FORWARD AIR CORP FWRD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 349853101
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryArrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo
- HeadquartersDallas, TX
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($5.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $68.99. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($7.8m notional), 11 hold puts ($49.9m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 247 |
| Q4 2022 | 276 |
| Q1 2023 | 260 |
| Q2 2023 | 246 |
| Q3 2023 | 254 |
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 | 131 | 110 |
| Q1 2023 | 112 | 151 |
| Q2 2023 | 94 | 150 |
| Q3 2023 | 136 | 141 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $849.6k | $702.5k | 0.83 |
| Q1 2023 | $291.0k | $441.8k | 1.52 |
| Q2 2023 | $9.5m | $16.4m | 1.72 |
| Q3 2023 | $7.8m | $49.9m | 6.38 |
Biggest buyers
| Ancora Advisors LLC | New | +745.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +721.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +608.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +428.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +408.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | New | +405.4k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | New | +332.8k |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | New | +301.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +261.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | New | +258.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -1.6m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | Sold out | -960.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -679.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -562.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -317.4k |
| Vulcan Value Partners, LLC | Sold out | -267.3k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -217.3k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -157.4k |
| COMERICA BANK | Reduced | -66.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.4m63.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $976.1k14.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $941.7k13.7k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $543.0k7.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $474.3k6.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $275.0k4.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $185.0k2.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $61.9k900 shares |
| Ancora Advisors LLC | New | $2.1k10 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | New | $13.7m200.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $11.4m166.5k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $10.4m152.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $6.8m99.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $4.7m68.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1m16.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $673.7k9.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $632.4k9.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $343.7k5.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $6.9k100 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 |
|---|---|
CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-07-03
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Initial Statement is hereby amended and restated as follows: In connection with the publicly announced review of strategic alternatives by the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the "Board"), the Reporting Persons anticipate, subject to further due diligence and applicable internal approvals, to submit one or more non-binding proposals (any such proposal, a "Proposal") to the Board offering to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Persons do not already own for cash consideration, on terms and conditions to be set forth in any such proposal (any such transaction, a "Proposed Transaction"). The Reporting Persons previously entered into a standard confidentiality agreement with the Issuer in connection with the review of strategic alternatives… Full filing |
12.6% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-30 | 10.9% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Cetus Capital VI, L.P. (0.8%, 2026-05-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $110.2k | 1 | $353.7k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $901.5k | 1 | $252.6k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $753.1k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $407.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 13 | $2.3m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-25 | RUBLE CHRIS C Chief Operating Officer | Bought | $100.0k1.4k shares |
| 2023-08-25 | MITCHIN KYLE R Chief People Officer | Bought | $75.0k1.1k shares |
| 2023-08-22 | Ronning Nancee L Chief Commercial Officer | Bought | $20.4k315 shares |
| 2023-08-18 | Campbell C Robert Director | Bought | $321.6k5.0k shares |
| 2023-08-18 | Carlock Craig Director | Bought | $103.7k1.6k shares |
| 2023-08-18 | POLIT JAVIER Director | Bought | $64.6k1.0k shares |
| 2023-08-18 | Mayes George S JR Director | Bought | $32.0k500 shares |
| 2023-08-18 | LYNCH GEORGE M Director | Bought | $31.6k500 shares |
| 2023-08-18 | MITCHIN KYLE R Chief People Officer | Bought | $25.5k398 shares |
| 2023-08-17 | Schmitt Thomas President & CEO, director | Bought | $1.0m16.1k shares |
| 2023-08-17 | Tucker Laurie Anne Director | Bought | $244.9k4.0k shares |
| 2023-08-17 | ALLEN RONALD W Director | Bought | $128.1k2.0k shares |
| 2023-08-17 | Nayak Chitra Director | Bought | $102.0k1.6k shares |
