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RWT Redwood Trust (RWT) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Real Estate · Real estate investment trusts · CIK 0000930236
Cluster · 6 insidersActivist 13DC-suite buying · 5
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
122
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
7
Codes C/M, not in net · $635.7K priced

What the filings say about RWT

Insiders, 180 days
+$968.8K net bought
6 buyers
Activist stakes (13D), 180 days
1 filing
Largest: 9.0% of the class

Redwood Trust insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, REDWOOD TRUST INC insiders bought a net $968.8K of stock across 13 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 6 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chief Legal Officer
BUY
2026-09-21 SEC
5,000
$20.6K
-19.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Dec 23, 2024.
  • The trade is 2.7% of the 183,631 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Legal Officer Stone Andrew P bought about $20.6K of RWT on Sep 21, 2026; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Human Resource Officer
BUY
2026-09-21 SEC
4,895
$20.0K
-19.1%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Nov 5, 2021.
  • The trade is 5.1% of the 95,298 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Human Resource Officer Macomber Sasha G. bought about $20.0K of RWT on Sep 21, 2026; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-09-16 SEC
63,211.13
$251.6K
-15.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 16.0% of the 395,050 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President Robinson Dashiell I bought about $251.6K of RWT on Sep 16, 2026; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Financial Officer
BUY
2026-09-15 SEC
26,065
$100.2K
-14.5%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on May 30, 2024.
  • +18.5% median (+18.5% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 18.6% of the 140,481 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Carillo Brooke bought about $100.2K of RWT on Sep 15, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2021; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-09-15 SEC
50,000
$192.6K
-14.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 39.3% of the 127,184 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 122 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director KUBICEK GREG H bought about $192.6K of RWT on Sep 15, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2021; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 122 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
13 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$968.8K over 180 days
+$968.8K over 90 days
more than 90% of Real Estate
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
122 funds bought in last quarter
more than 50% of Real Estate
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
$1.1M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 83% of Real Estate
Short interest
18.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.2 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 97% of Real Estate
The situation: each line is one rule over one dataset
6 insiders independently bought a net $968.8K while the stock fell 44% over six months, with no planned sales queued.
Amster Howard disclosed a 5%+ stake (9.0%) in the last six months.
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-37.7%12M
-43%-21%+0%+22%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-08 2026-09-15 · Abate Christopher J bought $383.9K2026-09-16 · Robinson Dashiell I bought $251.6K2026-09-15 · KUBICEK GREG H bought $192.6K2026-09-15 · Carillo Brooke bought $100.2K2026-09-21 · Stone Andrew P bought $20.6K2026-09-21 · Macomber Sasha G. bought $20.0K2026-09-25 · Amster Howard filed a 5%+ stake (9.0%)2026-09-25 · PLEASANT LAKE APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP filed a 5%+ stake (0.1%)2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #1 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 filed a 5%+ stake (1.9%)2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #2 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #3 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #4 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · AMSTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #7 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER 2021 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST U/A DTD 11/23/2021 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · PLEASANT LAKE APARTMENTS CORP filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER 2022 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #1 U/A DTD 03/09/2022 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER FOUNDATION filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · PLEASANT LAKE SKOIEN INVESTMENTS LLC filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #5 U/A DTD 05/20/2019 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER 2021 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #1 U/A DTD 08/10/2021 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER AND TAMRA GOULD CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST U/A DTD 03/18/1993 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER CHARITABLER REMAINDER UNITRUST U/A DTD 04/22/1998 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HOWARD AMSTER CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST U/A DTD 01/11/2005 filed a 5%+ stake2026-09-25 · HORIZON GROUP PROPERTIES INC. filed a 5%+ stake (0.1%)
Insider buy13D/G stake
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Who owns RWT: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
20,284,103 sh
$96.1M
5,216,721 sh
$24.7M
3,335,617 sh
$15.8M

Congress trades in RWT

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

13D: intends to influence · 13G: passive
Amster Howard
Activist 13D · 2026-09-25
9.0%
PLEASANT LAKE APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Activist 13D · 2026-09-25
0.1%
HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #1 U/A DTD 05/20/2019
Activist 13D · 2026-09-25
1.9%
HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #2 U/A DTD 05/20/2019
Activist 13D · 2026-09-25
0.0%
HOWARD AMSTER 2019 CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST #3 U/A DTD 05/20/2019
Activist 13D · 2026-09-25
0.0%

RWT planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

RWT mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Catalyst Insider Income Fund
$3.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.5%
Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
$1.8M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.5%
Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF
$10.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.5%
American Beacon SSI Alternative Income Fund
$7.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.9%
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
$6.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.2%
Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF
$1.3M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Christopher J. Abate.
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$7.0M
$5.8M
$4.3M
-37%
-20%
2023
$7.0M
$7.1M
$6.6M
-35%
-20%
2022
$5.4M
-$2.5M
$3.2M
-47%
-31%
2021
$13.6M
$17.7M
$6.7M
-8%
-6%
2020
$5.6M
$165.4K
$2.2M
-43%
-19%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
6 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $968.8K bought by insiders over 180 days, 122 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

RWT financials

Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
3.17x
long-term 2024-03-31 (27 months older than the period end) plus current 2024-03-31 (27 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
-4.83x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2024-03-31 (27 months older than the period end) plus current 2024-03-31 (27 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+0.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+0.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$3.2B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-05 shares, plus long-term 2024-03-31 (27 months older than the period end) plus current 2024-03-31 (27 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Net income-$70.0M$54.0M-$2.3M-$163.5M
EPS (diluted)-0.630.32-0.11-1.43
Operating cash flow-$10.1B-$5.9B-$2.0B-$139.1M
Cash$255.7M$245.2M$293.0M$259.0M
Long-term debtn/an/a$1.7B$1.7B
Buybacks$51.8M$0$0$56.5M
Dividends paid$99.0M$92.9M$88.4M$111.7M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

RWT Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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RWT ranks highest on insider conviction (94th percentile) and institutional and government (40th), and lowest on risk and compliance (3rd), among Real Estate peers.

ProfitHealthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
38
Inputs
  • Return on equity+0.6% · 38 pct, sector of 230
  • Return on assets+0.0% · 38 pct, sector of 255
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
10
Inputs
  • Debt to equity3.17x · 19 pct, sector of 210
  • Cash flow to debt-4.83x · 1 pct, sector of 215
Insider conviction
94
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$969K · 90 pct, sector of 156
  • Insider buyers, 180d6 · 98 pct, sector of 158
Institutional and government
40
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter122 · 50 pct, sector of 171
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$200K · 30 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
3
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+18.6% · 3 pct, sector of 256
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
2 not measured: Growth, US patents
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

RWT filings, in plain words

Are Redwood Trust insiders buying or selling RWT?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Redwood Trust insiders were net buyers, a net $968.8K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 6 buyers.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Redwood Trust insiders were net buyers of RWT, a net $968.8K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 6 buyers. 6 different insiders reported purchases within the last 90 days, a cluster buy, which is rarer than a single purchase. 1 activist Schedule 13D filing in the last 180 days declared an intent to influence the company, the largest for 9.0% of the class. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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