ARCBEST CORP ARCB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 03937C105
American transportation holding company
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($5.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 23.4m as of 2024-04-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $142.41. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($43.9m notional), 17 hold puts ($56.9m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 259 |
| Q4 2022 | 260 |
| Q1 2023 | 279 |
| Q2 2023 | 275 |
| Q3 2023 | 281 |
| Q4 2023 | 310 |
| Q1 2024 | 318 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 114 | 123 |
| Q1 2023 | 127 | 137 |
| Q2 2023 | 134 | 135 |
| Q3 2023 | 132 | 149 |
| Q4 2023 | 141 | 148 |
| Q1 2024 | 131 | 169 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $71.2m | $22.3m | 0.31 |
| Q3 2023 | $30.3m | $28.3m | 0.94 |
| Q4 2023 | $55.7m | $28.4m | 0.51 |
| Q1 2024 | $43.9m | $56.9m | 1.30 |
Biggest buyers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +498.8k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +350.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +335.2k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | New | +171.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +105.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +72.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +64.1k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +55.4k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | New | +55.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +44.4k |
Biggest sellers
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -233.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -216.1k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -148.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -121.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Sold out | -87.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -76.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -67.2k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Reduced | -65.6k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | Reduced | -53.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -51.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $15.3m107.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $12.3m86.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.7m26.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $2.7m18.8k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $1.9m13.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.8m12.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m11.3k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $1.5m10.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.2m8.3k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Added | $812.2k5.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| Portman Square Capital LLP | New | $9.5m66.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $8.8m61.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.7m61.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.1m56.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $3.0m21.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.6m18.2k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $2.6m18.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.5m17.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.2m15.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $2.0m13.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-18 | 14.7% |
| Invesco Ltd. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 7.4% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.9% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution filed 2025-04-15 | 6.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (0.6%, 2026-08-06), ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. (4.6%, 2026-05-18), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.7m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $613.0k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $105.0k | 9 | $9.1m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $415.0k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $283.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | Gattis Erin K CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | Sold | $283.2k2.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $533.4m | Reduced -23.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $373.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $240.3m | Reduced -42.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $225.5m | Added +498.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $185.0m | Added +335.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 938.3k $133.7m | Added +5.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 868.0k $123.7m | Added +350.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 588.3k $83.8m | Reduced -24.8k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.16% of their portfolio | 549.8k $78.4m | Reduced -51.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 540.6k $77.0m | Added +15.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 505.4k $72.0m | Added +64.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 442.0k $63.0m | Added +44.4k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 433.3k $61.7m | Reduced -65.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 433.0k $61.7m | Reduced -29.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 426.8k $60.8m | Reduced -11.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 368.7k $52.5m | Added +7.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.2k $49.2m | Reduced -17.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 345.0k $49.2m | Reduced -21.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 273.8k $39.0m | Reduced -48.9k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 267.1k $38.1m | Reduced -15.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.5k $32.4m | Added +10.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.1k $32.2m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 193.5k $27.6m | Added +55.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.2k $26.4m | Reduced -20.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 183.3k $26.1m | Reduced -216.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 183.0k $26.1m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 171.2k $24.4m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 165.2k $23.5m | Added +14.5k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.1k $21.0m | Added +2.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 149.5k $21.3m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 143.2k $20.4m | Reduced -39.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.5k $19.9m | Added +105.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.8k $19.8m | Added +3.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 136.9k $19.5m | Added +34.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 135.7k $19.3m | Added +31.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.7k $15.2m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Orchard Capital Management, LLC 4.31% of their portfolio | 103.2k $14.7m | Added +1.4k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 103.2k $14.8m | Reduced -22.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 103.0k $14.7m | Reduced -67.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.4k $13.7m | Reduced -14.3k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 1.35% of their portfolio | 92.4k $13.2m | Added +564 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.6k $12.9m | Reduced -4.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.9k $12.4m | Reduced -17.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 85.0k $12.1m | Reduced -12.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.3k $11.0m | Unchanged |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 76.4k $10.9m | Added +295 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.2k $10.6m | Added +72.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 73.3k $10.4m | Added +16.8k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 72.4k $10.3m | Reduced -233.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.7k $10.1m | Reduced -425 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.5k $9.6m | Added +338 |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 62.7k $8.9m | Added +2.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.6k $8.2m | Added +27.7k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 55.0k $7.8m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 54.5k $7.8m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 48.5k $6.9m | Reduced -600 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.7k $6.7m | Reduced -700 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 46.4k $6.6m | Added +37.6k |
| FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. 0.54% of their portfolio | 43.0k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.5k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 41.5k $5.9m | Added +39.0k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 39.7k $5.7m | Added +37.9k |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 1.76% of their portfolio | 38.7k $5.5m | Reduced -12.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.1k $5.4m | Added +15.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.7k $5.2m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 36.5k $5.2m | Reduced -53.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.5k $5.2m | Added +10.3k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 36.2k $5.2m | Reduced -829 |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 33.5k $4.8m | Added +23.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.7k $4.5m | Added +416 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.4k $4.3m | Added +27.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $4.2m | Reduced -893 |
| Horrell Capital Management, Inc. 1.16% of their portfolio | 29.4k $4.2m | Added +147 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.9k $3.8m | Added +24.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.8k $3.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Elm Ridge Management, LLC 4.24% of their portfolio | 26.4k $3.8m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.4k $3.6m | Added +694 |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 24.7k $3.5m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.3k $3.5m | Reduced -15.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.7k $3.4m | Reduced -1.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.7k $3.2m | Reduced -3.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $3.1m | Reduced -3.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $3.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| JOHN G ULLMAN & ASSOCIATES INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 21.2k $3.0m | Reduced -525 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.2k $3.0m | Added +2.3k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 21.1k $3.0m | Reduced -18.5k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.0k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.7k $3.0m | Added +268 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.7k $2.9m | Added +7.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.6k $2.9m | Reduced -558 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.7k $2.8m | Reduced -4.6k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 17.7k $2.5m | Reduced -148.4k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.2k $2.5m | Added +13.9k |
| Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 16.3k $2.3m | Reduced -635 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.1k $2.3m | Reduced -787 |
| MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 0.75% of their portfolio | 15.7k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.6k $2.2m | Added +281 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.4k $2.2m | New |
| Inspire Investing, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 15.0k $2.1m | Added +4.3k |
| Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.0k $2.1m | Unchanged |