White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ BMG9618E1075

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Lowndes Andrew Smith. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Lowndes Andrew Smith has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:WTM / White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Director 1,102
Director 0
US:SYA / Symetra Financial Corporation Director 0
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Lowndes Andrew Smith. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases WTM / White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in WTM / White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
2004-05-06 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 200 502.0000 200 502.0000 100,400 730
2004-05-06 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 400 505.0600 400 505.0600 202,024
2004-05-06 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 400 510.0000 400 510.0000 204,000

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

WTM / White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Insider Trades
Insider Sales WTM / White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in WTM / White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
2019-12-10 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 200 1,105.7600 200 1,105.7600 221,152 99 696.0400 -81,944 -37.05
2019-08-08 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 279 1,088.0100 279 1,088.0100 303,555
2019-08-08 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 721 1,085.5100 721 1,085.5100 782,653
2019-06-10 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 200 1,005.4000 200 1,005.4000 201,080
2019-06-10 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 300 1,004.2400 300 1,004.2400 301,272
2019-03-26 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 400 916.7000 400 916.7000 366,680
2018-12-20 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 100 846.3000 100 846.3000 84,630
2018-12-20 WTM SMITH LOWNDES ANDREW 100 845.3900 100 845.3900 84,539

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

WTM / White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Lowndes Andrew Smith as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2019-12-11 2019-12-10 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
S - Sale -200 1,102 -15.36 1,105.76 -221,152 1,218,548
2019-08-09 2019-08-08 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
S - Sale -721 1,302 -35.64 1,085.51 -782,653 1,413,334
2019-08-09 2019-08-08 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
S - Sale -279 2,023 -12.12 1,088.01 -303,555 2,201,044
2019-06-10 2019-06-10 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
S - Sale -300 2,302 -11.53 1,004.24 -301,272 2,311,760
2019-06-10 2019-06-10 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
S - Sale -200 2,602 -7.14 1,005.40 -201,080 2,616,051
2019-05-28 2019-05-23 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 250 2,802 9.80
2019-03-26 2019-03-26 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
S - Sale -400 2,552 -13.55 916.70 -366,680 2,339,418
2018-12-21 2018-12-20 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
S - Sale -100 2,952 -3.28 845.39 -84,539 2,495,591
2018-12-21 2018-12-20 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
S - Sale -100 3,052 -3.17 846.30 -84,630 2,582,908
2018-05-25 2018-05-24 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 250 3,152 8.61
2017-09-28 2017-09-28 4 OB OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
Class A Common Shares
D - Sale to Issuer -14,664 0 -100.00 18.10 -265,418
2017-06-27 2017-06-27 4 OB OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
Class A Common Shares
S - Sale -10,000 14,664 -40.54 18.16 -181,600 266,298
2017-05-30 2017-05-26 4 OB OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
Class A Common Shares
S - Sale -10,000 24,664 -28.85 18.28 -182,800 450,858
2017-05-26 2016-05-25 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 250 2,902 9.43
2017-05-18 2017-05-18 4 OB OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
Class A Common Shares
S - Sale -10,000 34,664 -22.39 18.31 -183,060 634,559
2016-05-27 2016-05-25 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 250 2,652 10.41
2016-02-02 2016-02-01 4 SYA Symetra Financial CORP
Common Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -10,000 0 -100.00 32.00 -320,000
2015-05-29 2015-05-27 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 200 2,402 9.08
2015-02-11 2014-05-22 5 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 200 2,202 9.99
2013-05-28 2013-05-23 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 200 2,002 11.10
2013-05-24 2013-05-22 4 OB OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
Class A Common Shares
A - Award 5,391 44,664 13.73
2012-05-29 2012-05-24 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 200 1,802 12.48
2012-05-24 2012-05-23 4 OB OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 5,730 39,273 17.08
2011-05-31 2011-05-26 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 200 1,602 14.27
2010-07-16 2010-05-26 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 100 1,402 7.68
2009-06-10 2009-06-08 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 100 1,302 8.32
2009-01-13 2009-01-09 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Phantom Shares (Deferred Compensation)
M - Exercise -102 0 -100.00
2009-01-13 2009-01-09 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
M - Exercise 102 1,202 9.27
2008-06-02 2008-05-29 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
A - Award 100 1,100 10.00
2007-05-29 2007-05-24 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Phantom Shares (Deferred Compensation)
A - Award 100 100
2004-05-06 2004-05-06 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
P - Purchase 400 1,000 66.67 510.00 204,000 510,000
2004-05-06 2004-05-06 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
P - Purchase 400 600 200.00 505.06 202,024 303,036
2004-05-06 2004-05-06 4 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
Common Shares
P - Purchase 200 200 502.00 100,400 100,400
2003-11-25 3 WTM WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
No securities beneficially owned.
0
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)