WERNER ENTERPRISES INC WERN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 950755108
American freight carrier and transportation and logistics company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryTrucking (No Local)
- HeadquartersOmaha, NE
- Founded1956
- Websitewerner.com
- 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 ($8.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 63.4m as of 2024-05-02, 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 ≈ $39.07. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($1.8m notional), 3 hold puts ($492.6k).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 268 |
| Q4 2022 | 276 |
| Q1 2023 | 274 |
| Q2 2023 | 266 |
| Q3 2023 | 255 |
| Q4 2023 | 248 |
| Q1 2024 | 252 |
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 | 131 |
| Q1 2023 | 124 | 138 |
| Q2 2023 | 115 | 148 |
| Q3 2023 | 144 | 124 |
| Q4 2023 | 127 | 122 |
| Q1 2024 | 131 | 114 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $1.3m | $4.7m | 3.58 |
| Q3 2023 | $627.1k | $9.4m | 15.03 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.0m | $237.1k | 0.23 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.8m | $492.6k | 0.27 |
Biggest buyers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.5m |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC | Added | +680.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +239.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +236.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +207.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +196.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +160.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +118.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +92.3k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +84.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -791.5k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | Reduced | -479.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -309.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -242.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -239.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | Reduced | -208.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -154.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -122.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -116.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -101.3k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.8m45.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $15.0k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $418.6k10.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $74.0k1.9k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 2025-07-17 | 14.4% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution -1.7 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 6.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.9% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.1% |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC (4.7%, 2026-02-11), FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP (0.3%, 2026-01-30)
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 | 1 | $49.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $3.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-06 | WELLMAN ALEXI Director | Bought | $3.8k100 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 | 8.0m $312.7m | Reduced -309.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.3m $247.4m | Reduced -95.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.2m $166.1m | Reduced -122.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.2m $164.7m | Added +236.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $152.0m | Added +74.5k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 3.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $115.3m | Added +680.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $93.9m | Added +32.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $65.5m | Added +1.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $57.9m | Added +45.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $55.6m | Added +48.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.0m | Added +239.8k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 1.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $47.5m | Added +6.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.1m | Added +118.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 743.5k $29.1m | Reduced -969 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 742.8k $29.1m | Reduced -242.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 696.5k $27.2m | Reduced -154.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 614.4k $24.0m | Added +18.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 531.7k $20.8m | Added +160.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 531.2k $20.7m | Reduced -116.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 478.6k $18.7m | Added +27.1k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.28% of their portfolio | 458.7k $17.9m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 422.0k $16.5m | Added +196.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 409.8k $16.0m | Reduced -18.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 405.2k $15.9m | Added +26.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 396.5k $15.5m | Added +92.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 384.0k $15.0m | Added +69.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.03% of their portfolio | 352.6k $13.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 342.9k $13.4m | Added +5.9k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 327.9k $12.8m | Added +84.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 313.4k $12.3m | Reduced -3.8k |
| SPEECE THORSON CAPITAL GROUP INC 2.32% of their portfolio | 306.2k $12.0m | Added +53.4k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 305.5k $12.0m | Added +39.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 241.0k $9.4m | Reduced -23.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 239.5k $9.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 223.9k $8.8m | Added +207.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.3k $8.6m | Added +11.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.0k $8.6m | Added +50.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.2k $8.1m | Reduced -67.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.0k $7.6m | Reduced -53.6k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.26% of their portfolio | 189.7k $7.4m | Added +10.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 186.6k $7.3m | Added +11.6k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 180.0k $7.0m | Added +7.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.2k $6.9m | Added +83.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 173.9k $6.8m | Added +3.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.8k $6.7m | Reduced -2.4k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 164.7k $6.4m | Reduced -39.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 158.1k $6.2m | Reduced -101.3k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.8k $2.3m | Reduced -479.5k |
| DEAN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 138.1k $5.4m | Added +5.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.8k $5.4m | Added +61.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.3k $5.3m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Vestcor Inc 0.18% of their portfolio | 131.5k $5.1m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.0k $5.1m | Added +23.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.6k $4.6m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 114.7k $4.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| ROWLANDMILLER & PARTNERS.ADV 0.92% of their portfolio | 111.5k $4.4m | Reduced -749 |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.5k $4.3m | Added +30.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.6k $4.3m | Reduced -35.6k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 107.0k $4.2m | Added +82.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.7k $4.0m | Reduced -18.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.4k $3.8m | Added +1.2k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 85.9k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.5k $3.3m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.7k $3.1m | Added +272 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.4k $3.1m | Added +13.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.0k $3.1m | Added +32.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.2k $2.9m | Added +1.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.5k $2.8m | Reduced -239.8k |
| Advisors Preferred, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 70.7k $2.7m | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.5k $2.7m | Added +6.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.1k $2.7m | Added +9.9k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 66.5k $2.6m | Reduced -895 |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 65.8k $2.6m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.0k $2.5m | Added +700 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.4k $2.4m | Reduced -3.4k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.5k $2.2m | Added +762 |
| DUALITY ADVISERS, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 54.8k $2.1m | Added +49.2k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 54.5k $2.1m | Added +30.2k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 54.5k $2.1m | Added +3.3k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 47.3k $1.9m | Added +2.5k |
| Dean Capital Management 1.08% of their portfolio | 47.3k $1.9m | Added +2.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.3k $1.9m | Reduced -285 |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 46.0k $1.8m | Added +2.8k |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.04% of their portfolio | 45.8k $1.8m | Added +17.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.2k $1.7m | Added +2.2k |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.9k $1.7m | Added +3.7k |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.4k $1.7m | Added +16.7k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.8k $1.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.8k $1.5m | Added +12.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.7k $1.4m | Added +4.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.7k $1.3m | New |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.3k $1.3m | Reduced -3.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $1.3m | Added +12.4k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 33.1k $1.3m | Added +8.3k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 33.0k $1.3m | Added +27.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $1.3m | Added +6.1k |
| Semanteon Capital Management, LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 32.3k $1.3m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.8k $1.2m | Added +1.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $1.2m | Added +744 |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.2m | Reduced -668 |