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Axis Capital Holdings Ltd insiders sold $251K in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

0% was sold under disclosed trading plans, 100% with no plan disclosed. The largest seller, Henry Smith (Director), sold $251K.Share-of-stake figures for this company are being verified and will be added when that check is finished. Why

Updated Oct 16, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026
$251K
sold with no plan disclosed, past 12 months
0%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
1 of 18
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Is this normal? Less than usual: about half of the 5-year average. 1 insider sold; the average is 1 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Jun 3 for a tax withholding on Jun 1. Vincent Tizzio had 34K shares withheld by the company for taxes. Filing
SEC ownership filings: 29 filed in the 12 months to Oct 16, 2026; 992 on record since Jun 30, 2003 · See the evidence

What stands out

Shareholders represented on the board by Charles Davis, not part of management, sold $238M of stock.Largest sale, Nov 19, 2025
Tax withholding outweighed market sales: the company withheld $9.5M of officers' and directors' shares for taxes, against $251K sold on the open market. The largest was Vincent Tizzio ($5.3M withheld).Largest withholding, Jun 1, 2026

A share of stake is shown for 0 of the 1 officer or director who sold. 18 are left out

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Left out: Charles Davis, Vincent Tizzio, Peter Vogt, David Phillips, Conrad Brooks, Henry Smith, Marston Becker, Thomas Ramey, Lizabeth Zlatkus, Barbara Yastine, Elanor Hardwick, Daniel Draper, Anne Dowling, Matthew Kirk, Stanley Galanski, Michael Millegan, Axel Theis and Athanasios Bolovinos (share of stake is being verified).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Their share of stake is being verified and is not shown yet; amounts and trading plans are below.

Henry Smith
Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$251KNo plan disclosed
Amounts, filings and trading plans for each seller

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

No plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay 2026: $251K no plan disclosed$251KMayJunJulAugSepOct

Recent activity

Past 30 days, Sep 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026

No officer or director trades were reported for the past 30 days. The most recent before that:

Jun 1, 2026Vincent Tizzio had 34K shares ($3.2M) withheld by the company for taxes (not a market sale).
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Vincent Tizzio
President and CEO, Director
33,615$95.90n/an/aJun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026

Outside holders, reported separately

Charles Davis (for the outside shareholder represented on the board) sold $238M in the past 12 months. Large shareholders and the funds or companies that board members represent are not part of management, so they are left out of the figures above.

Details

Common questions

Is the Axis Capital Holdings Ltd CEO selling stock?

No. Vincent Tizzio reported no open-market sales in the past 12 months.

Why are Axis Capital Holdings Ltd insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 0% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 100% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any Axis Capital Holdings Ltd insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

The evidence

Who sold1 officer or director: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Henry Smith
Director
$251K
2.5K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed

Board members representing outside shareholders, reported separately: Charles Davis (the shareholder sold $238M). Details

The full ownership picture0 of 18 officers and directors confirmed

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 16, 2025SoldHeld Oct 16, 2026Still held
Charles Davis
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Charles Davis are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Charles Davis

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Charles Davis are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Vincent Tizzio
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Vincent Tizzio are complete.
President and CEO, Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Vincent Tizzio

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Vincent Tizzio are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−53Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Peter Vogt
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Peter Vogt are complete.
CFO
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Peter Vogt

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Peter Vogt are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−13Kwithheld by the company for taxes
David Phillips
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for David Phillips are complete.
Chief Investment Officer
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for David Phillips

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for David Phillips are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−14Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Conrad Brooks
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Conrad Brooks are complete.
Chief Admin and Legal Officer
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Conrad Brooks

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Conrad Brooks are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−7.3Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Henry Smith
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Henry Smith are complete.
Director
n/a−2.5Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Henry Smith

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Henry Smith are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Marston Becker
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Marston Becker are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Marston Becker

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Marston Becker are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Thomas Ramey
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Thomas Ramey are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Thomas Ramey

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Thomas Ramey are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Lizabeth Zlatkus
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Lizabeth Zlatkus are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Lizabeth Zlatkus

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Lizabeth Zlatkus are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Barbara Yastine
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Barbara Yastine are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Barbara Yastine

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Barbara Yastine are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Elanor Hardwick
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Elanor Hardwick are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Elanor Hardwick

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Elanor Hardwick are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Daniel Draper
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Daniel Draper are complete.
Grp Chief Underwriting Officer
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Daniel Draper

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Daniel Draper are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−5.5Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Anne Dowling
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Anne Dowling are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Anne Dowling

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Anne Dowling are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Matthew Kirk
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Matthew Kirk are complete.
CFO
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Matthew Kirk

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Matthew Kirk are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Stanley Galanski
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Stanley Galanski are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Stanley Galanski

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Stanley Galanski are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Michael Millegan
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Michael Millegan are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Michael Millegan

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Michael Millegan are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Axel Theis
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Axel Theis are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Axel Theis

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Axel Theis are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Athanasios Bolovinos
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Athanasios Bolovinos are complete.
Principal Acct Off
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Athanasios Bolovinos

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Athanasios Bolovinos are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Holdings and share of stake for Axis Capital Holdings Ltd are being verified, so no balances, unit counts or percentages are shown. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings.

