Every Form 4 that American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow AFG and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full AFG filings page.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG) director and subsidiary president David Lawrence Thompson Jr. reported indirect acquisitions of common stock on September 16, 2026 related to a family restructuring. A total of 150,277 shares were received by family trusts through pro rata distributions from Seraphim Partners LLC, an entity owned and controlled by Lindner family members. The shares are held in trusts for the benefit of Thompson’s family members, with Thompson or his spouse serving as trustee and, for a portion of the shares, holding voting and dispositive power while disclaiming beneficial ownership except for his family’s pecuniary interest. He also reports indirect holdings of 30,083.543 shares as custodian for minor children.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG) director John I. von Lehman reported selling 1,279 shares of Common Stock on September 14, 2026, in a sale described as an open market or private transaction at $143.84 per share. Following this sale, he directly holds 12,483 shares of AFG common stock.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG) executive Brian S. Hertzman, SVP and CFO, reported selling 950 shares of common stock on September 2, 2026, at $142.87 per share, leaving 11,123 shares held directly. He also reports indirect holdings through an ESPP, a Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and a retirement plan that tracks the value of AFG common stock. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG) insider Carl H. Lindner III, Co-CEO and director, reported open-market sales of company common stock held indirectly. A family trust sold 8,627 shares on 2026-08-24 at a weighted average price of $144.6632 per share and 81,373 shares on 2026-08-26 at a weighted average price of $144.2812, totaling 90,000 shares sold. The filing also reports significant remaining indirect holdings across multiple trusts and entities.
American Financial Group Inc. officer Mark A. Weiss, Sr. VP & General Counsel, reported a sale of 2,813 shares of common stock on 2026-08-06 in a transaction described as a sale in open market or private transaction at $144.76 per share, held indirectly by a trust. Following this sale, the trust held 6,648 shares, and a separate entry shows 11,727 shares of common stock held directly. The filing’s Rule 10b5-1 checkbox was not marked as affirming a trading plan.
American Financial Group Senior Vice President Michelle A. Gillis reported an open-market sale of 2,247 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $139 per share. The sale occurred on June 24, 2026 and left her with 13,135 directly owned shares.
She also reports several indirect holdings, including 29,790.074 shares in an entity labeled Indirect #1, 11,454 shares in Indirect #2, 3,249.7158 shares through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2025, and 11.0597 ESPP dividend reinvestment shares as of that same date. The sale price reflects multiple trades between $138.95 and $139.06.
American Financial Group director and subsidiary president David Lawrence Thompson Jr. reported an indirect open-market sale of 11,370 shares of common stock on June 23, 2026. The shares were sold by family trusts at a weighted average price of $135.048, with individual trades ranging from $135.00 to $135.24.
After this transaction, trusts associated with his family held 584,097.586 shares of American Financial Group common stock, and additional indirect holdings included 30,083.543 shares as custodian for minor children and 357,044 shares held by trusts. The reporting person has voting and dispositive power over certain trust shares but disclaims beneficial ownership except for his family's pecuniary interest.
Nwankwo Evans N reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC director Evans N. Nwankwo received a grant of 1,299 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock under the company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. The award carried no cash purchase price and increases his direct holdings to 7,646 shares following the transaction dated June 1, 2026.
Newport Roger K reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC director Roger K. Newport received a grant of 1,299 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock. The shares were awarded at a price of $0.00 per share under the company's Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. Following this grant, Newport directly holds 4,961 shares of the company’s common stock.
Murray Amy Y reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC director Amy Y. Murray reported a grant of 1,299 shares of Common Stock. The shares were awarded as restricted stock at a price of $0.00 per share under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan.
Following this compensation-related award, Murray directly holds 3,950 shares of Common Stock. Separately, she indirectly holds 1,200 shares through a 401k account. The filing does not show any open-market purchases or sales, only this equity grant and an updated holding entry.
Martin Mary Beth reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC director Mary Beth Martin received a grant of 1,299 shares of Common Stock. The award was issued at no cash cost to her as a grant, not a market purchase, under the company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan.
After this restricted stock grant, she directly holds 11,493 shares of American Financial Group common stock. This filing reflects routine equity-based director compensation rather than an open-market transaction.
VERITY WILLIAM W reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC director William W. Verity received a grant of restricted stock. He was awarded 1,299 shares of common stock at no cash cost, issued under the company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. Following this equity award, his direct holdings total 14,418 common shares.
JOSEPH GREGORY G reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC director Joseph Gregory reported a compensation-related equity grant and updated his indirect holdings. He received 1,299 shares of restricted stock of Common Stock at $0.00 per share as a grant under the company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, increasing his direct holdings to 48,592 shares after the award.
