JRVR Stock — James River Group Holdings Ltd

James River Group Holdings Ltd (JRVR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

JRVR is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.05%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 29/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is -74.7% over the past 11.8 years, 438.4 points behind SPY at 363.7%.

James River Group Holdings is a specialty insurance company operating in excess and surplus lines and specialty admitted insurance, distributing commercial liability and property insurance products primarily through wholesale brokers in the United States and U.S. territories. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. This stock appeals to income investors seeking insurance sector exposure with regular quarterly payouts.

JRVR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -74.7% over the past 11.8 years, 438.4 points behind SPY at 363.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -25.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 51.9%.

JRVR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

29 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.30%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/12/2014

Distribution rate

1.05%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.05%

5-year average yield

1.44

Last close

$3.82 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$176,671,325

Average volume

222426.0

Dividend

$0.01

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

-0.17

Payout ratio

4.3%

P/E ratio

9.79

Forward P/E

4.8638

EPS

$0.39

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.05%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

JRVR risks and drawbacks

JRVR's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 51.9%.

Who may consider JRVR — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (JRVR pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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