What explains the selling$251K of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $251K across 2,542 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

No plan disclosed · $251K

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $251K of it is Henry Smith. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Henry Smith, May 7, 2026

Taxes

93,286 shares ($9.5M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Henry Smith
Director
2.5K$251K0%100%May 7, 2026 to May 7, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$0$0$0$0
Dec 2025$0$0$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$0$0$0$0
Mar 2026$0$0$0$0
Apr 2026$0$0$0$0
May 2026$251K$0$0$251K
Jun 2026$0$0$0$0
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$0$0$0$0
Sep 2026$0$0$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Board members representing outside shareholders (1)Listed and sourced; not part of the management totals or the answer line

Directors whose reported holdings sit mostly in an investment fund or a corporate shareholder they represent, not in their own name, with beneficial ownership disclaimed except for their own financial interest. Listed and sourced here; not part of the management totals or the answer line. Shares a fund hands to its own investors are distributions, not sales.

Board memberHeld Oct 16, 2025SoldHeld Oct 16, 2026Still held
Charles Davis
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Charles Davis are complete.
Director
n/a−2.40Mn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Charles Davis

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Charles Davis are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

Less than usual: about half of the 5-year average. 1 insider sold; the average is 1 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 16, 2026
Latest 12 months
2.5K1$251K
Oct 16, 2025
1 year earlier
12K2$1.2M
Oct 16, 2024
2 years earlier
7.2K1$526K
Oct 17, 2023
3 years earlier
6K1$333K
Oct 17, 2022
4 years earlier
00$0
Oct 17, 2021
5 years earlier
00$0

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty18 officers and directors not confirmed

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Balances, unit counts and every share-of-stake figure for Axis Capital Holdings Ltd are held back until that check is finished. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings and are complete.

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology992 filings on record, 29 filed in the 12-month period, and how we read them

All 992 Forms 3, 4 and 5 on record for Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (SEC CIK 1214816), filed from Jun 30, 2003 to Jun 15, 2026; 29 of them were filed in the 12 months this page covers, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 16, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (56)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Kent ZieglerMar 4, 202533,383 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2025
Albert BenchimolMar 3, 2023621,717 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2023
Peter WilsonMar 3, 202292,133 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2022
Steve AroraMar 3, 2022111,402 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2022
Michael ButtMar 16, 2020986,922 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 12, 2020
Maurice KeaneJan 17, 2020109,468 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 15, 2020
Robert FriedmanJan 17, 202066,955 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 15, 2020
Christopher GreethamJan 17, 202028,452 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 15, 2020
Wilhelm ZellerJan 17, 202021,056 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 15, 2020
James O'ShaughnessyMar 5, 201820,056 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2018
Christopher DiSipioMar 5, 201884,779 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2018
Cheryl-Ann ListerJan 17, 201829,199 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 16, 2018
Joseph HenryDec 8, 201788,064 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 6, 2017
Jan EkbergMar 3, 201718,943 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 1, 2017
John NicholsFeb 7, 2017162,691 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 4, 2017
Jane BoisseauJan 19, 201710,364 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 17, 2017
Alice YoungJan 19, 20175,570 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 17, 2017
Richard Gieryn Jr.Jan 3, 20178,358 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 28, 2016
Geoffrey BellJan 20, 201613,731 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 15, 2016
Sir LargeJan 20, 20159,711 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 15, 2015
Dennis RedingFeb 10, 2014275,996 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 8, 2014
John GressierFeb 6, 2014391,863 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 4, 2014
Donald GreeneNov 22, 201372,000 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 20, 2013
TRIDENT II L PFeb 12, 201313,861,671 shares, last reported balance as of May 31, 2005
TRIDENT II L PFeb 12, 201313,718,467 shares, last reported balance as of May 31, 2005
John CharmanAug 16, 20129,754,758 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 14, 2012
William FischerFeb 10, 2012307,566 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 9, 2012
Gordon McFaddenFeb 8, 201237,000 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 6, 2012
Michael MorrillMay 7, 2010253,201 shares, last reported balance as of May 4, 2010
Frank TascoApr 1, 201045,648 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 21, 2007
David GreenfieldFeb 11, 2010133,927 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 9, 2010
Karl MayrFeb 10, 2010290,000 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 8, 2010
Michael SteelJul 2, 200850,000 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 1, 2008
Richard StrachanFeb 5, 2008173,060 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 4, 2008
John MurrayFeb 5, 2008197,000 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 4, 2008
Marshall Turner IIFeb 5, 2008228,695 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 4, 2008
Brian GoshenFeb 5, 200850,000 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 4, 2008
Anders AndersonFeb 5, 200850,000 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 4, 2008
Clare MoranJan 31, 200774,000 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 30, 2007
Thomas ForresterJul 19, 2006No balance on record
Andrew CookMar 24, 2006144,000 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 22, 2006
Carol RiversFeb 14, 200647,000 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 10, 2006
Jeffrey WalkerAug 10, 20053,763,524 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 8, 2005
Scott SchoenMay 13, 2005No balance on record
Robert Newhouse Jr.Feb 22, 2005417,250 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 14, 2005
Richard BlumFeb 3, 200584,835 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 3, 2005
Lorraine MarianoJan 18, 200548,500 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 13, 2005
Edward Kelly IIIJan 4, 200510,071 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 3, 2005
J P MORGAN CHASE & CONo balance on record
Andrew RushNo balance on record
Suisse CreditNo balance on record
BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES CAYMAN III LPNo balance on record
THOMAS H LEE ADVISORS ALTERNATIVE V LTD LDCNo balance on record
THL ADVISORS ALTERNATIVE V LPNo balance on record
Jurgen GrupeNo balance on record
Pradip PatiathNo balance on record

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