Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) has 18 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is WH Group Ltd with 342,036,069 shares. Other notable holders include Wan Long and Smith Charles Shane.
Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 19 transactions in SFD stock — 18 buys (valued at $42.75M) and 1 sells (valued at $522.23M). Insider buying has outpaced selling during this period, which may signal confidence in the company's prospects.
SFD Insider Ownership
Top Holder
WH Group Ltd
342,036,069 shares
Buys (12 mo)
18
$42.75M value
Sells (12 mo)
1
$522.23M value
12-Month Transaction Activity
Top Insider Holders
| # |
Name |
Role |
Shares Owned |
Last Filed |
Relative Size |
| 1 |
Wh Group Ltd |
10 Percent Owner |
342,036,069 |
2025-09-08 |
|
| 2 |
Wan Long |
Director |
5,060,000 |
2025-09-09 |
|
| 3 |
Smith Charles Shane |
President & CEO |
266,190 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 4 |
He Hank Shenghua |
Director |
165,353 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 5 |
France Steven |
President, Packaged Meats |
163,305 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 6 |
Watts Keller D. |
Chief Business Officer |
156,303 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 7 |
Owens Donovan |
President, North America Pork |
155,637 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 8 |
Sutton Doug |
Chief Manufacturing Officer |
150,366 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 9 |
Hall Mark L. |
Chief Financial Officer |
150,353 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 10 |
Westerbeek Kraig A. |
President, Hog Production |
53,319 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 11 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Other: Director Emeritus |
39,399 |
2012-09-12 |
|
| 12 |
Bennett Isham Jay |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
28,672 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 13 |
Checkovich Tennille J. |
Chief Legal Officer |
22,676 |
2026-03-12 |
|
| 14 |
Royal Frank S |
Director |
22,249 |
2013-09-12 |
|
| 15 |
Fribourg Paul J |
Director |
12,372 |
2009-09-09 |
|
| 16 |
Crowder Richard T |
Director |
8,775 |
2012-12-12 |
|
| 17 |
Dubois Carey J |
V.p. & Chief Financial Officer |
7,500 |
2008-06-18 |
|
| 18 |
Zimmerman Michael J |
Other: Advisory Director |
5,140 |
2009-08-28 |
|
Recent Transactions (last 12 months)
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Type |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
| 2026-03-10 |
Smith Charles Shane |
President & CEO |
RSU Award |
146,190 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-10 |
Owens Donovan |
President, North America Pork |
RSU Award |
78,637 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-10 |
Bennett Isham Jay |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
RSU Award |
14,672 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-10 |
France Steven |
President, Packaged Meats |
RSU Award |
93,305 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-10 |
Hall Mark L. |
Chief Financial Officer |
RSU Award |
78,353 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-10 |
Westerbeek Kraig A. |
President, Hog Production |
RSU Award |
34,319 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-10 |
Watts Keller D. |
Chief Business Officer |
RSU Award |
81,446 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-10 |
He Hank Shenghua |
Director |
RSU Award |
78,353 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-10 |
Checkovich Tennille J. |
Chief Legal Officer |
RSU Award |
10,676 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-10 |
Sutton Doug |
Chief Manufacturing Officer |
RSU Award |
81,446 |
- |
- |
| 2025-09-08 |
Owens Donovan |
President, U.s. Fresh Pork |
Informative Buy |
12,000 |
$23.25 |
$279K |
| 2025-09-08 |
Wan Long |
Director |
Informative Buy |
1,800,000 |
$23.25 |
$41.85M |
| 2025-09-08 |
France Steven |
President, Packaged Meats |
Informative Buy |
2,500 |
$23.25 |
$58.13K |
| 2025-09-08 |
Hall Mark L. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Buy |
2,000 |
$23.25 |
$46.5K |
| 2025-09-08 |
Watts Keller D. |
Chief Business Officer |
Informative Buy |
3,833 |
$23.25 |
$89.12K |
| 2025-09-08 |
He Hank Shenghua |
Director |
Informative Buy |
10,000 |
$23.25 |
$232.5K |
| 2025-09-08 |
Sutton Doug |
Chief Manufacturing Officer |
Informative Buy |
3,920 |
$23.25 |
$91.14K |
| 2025-09-08 |
Wh Group Ltd |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Sell |
22,461,452 |
$23.25 |
$522.23M |
| 2025-06-12 |
Watts Keller D. |
Chief Business Officer |
Informative Buy |
4,291 |
$23.62 |
$101.35K |
