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Forward Air Corp

FWRD
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo
SEC CIK
0000912728

No open-market purchases or sales by Forward Air Corp insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 187 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $412.0M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q2 2025

Institutional positions in Forward Air Corp as of Jun 30, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
181
−13 vs. Q1 2025
Shares held
33.1M
−309.0K (−0.9%) vs. Q1 2025
Total value
$812.5M
+$140.7M (+20.9%) vs. Q1 2025
New holders
38
57 more added
Sold out
51
54 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting FWRD on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2025: 181 institutions
Q1 2021: 206 institutionsQ2 2021: 220 institutionsQ3 2021: 216 institutionsQ4 2021: 240 institutionsQ1 2022: 246 institutionsQ2 2022: 247 institutionsQ3 2022: 247 institutionsQ4 2022: 276 institutionsQ1 2023: 259 institutionsQ2 2023: 245 institutionsQ3 2023: 252 institutionsQ4 2023: 264 institutionsQ1 2024: 226 institutionsQ2 2024: 192 institutionsQ3 2024: 208 institutionsQ4 2024: 211 institutionsQ1 2025: 195 institutionsQ2 2025: 181 institutionsQ3 2025: 202 institutionsQ4 2025: 202 institutionsQ1 2026: 193 institutionsQ2 2026: 187 institutions
Value heldQ2 2025: $812.5M
Q1 2021: $2.38BQ2 2021: $2.39BQ3 2021: $2.20BQ4 2021: $3.20BQ1 2022: $2.57BQ2 2022: $2.46BQ3 2022: $2.41BQ4 2022: $2.72BQ1 2023: $2.82BQ2 2023: $2.68BQ3 2023: $1.76BQ4 2023: $1.68BQ1 2024: $980.7MQ2 2024: $637.0MQ3 2024: $1.18BQ4 2024: $1.07BQ1 2025: $671.9MQ2 2025: $812.5MQ3 2025: $886.8MQ4 2025: $744.6MQ1 2026: $493.0MQ2 2026: $412.0M
Institutions holding FWRD and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026187$412.0M
Q1 2026193$493.0M
Q4 2025202$744.6M
Q3 2025202$886.8M
Q2 2025181$812.5M
Q1 2025195$671.9M
Q4 2024211$1.07B
Q3 2024208$1.18B
Q2 2024192$637.0M
Q1 2024226$980.7M
Q4 2023264$1.68B
Q3 2023252$1.76B
Q2 2023245$2.68B
Q1 2023259$2.82B
Q4 2022276$2.72B
Q3 2022247$2.41B
Q2 2022247$2.46B
Q1 2022246$2.57B
Q4 2021240$3.20B
Q3 2021216$2.20B
Q2 2021220$2.39B
Q1 2021206$2.38B

Institutions, Q2 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Forward Air Corp; share changes are against Q1 2025.

