UWM Form 4: CEO Mat Ishbia Disposes 800K Shares Under 10b5-1 Plan
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Mat Ishbia, President and CEO of UWM Holdings Corp (UWMC), and SFS Holding Corp reported insider sales under a 10b5-1 plan. On 08/22/2025 Ishbia/SFS sold 400,036 Class A shares at a weighted average price of $5.78, leaving SFS with 2,498,308 shares beneficially owned. On 08/25/2025 another 400,036 Class A shares were sold at a weighted average price of $5.73, reducing beneficial ownership to 2,098,272. The filing also reports the disposition of 279,989 shares held directly by Mat Ishbia and 180,737 Restricted Stock Units that convert one-for-one to Class A shares and vest on March 1, 2026.
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TL;DR: Significant insider sales under a 10b5-1 plan reduced beneficial holdings by notable amounts at ~$5.7 per share.
The filing documents two sizeable, planned sales of 400,036 shares each on August 22 and August 25, 2025, executed under a 10b5-1 plan, at weighted average prices of $5.78 and $5.73 respectively. Beneficial ownership reported for SFS Holding Corp decreased from 2,498,308 to 2,098,272 shares after the second sale. The presence of 180,737 RSUs vesting March 1, 2026 is relevant for future dilution and executive alignment. The transactions appear pre-planned rather than opportunistic, per the 10b5-1 disclosure.
TL;DR: Planned disposals by a director/CEO using a 10b5-1 plan indicate routine liquidity, not necessarily a governance red flag.
The reporting person is both a director and CEO and has overlapping ownership via SFS Holding Corp. The sales are explicitly conducted pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan adopted March 17, 2025, which provides affirmative defense to insider trading allegations. Footnotes clarify ownership structure and that certain shares are held directly by the individual. Investors should note continued indirect control through SFS and outstanding RSUs that vest next year.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 400,036 | $5.73 | $2.29M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 400,036 | $5.78 | $2.31M |
| holding | Restricted Stock Units | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Sold pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plan adopted by SFS Corp on March 17, 2025. Represents the weighted average price of shares sold. The price of the shares sold ranged from $5.40 to $5.89 per share. The Reporting Person, upon request, will provide the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price. These securities are held directly by SFS Corp, a 10% holder of the Issuer, and indirectly by Mat Ishbia. Mat Ishbia is the Chief Executive Officer and sole director of SFS Corp and serves as the investment advisor to the trust that owns the voting securities of SFS Corp, and therefore exercises all voting and dispositive power of the securities held by SFS Corp. In addition, trusts for the benefit of Mat Ishbia and his immediate family are shareholders of SFS Corp. By virtue of its relationship with Mat Ishbia, a director and the CEO of the Issuer, SFS Corp may be deemed to be a director by deputization. Represents the weighted average price of shares sold. The price of the shares sold ranged from $5.68 to $5.83 per share. The Reporting Person, upon request, will provide the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price. These shares are held directly by Mat Ishbia and SFS Corp. has no interests in these shares. These Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") convert to Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. These RSUs vest on March 1, 2026. The RSUs were granted pursuant to the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