In addition to his direct shares, the filing lists several indirect positions. These include shares held by his spouse, by family trusts, by a family partnership in which he holds a 25% interest, and by companies where he is a minority shareholder and serves as an executive officer or director. The indirect entries are reported as holdings rather than new market purchases or sales.
American Financial Group director John I. Von Lehman received a grant of 1,299 shares of common stock as restricted stock under the company’s Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. The award was priced at $0.00 per share as a compensation grant, not an open-market purchase or sale.
After this grant, Von Lehman directly holds a total of 13,762 shares of American Financial Group common stock. The filing does not show any concurrent sales or option exercises, indicating a straightforward equity-based compensation award that increases his direct ownership stake.
LINDNER CARL H III reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC director and Co-CEO Carl H. Lindner III reported an indirect award of 11,294 shares of common stock on February 26, 2026. The shares were granted at no cash cost as restricted stock that vests four years from the grant date.
The award is held through the Carl H. Lindner III Family Trust dated August 29, 2002, as amended. The filing also lists updated indirect common stock holdings in several other family trusts and entities, reflecting ongoing estate and family ownership structures rather than open-market trading.
Gillis Michelle A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Financial Group senior vice president Michelle A. Gillis received a grant of 3,012 shares of common stock on February 26, 2026. The award is structured as restricted stock that vests four years from the grant date.
After this grant, she directly holds 15,382 common shares. The filing also lists additional indirect holdings, including shares held in the MAG Trust, the JSG Trust, and through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related dividend reinvestment program as of December 31, 2024.
American Financial Group senior vice president and CFO Brian S. Hertzman reported both a stock sale and an equity award. He sold 1,663 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at $133.702 per share, and separately received a grant of 3,163 restricted shares that vest four years from the grant date.
After these transactions, he directly owned 12,073 common shares, and also held additional indirect interests through the company’s employee stock purchase plan, dividend reinvestment plan, and retirement plan, with those plan balances based on statements dated December 31, 2025.
Thompson David Lawrence Jr reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Financial Group director and subsidiary president David Lawrence Thompson Jr. reported an indirect grant of 4,706 shares of restricted common stock on February 26, 2026. The award carries a price of $0.00 per share and, according to the footnotes, vests four years from the grant date.
The shares are held in trusts for the benefit of members of Thompson’s family, where he or his spouse serves as trustee and has voting and dispositive power, while disclaiming beneficial ownership except for his family’s pecuniary interest. Following the grant, trusts associated with him hold 594,947.586 shares of common stock, and additional indirect holdings include 357,044 shares in other family trusts and 29,750.258 shares held as custodian for minor children.
American Financial Group reported that Sr. VP & General Counsel Mark A. Weiss acquired 3,012 shares of common stock as a restricted stock grant. The shares were granted at no cash cost and will vest four years from the grant date. Following this award, Weiss directly holds 11,727 common shares and has indirect ownership of 9,461 additional shares through a trust.
LINDNER S CRAIG reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Financial Group Co-CEO Craig S. Lindner reported an indirect grant of 11,294 shares of common stock on February 26, 2026. The filing describes this as restricted stock that vests four years from the grant date and is held through the SCL Living Trust.
The Form 4 also updates indirect ownership amounts held through several trusts, including the SCL Trust, the Frances R. Lindner Living Trust, a Dynasty Trust, a GST Trust, and the Legacy Trust dated 10/30/20. Additional shares are held in the company’s Retirement and Savings Plan, based on a statement dated December 31, 2025.
American Financial Group director Stephen Craig Lindner Jr reported an acquisition of restricted stock through indirect holdings. On February 26, 2026, entities associated with him received a grant of 3,389 shares of common stock at $0.0000 per share, described as restricted stock that vests four years from the grant date.
After this grant, one indirect holding shows 329,163 common shares, held in trusts for which he has voting and dispositive power. Additional indirect holdings include 53,620 shares, 10,327 shares held by his spouse, and 4,212.01 share-equivalents in a retirement plan, each economically equivalent to one common share.
American Financial Group President and director John B. Berding reported an acquisition of 8,847 shares of common stock on February 26, 2026. This was a grant of restricted stock at $0.00 per share that, according to the disclosure, vests four years from the grant date.
Following this award, Berding directly owns 77,616 common shares. He also reports indirect holdings, including 1,899 shares held by a trust, 5,153 shares in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2025, 1,045.2238 ESPP DRIP shares as of that same date, and 51,904.2124 share-equivalent units in a retirement plan where each unit is economically equivalent to one share of common stock.