| 2023-08-17 | Hance Michael L CLO and Secretary | Bought | $24.9k411 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $271.4m | Reduced -59.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $200.7m | Reduced -33.2k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.2m | Added +43.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $83.4m | Added +428.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $69.0m | Added +29.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 777.9k $53.5m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 745.6k $51.3m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 726.5k $49.9m | Added +721.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 683.6k $47.0m | Added +608.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 673.4k $46.3m | Added +45.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 671.4k $46.1m | Reduced -317.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 585.6k $40.3m | Added +17.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 534.8k $36.8m | Added +408.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 442.3k $30.4m | Added +230.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 440.4k $30.3m | Added +70.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 405.4k $27.9m | New |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 403.7k $27.8m | Reduced -5.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 332.8k $22.9m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.4k $22.8m | Added +19.1k |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.63% of their portfolio | 301.0k $20.7m | New |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 297.0k $20.4m | Added +17.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 283.8k $19.5m | Added +261.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 258.1k $17.7m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.9k $17.7m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.1k $17.2m | Added +88.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.2k $16.7m | Added +73.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 208.6k $14.3m | Added +200.6k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 178.2k $12.3m | Added +59.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.6k $11.1m | Added +74.0k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 154.9k $10.6m | Added +77.4k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 150.0k $10.3m | Added +22.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.3k $9.8m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.20% of their portfolio | 142.3k $9.8m | New |
| LONE PEAK GLOBAL INVESTORS LLC 2.85% of their portfolio | 142.1k $9.8m | New |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.9k $9.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 141.4k $9.7m | Reduced -562.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 138.0k $9.5m | Reduced -20.8k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 136.4k $9.4m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.3k $7.7m | Reduced -6.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.1k $7.7m | Reduced -44.5k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.46% of their portfolio | 111.7k $7.7m | Reduced -18.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.2k $6.7m | Added +93.4k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 96.3k $6.6m | Added +1.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.0k $6.6m | Added +84.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.9k $6.4m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.7k $5.6m | Added +4.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.9k $5.3m | Reduced -772 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.7k $5.3m | Added +40.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.5k $5.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 73.5k $5.0m | New |
| SG Capital Management LLC 2.11% of their portfolio | 72.1k $5.0m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.6k $4.9m | Reduced -217.3k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.98% of their portfolio | 67.9k $4.7m | Added +44.6k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 63.1k $4.3m | Reduced -200 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.1k $4.3m | New |
| Numerai GP LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 60.8k $4.2m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.4k $4.1m | Reduced -679.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.9k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.3k $3.9m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.4k $3.6m | Reduced -17.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.1k $3.4m | Added +38.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.4k $3.4m | Reduced -9.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.0k $3.3m | Added +63 |
| CLARK ESTATES INC/NY 0.55% of their portfolio | 44.0k $3.0m | New |
| RBA Wealth Management, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 41.1k $2.8m | Added +1.6k |
| SEVEN EIGHT CAPITAL, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 40.6k $2.8m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 40.5k $2.8m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $2.6m | Added +21.2k |
| Profit Investment Management, LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 38.3k $2.6m | Reduced -8.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.2k $2.5m | New |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 35.4k $2.4m | Reduced -3.5k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.7k $2.4m | Added +10.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.6k $2.4m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.8k $2.2m | Reduced -14.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.2k $2.1m | Added +18.7k |
| DUALITY ADVISERS, LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 30.4k $2.1m | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.1k $2.1m | Reduced -3.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $2.1m | Added +1.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.7k $2.0m | New |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 29.0k $2.0m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.7k $2.0m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.9k $1.9m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 27.6k $1.9m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $1.9m | Added +7.1k |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.38% of their portfolio | 27.2k $1.9m | Added +666 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 27.1k $1.9m | New |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 25.0k $1.7m | Reduced -49.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $1.7m | Reduced -39.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.8k $1.6m | New |
| ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 23.3k $1.6m | Added +1.1k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.8k $1.6m | Reduced -6.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $1.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.7k $1.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.5k $1.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $1.4m | New |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.4k $1.4m | Reduced -66.1k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.9k $1.4m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.7k $1.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.4k $1.3m | Added +14.3k |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 0.41% of their portfolio | 17.5k $1.2m | New |