Institutions holding FWRD in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.3,825,000$93.9M8.72%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.3,344,552$82.1M0.00%−17,702−0.5%Reduced
Littlejohn & Co LLC2,921,880$71.7M34.09%+107,479+3.8%Added
Vanguard Group Inc2,045,702$50.2M0.00%−4,566−0.2%Reduced
Ridgemont Partners Management, LLC1,923,479$47.2M100.00%+12,864+0.7%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC1,359,043$33.4M0.70%+128,653+10.5%Added
Irenic Capital Management LP1,229,719$30.2M6.64%00.0%Unchanged
Private Management Group Inc1,046,226$25.7M0.83%+83,600+8.7%Added
Paralel Advisors LLC975,000$23.9M0.97%00.0%Unchanged
State Street Corp937,080$23.0M0.00%−28,764−3.0%Reduced
J. Goldman & Co LP926,498$22.7M0.71%+62,810+7.3%Added
UBS Group AG902,881$22.2M0.00%+425,776+89.2%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.841,878$20.7M0.05%+841,878New
JPMorgan Chase & Co786,883$19.3M0.00%+252,509+47.3%Added
Royal Bank of Canada647,212$15.9M0.00%+326,120+101.6%Added
FMR LLC632,091$15.5M0.00%+627,371+13,291.8%Added
Bank of America Corp611,316$15.0M0.00%+121,190+24.7%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc586,493$14.4M0.00%−174,738−23.0%Reduced
Morgan Stanley530,936$13.0M0.00%−350,145−39.7%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC526,865$12.9M0.00%−27,261−4.9%Reduced
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.384,634$9.44M0.16%−92,017−19.3%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC349,127$8.57M0.02%+300,225+613.9%Added
One Fin Capital Management LP335,000$8.22M2.78%−65,000−16.3%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA286,843$7.04M0.01%+60,732+26.9%Added
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP261,428$6.42M0.04%+88,185+50.9%Added
Millennium Management LLC260,731$6.40M0.01%+94,188+56.6%Added
Invesco Ltd.259,039$6.36M0.00%−14,172−5.2%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp232,362$5.70M0.00%−42,423−15.4%Reduced
Brigade Capital Management, LP220,850$5.42M6.22%+54,850+33.0%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc212,614$5.22M0.00%−116,379−35.4%Reduced
Jump Financial, LLC184,453$4.53M0.06%+55,482+43.0%Added
Union Square Park Capital Management, LLC175,000$4.29M3.74%+35,000+25.0%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp148,935$3.65M0.00%−29,214−16.4%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC140,751$3.45M0.01%+109,384+348.7%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC129,087$3.17M0.01%−7,811−5.7%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.123,845$3.04M0.01%−215,678−63.5%Reduced
Citigroup Inc121,794$2.99M0.00%+83,231+215.8%Added
Carlyle Group Inc.107,214$2.95M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC118,173$2.90M0.06%+118,173New
AlpInvest Partners B.V.103,330$2.85M5.54%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP112,923$2.77M0.00%+62,097+122.2%Added
Caxton Associates LLP107,113$2.63M0.07%+59,345+124.2%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc104,210$2.56M0.00%+4,389+4.4%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP85,312$2.09M0.00%+54,356+175.6%Added
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd74,418$1.83M0.04%+74,418New
Rhumbline Advisers73,583$1.81M0.00%+3,526+5.0%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board71,519$1.76M0.01%+8,176+12.9%Added
Royce & Associates LP65,014$1.60M0.02%−7,026−9.8%Reduced
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.64,001$1.57M0.00%−48,499−43.1%Reduced
Nuveen, LLC62,311$1.53M0.00%−29,402−32.1%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc62,238$1.53M0.00%+18,034+40.8%Added
Legal & General Group Plc58,385$1.43M0.00%+4,436+8.2%Added
Group One Trading, L.P.58,336$1.43M0.05%+46,393+388.5%Added
Quantbot Technologies LP54,508$1.34M0.03%−265−0.5%Reduced
Verition Fund Management LLC49,845$1.22M0.01%−393,548−88.8%Reduced
Shay Capital LLC48,500$1.19M0.27%+48,500New
Ameriprise Financial Inc45,111$1.11M0.00%−5,466−10.8%Reduced
Diametric Capital, LP44,670$1.10M0.58%+44,670New
HRT Financial LP44,346$1.09M0.00%+21,134+91.0%Added
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.43,897$1.08M0.13%+43,897New
Barclays PLC43,632$1.07M0.00%−16,251−27.1%Reduced
Swiss National Bank40,600$996.3K0.00%−2,300−5.4%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC39,385$966.5K0.00%+26,461+204.7%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC35,535$872.0K0.02%+1,535+4.5%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.34,270$841.0K0.00%−11,830−25.7%Reduced
Intech Investment Management LLC33,802$829.5K0.01%−39,238−53.7%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.32,956$808.7K0.00%−111−0.3%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System31,860$782.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company29,804$731.4K0.00%+358+1.2%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc25,095$616.0K0.00%+904+3.7%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP24,791$608.4K0.00%−86,980−77.8%Reduced
Sugar Maple Asset Management, LLC23,900$586.5K0.46%−2,000−7.7%Reduced
Toroso Investments, LLC23,633$580.0K0.00%+23,633New
Prudential Financial Inc21,431$525.9K0.00%+1,323+6.6%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC19,809$486.1K0.00%+19,805+495,125.0%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc18,597$456.4K0.00%−700−3.6%Reduced
Creative Planning18,008$441.9K0.00%−2,634−12.8%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System17,906$439.4K0.00%−1,814−9.2%Reduced
Prelude Capital Management, LLC17,477$428.9K0.04%+6,446+58.4%Added
CWM Advisors, LLC15,975$392.0K0.04%−1,178−6.9%Reduced
Nebula Research & Development LLC15,823$388.3K0.03%+15,823New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans15,436$379.0K0.00%+762+5.2%Added
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co15,126$371.2K0.01%+15,126New
MetLife Investment Management14,652$359.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.14,563$357.4K0.00%+14,563New
Quantinno Capital Management LP13,057$320.4K0.00%+13,057New
Algert Global LLC12,540$307.7K0.01%+12,540New
Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp12,499$306.7K0.08%−24,731−66.4%Reduced
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue12,498$306.0K0.00%+1,428+12.9%Added
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.12,345$302.9K0.00%−2,530−17.0%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC12,347$302.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC10,863$266.6K0.01%+10,863New
Penn Capital Management Co Inc10,397$255.1K0.02%−460,179−97.8%Reduced
Quadrature Capital Ltd10,085$247.4K0.00%+10,085New
LPL Financial LLC10,006$245.6K0.00%+10,006New
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan10,000$245.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System9,800$240.5K0.00%+9,800New
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP9,754$239.4K0.00%+9,754New
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS9,700$238.0K0.00%+2,400+32.9%Added
ISAM Funds (UK) Ltd9,507$233.3K0.05%+9,507New