American Financial Group director and Co-CEO Carl H. Lindner III, through an associated trust, reported a tax-withholding disposition of 3,810 shares of common stock on February 23, 2026. The shares were delivered to satisfy tax obligations rather than sold in an open-market trade.
After this transaction, the reporting structures show 3,138,774 shares held indirectly in the trust labeled Indirect #1, along with additional indirect holdings in several other trusts and entities, including 343,162 shares in Indirect #2 and 838,480 shares in Indirect #12.
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP Co-CEO Craig S. Lindner reported an insider transaction involving indirectly held Common Stock. On February 23, 2026, an entity associated with him disposed of 3,300 shares at an average price of $129.8475 per share to satisfy tax obligations through share withholding. The shares are held indirectly as trustee of the SCL Living Trust, which held 2,857,421 shares after this transaction. Additional indirect holdings are reported through several trusts and the company’s Retirement and Savings Plan.
American Financial Group director Stephen Craig Lindner Jr. reported an indirect tax-withholding disposition of 761 shares of common stock on February 23, 2026, at $129.8475 per share. The shares were delivered to cover taxes rather than sold in an open-market trade.
After this transaction, indirect holdings included 325,774 shares in trusts where he has voting and dispositive power, plus additional indirect positions for his children, spouse, and in a retirement plan that tracks common stock value.
American Financial Group insider activity shows trusts associated with President of a subsidiary David Lawrence Thompson Jr using shares to cover taxes. On February 23, 2026, these trusts disposed of 1,098 shares of common stock in a tax-withholding disposition at $129.8475 per share.
After this transaction, the trusts reported 590,241.586 shares held indirectly. Separate indirect holdings reported as trustee totaled 357,044 shares, and holdings as custodian for minor children totaled 29,750.258 shares. Footnotes state the shares are held in family trusts, and Thompson Jr disclaims beneficial ownership beyond his family's pecuniary interest.
American Financial Group President and director John B. Berding reported a tax-related share disposition through a Form 4 filing. On February 23, 2026, he disposed of 2,050 shares of common stock at $129.8475 per share to cover tax withholding, a non‑open‑market transaction. After this, he directly owned 68,769 common shares. The filing also lists indirect holdings, including 1,899 shares by a trust, 5,153 shares via the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 1,045.2238 shares through an ESPP dividend reinvestment program, and 51,904.2124 share equivalents in a retirement plan, with plan balances based on statements as of December 31, 2025.
American Financial Group Senior Vice President Michelle A. Gillis reported a Form 4 showing a tax-related share disposition. On 2026-02-23, she disposed of 730 shares of common stock at $129.8475 per share through a tax-withholding disposition to cover tax liabilities. After this, she directly owned 12,370 common shares. She also reported indirect holdings, including shares held in the MAG Trust U/A 10/3/23, the JSG Trust U/A 10/3/23, and shares in the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan and its DRIP, with ESPP-related amounts based on statements as of 12/31/2024.
American Financial Group senior executive reports share disposition
Mark A. Weiss, Sr. VP & General Counsel of American Financial Group, reported a tax-withholding disposition of 658 shares of common stock on February 23, 2026 at $129.8475 per share. After this transaction, he directly owned 8,715 shares. A related trust held 9,461 shares indirectly following the reported changes.
American Financial Group senior vice president and CFO Brian S. Hertzman reported a tax-related share disposition and updated his plan holdings. On February 22, 2026, he disposed of 727 shares of common stock at $129.8475 per share to satisfy tax obligations, leaving 10,573 directly held shares.
The filing also updates indirect holdings in the company’s employee stock purchase plan, dividend reinvestment plan, and retirement plan as of December 31, 2025, reflecting ongoing participation in these programs rather than new market purchases or sales.
American Financial Group director Stephen Craig Lindner Jr. reported gift-related movements in indirect holdings of the company’s common stock on January 28, 2026. The transactions involved 276, 441, and 147 shares at a price of $0 per share, all classified as indirect ownership.
After these transactions, trusts associated with him held 326,535 and 53,620 shares, while 10,327 shares were held indirectly through his spouse. In addition, he indirectly held 4,212.01 common-share equivalents through the company retirement plan as of December 31, 2025.
American Financial Group Inc. senior vice president Michelle A. Gillis reported an insider stock transaction dated 12/29/2025. The filing shows a transaction in 542 shares of common stock with transaction code "G" at a reported price of $0, leaving 11,454 shares of common stock held as "Indirect #2" afterward. In addition, she holds 13,100 shares of common stock directly and 29,790.074 shares indirectly as "Indirect #1".
