Jose A. Fernandez - 13 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for StepStone Group Inc. (STEP)

Role: Co-Chief Operating Officer, Director
Signature: /s/ Jennifer Ishiguro, Attorney-in-fact for Jose A. Fernandez
Issuer symbol: STEP
Transactions as of: 13 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 17 Mar 2026, 18:55:56 UTC
Previous filing: 13 Nov 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Fernandez Jose A	Co-Chief Operating Officer, Director	C/O STEPSTONE GROUP INC., 277 PARK AVENUE, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK	/s/ Jennifer Ishiguro, Attorney-in-fact for Jose A. Fernandez	17 Mar 2026	0001822276

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	STEP	Class A Common Stock	Award		+7,152	+61%		18,828	13 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
holding	STEP	Class B Common Stock						3,216,601	13 Mar 2026	By Trust
holding	STEP	Class B Common Stock						1,605,500	13 Mar 2026	By Santaluz Capital Partners, LLC

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the Reporting Person pursuant to an award of restricted stock units under the Issuer's 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan. The award vests in equal annual installments on each of February 14, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.