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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, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Forward Air Corp as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
193
−6 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
29.5M
+2.04M (+7.4%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$493.0M
−$192.8M (−28.1%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
29
72 more added
Sold out
35
52 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 193 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 heldQ1 2026: $493.0M
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Forward Air Corp; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding FWRD in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.3,825,000$63.9M9.39%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.3,700,087$61.8M0.00%+299,283+8.8%Added
Irenic Capital Management LP1,229,819$20.6M1.86%00.0%Unchanged
Private Management Group Inc1,155,405$19.3M0.56%+226,598+24.4%Added
FMR LLC1,086,649$18.2M0.00%+124,781+13.0%Added
State Street Corp1,053,359$17.6M0.00%+103,575+10.9%Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,026,697$17.2M0.00%+1,026,697New
Paralel Advisors LLC975,000$16.3M0.68%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC898,220$15.0M0.00%+898,220New
Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd877,744$14.7M1.45%+27,868+3.3%Added
UBS Group AG755,967$12.6M0.00%+264,132+53.7%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.734,272$12.3M0.02%−50,459−6.4%Reduced
Littlejohn & Co LLC733,261$12.3M11.61%−1,693,098−69.8%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC551,560$9.22M0.00%+19,946+3.8%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc497,689$8.32M0.00%+15,745+3.3%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC492,806$8.23M0.01%+73,540+17.5%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA480,196$8.02M0.01%+75,490+18.7%Added
Morgan Stanley417,529$6.98M0.00%+73,458+21.3%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC415,342$6.94M0.00%+105,744+34.2%Added
HRT Financial LP407,185$6.80M0.02%+254,802+167.2%Added
Royce & Associates LP347,998$5.82M0.06%+66,445+23.6%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP318,858$5.33M0.00%+166,084+108.7%Added
Invesco Ltd.312,752$5.23M0.00%+43,792+16.3%Added
Bank of America Corp311,107$5.20M0.00%−73,601−19.1%Reduced
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.277,069$4.63M0.01%+140,244+102.5%Added
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP266,757$4.46M0.03%+147,372+123.4%Added
Shay Capital LLC266,375$4.45M0.63%+72,075+37.1%Added
Deutsche Bank AG259,311$4.33M0.00%−22,489−8.0%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc258,092$4.31M0.00%+14,927+6.1%Added
Mill Road Capital Management LLC226,750$3.79M1.99%+59,100+35.3%Added
Northern Trust Corp219,789$3.67M0.00%−153−0.1%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC211,539$3.53M0.01%+211,539New
Jump Financial, LLC196,800$3.29M0.05%+87,389+79.9%Added
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP191,722$3.20M0.03%+124,955+187.2%Added
PDT Partners, LLC189,125$3.16M0.19%+144,298+321.9%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC172,858$2.89M0.01%+10,244+6.3%Added
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.154,300$2.58M0.03%+95,000+160.2%Added
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co151,138$2.53M0.00%+151,138New
Allianz Asset Management GmbH150,408$2.51M0.00%−96,329−39.0%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP140,990$2.36M0.00%−131,133−48.2%Reduced
Diametric Capital, LP140,297$2.34M0.61%+22,961+19.6%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co144,207$2.27M0.00%+97,307+207.5%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp130,463$2.18M0.00%−9,991−7.1%Reduced
Citigroup Inc121,450$2.03M0.00%+954+0.8%Added
Group One Trading, L.P.115,509$1.93M0.06%−21,236−15.5%Reduced
IMC-Chicago, LLC111,562$1.86M0.03%+111,562New
Principal Financial Group Inc108,143$1.81M0.00%+2,302+2.2%Added
Carlyle Group Inc.107,214$1.79M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
AlpInvest Partners B.V.103,330$1.73M3.47%00.0%Unchanged
Millennium Management LLC103,094$1.72M0.00%+34,121+49.5%Added
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC95,601$1.60M0.02%−22,572−19.1%Reduced
Voleon Capital Management LP93,668$1.57M0.03%+93,668New
Rangeley Capital, LLC85,000$1.42M1.53%+9,000+11.8%Added
Nuveen, LLC80,160$1.34M0.00%−174,249−68.5%Reduced
Public Sector Pension Investment Board79,872$1.33M0.00%+3,116+4.1%Added
ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC78,241$1.31M0.08%+51,606+193.8%Added
Gsa Capital Partners LLP71,150$1.19M0.07%+71,150New
Rothschild Investment LLC70,019$1.17M0.06%−36−0.1%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers67,106$1.12M0.00%+1,613+2.5%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC54,639$913.0K0.00%+54,639New
Legal & General Group Plc50,829$849.4K0.00%−6,728−11.7%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.50,157$838.0K0.00%+40,872+440.2%Added
Covestor Ltd47,967$801.0K0.55%+9,137+23.5%Added
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al47,166$788.1K0.00%−51,722−52.3%Reduced
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd5,663$788.0K0.00%+5,663New
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.46,555$777.9K0.00%+46,555New
Engineers Gate Manager LP45,405$758.7K0.01%+45,405New
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.43,897$733.5K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
LPL Financial LLC42,315$707.1K0.00%−913−2.1%Reduced
XTX Topco Ltd41,500$693.5K0.01%+24,572+145.2%Added
American Century Companies Inc40,390$674.9K0.00%+4,379+12.2%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.26,629$665.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc39,674$663.0K0.00%−1,804−4.3%Reduced
Swiss National Bank39,400$658.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Axq Capital, LP38,397$641.6K0.08%+38,397New
Ameriprise Financial Inc36,633$612.1K0.00%−6,265−14.6%Reduced
Prelude Capital Management, LLC35,515$593.5K0.05%+6,320+21.6%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC35,035$585.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning33,895$566.4K0.00%+12,033+55.0%Added
Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC33,550$560.6K0.08%+13,352+66.1%Added
Integrity Financial Corp33,267$555.9K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
CWM Advisors, LLC31,137$520.3K0.03%+12,501+67.1%Added
Quantbot Technologies LP30,017$501.6K0.02%+4,365+17.0%Added
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co26,682$445.9K0.01%+281+1.1%Added
Walleye Trading LLC26,170$437.3K0.01%+4,410+20.3%Added
Cornerstone Wealth, LLC19,092$427.9K0.24%+19,092New
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.25,523$426.5K0.00%−187−0.7%Reduced
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC25,329$423.2K0.00%+25,329New
Price T Rowe Associates Inc24,343$407.0K0.00%+5,548+29.5%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC21,793$364.2K0.00%+185+0.9%Added
Prudential Financial Inc21,699$362.6K0.00%+2,050+10.4%Added
Brevan Howard Capital Management LP21,616$361.2K0.00%+1,037+5.0%Added
New York State Teachers Retirement System20,741$347.0K0.00%−11,119−34.9%Reduced
Quantinno Capital Management LP20,758$346.9K0.00%+4,155+25.0%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.20,628$344.7K0.00%+137+0.7%Added
Entropy Technologies, LP19,680$328.9K0.02%+10,287+109.5%Added
CenterBook Partners LP19,664$328.6K0.02%+4,811+32.4%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System19,068$318.6K0.00%−160−0.8%Reduced
Verition Fund Management LLC18,851$315.0K0.00%−45,181−70.6%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada18,391$307.0K0.00%−520−2.7%Reduced