The report also lists 3,249.7158 shares owned through the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan based on a plan statement dated as of 12/31/2024, and 11.0597 ESPP DRIP shares held as of 12/31/2024. The filing is made as a Form 4 by one reporting person.
American Financial Group Inc. director and Co-CEO reports stock gift
Carl H. Lindner III, a director and Co‑CEO of American Financial Group Inc. (AFG), reported a transaction in company common stock dated 12/16/2025. The filing shows a disposition of 403 shares of common stock coded "G", indicating a bona fide gift at a reported price of $0 per share.
After this transaction, Lindner reports indirect beneficial ownership of 3,142,584 AFG shares through "Indirect #1", and additional indirect holdings of 343,162, 838,480, 525,043, 493,602, and 103,131 shares through various trusts and entities described in the footnotes. No derivative securities positions are reported in this filing.
American Financial Group Inc. director S. Craig Lindner Jr. reported a small stock gift. On 12/18/2025, an indirect account labeled "Indirect #1" disposed of 44 shares of common stock in a transaction coded "G," which indicates a gift, at a stated price of $0. After this transaction, Lindner Jr. indirectly beneficially owned 326,388 shares of common stock through trusts for which he has voting and dispositive power, 53,179 shares through another indirect account labeled "Indirect #2" held for the benefit of his children, and 10,180 shares through his spouse.
American Financial Group Inc. reported an insider transaction by a company officer who serves as President of a subsidiary. On 12/18/2025, a transaction coded “G” (a gift) involved 828 shares of common stock at a price of $0, reflecting a transfer rather than a market sale.
After this transaction, the reporting person indirectly beneficially owned 591,339.586 shares held by certain family trusts, 357,044 additional shares held by other trusts, and 29,750.258 shares held as custodian for minor children. Some of these trusts are for the benefit of family members, and the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of certain shares except to the extent of family pecuniary interest.
American Financial Group Co-CEO and director S. Craig Lindner reported a disposition of 3,342 shares of common stock on 12/15/2025 at a price of $ 0. The transaction was reported as an indirect holding labeled Indirect #1.
Following this transfer, he beneficially owns 2,860,721 shares of common stock through the SCL Living Trust and other indirect positions, including 1,146,494 shares by the SCL Trust and 112,935.89 shares held in the Company's Retirement and Savings Plan based on a statement dated 02/24/25.
American Financial Group director S. Craig Lindner Jr. reported several bona fide gifts of common stock dated December 15, 2025. Each transaction used code G, indicating a gift, with a reported price of $0 per share.
The disclosures show gifts of 276 shares to an indirect account labeled "Indirect #1," 828 shares to an account labeled "Indirect #2," and 276 shares held by his spouse. Following these transactions, he is reported as indirectly owning 326,432 shares through trusts, 53,179 shares held for the benefit of his children, and 10,180 shares through his spouse.
American Financial Group Inc. Co-CEO and director Carl H. Lindner III reported a bona fide gift of 37,424 shares of AFG common stock on December 9, 2025. The transaction used code "G," indicating a gift, at a reported price of $0 per share, and was made from an indirect holding.
After the transaction, Lindner indirectly beneficially owned 3,142,987 AFG shares through one account labeled Indirect #1, along with additional indirect holdings in multiple family trusts and related entities, including the Carl H. Lindner III Family Trust and the Martha S. Lindner Family Trust. The filing indicates that the form is filed by one reporting person.
American Financial Group Inc. (AFG) director reports internal share transfers. Director S. Craig Lindner Jr. reported transactions in AFG common stock dated 12/03/2025. The filing shows a transfer coded "G" involving 574 shares of common stock deducted from an indirect holding labeled Indirect #1 at a reported price of $0, and a matching 574 shares added to Indirect #2, also at $0, indicating a non-market, no‑cash transfer between related accounts.
Following these transactions, Lindner Jr. is reported as indirectly beneficially owning 326,156 shares of AFG common stock through Indirect #1, 52,351 shares through Indirect #2, and an additional 9,904 shares through a spouse. The trusts associated with Indirect #1 are described as holdings for which the reporting person has voting and dispositive power, while Indirect #2 is held for the benefit of the reporting person’s children.
American Financial Group (AFG) SVP and CFO Brian S. Hertzman reported an open market sale of 1,777 shares of common stock at $142.5101 per share on 11/07/2025 (transaction code S). Following the sale, he beneficially owned 11,300 shares directly.
He also reported indirect holdings labeled as: 1,853.8053 shares in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (based on a plan statement dated 12/31/2024), 65.68 shares in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (statement dated 12/31/2024), and 3,747.0419 units in a company retirement plan (statement dated 12/31/2024).