Reported dates come from the company's 8-K filings; the next date is marked as an estimate until the 8-K arrives. Latest 2026-08-03.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4Source: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them; they're due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-05-23.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 2002473Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of BOW is sold short?
956,093 shares were held short at the 2026-10-15 settlement, 4.0 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is BOW's daily short volume?
On 2026-11-02, 33,378 of the 48,022 BOW shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 69.5% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does BOW have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 20 BOW shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-30. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are BOW insiders buying or selling?
No open-market insider trades were reported for BOW in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Yap Shirley Shek Li (Chief Accounting Officer) on 2026-05-23.
Who owns 5% or more of BOW?
11 holders report 5% or more of BOW in their latest filing, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is GPC Partners Investments (SPV III) LP at 27.4% of the class (8,968,445 shares), filed 2025-11-14 for an event on 2025-09-30.
Which tracked 13F managers own BOW?
6 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held BOW shares at their latest filing, $23.4M in all. The largest: Two Sigma Investments (415K shares, $12.4M), Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (171K shares, $5.1M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (73K shares, $2.2M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (59K shares, $1.8M), Renaissance Technologies (48K shares, $1.4M), Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management (15K shares, $447K).

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