SB Insider Trading

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Marine Shipping industry, with a market capitalization near $881.8M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 10 people, carrying a beta of 0.83 to the broader market. Safe Bulkers, Inc. Led by Polys Hajioannou, public since 2008-05-30.

In the last 12 months, Safe Bulkers, Inc. insiders made 0 buy transactions and 0 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 14, 2026Hajioannou PolysA-Award1,500,000$7.81$11.7M
Apr 24, 2026Hajioannou Vasilis0$0.00$0
Apr 24, 2026Bunzel Jeffrey0$0.00$0
Mar 18, 2026Hajioannou Polys0$0.00$0
Mar 18, 2026Hajioannou Polys0$0.00$0
Mar 18, 2026Hajioannou Polys0$0.00$0
Mar 18, 2026Hajioannou Polys0$0.00$0
Mar 18, 2026Barmparis Loukas0$0.00$0
Mar 18, 2026Barmparis Loukas0$0.00$0
Mar 18, 2026Adamopoulos Konstantinos0$0.00$0

SB Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under SB's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q1 2026. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20260N/A0N/A1
Q2 20260N/A0N/A0
Q1 20260N/A0N/A0

SB Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 160 institutions reported holding 39,149,221 SB shares, valued at $247.2M as reported, 37.9% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is +13 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 26 opened a position, 10 closed one, 74 added and 32 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC4,043,077$25.5M-1,082,380
BlackRock, Inc.3,557,913$22.5M+499,747
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC2,810,154$17.7M-747,767
FEARNLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT AS2,312,658$14.6M+433,360
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP1,768,989$11.2M-196,779
STATE STREET CORP1,648,352$10.5M+57,381
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC1,636,606$10.3M+1,193,218
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT1,580,730$10.0M-382,460
UBS Group AG1,487,371$9.4M+393,663
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP1,405,767$8.9M-306,269

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 202616039,149,221$247.2M
Q1 202614738,542,355$243.7M
Q4 202514733,815,087$163.1M
Q3 202513630,830,133$136.7M
Q2 202512630,018,713$108.4M
Q1 202513730,457,115$116.3M
Q4 202412829,762,936$106.2M
Q3 202413030,627,856$158.6M
Q2 202413531,471,065$183.1M

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding SB

FundWeight of SBShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF0.05%1,811,095$15.3MOct 8, 2026
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.02%1,483,553$12.5MOct 8, 2026
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.01%317,604$2.7MOct 7, 2026
IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.11%173,268$1.5MOct 8, 2026
GSSC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF0.08%95,562$819.9KOct 8, 2026
PRFZ Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF0.02%67,838$573.2KOct 8, 2026
BOAT SonicShares Global Shipping ETF0.41%64,180$542.3KOct 8, 2026
VTWV Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF0.03%52,101$449.6KOct 7, 2026
AVSC Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF0.01%44,337$374.6KOct 8, 2026
DEEP Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF0.94%29,858$256.2KOct 8, 2026
RSSL Global X - Russell 2000 ETF0.02%26,191$224.7KOct 7, 2026
IWV iShares Russell 3000 ETF0.00%14,092$119.1KOct 8, 2026
AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF0.00%10,989$92.9KOct 8, 2026
RFLR Innovator U.S. Small Cap Managed Floor ETF0.06%6,900$58.3KOct 8, 2026
VTHR Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF0.00%4,305$37.2KOct 7, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows SB's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as SB's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for SB reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is SB's share of that fund.

How to Read SB Insider Activity

Net insider activity is balanced over the trailing twelve months: 0 buys against 0 sales. Balanced activity typically reflects routine compensation-related vesting and tax-driven liquidity rather than directional information signals. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked SB insider trading questions

How active are SB insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) insiders made 0 buy transactions and 0 sale transactions. Net insider activity over the trailing twelve months is balanced (0 buys, 0 sales). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are SB insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do SB insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.