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 ($16.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 60.0m as of 2026-05-01, 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 ≈ $29.41. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($244.1k notional), 5 hold puts ($1.5m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 242 |
| Q3 2024 | 257 |
| Q4 2024 | 258 |
| Q1 2025 | 257 |
| Q2 2025 | 240 |
| Q3 2025 | 226 |
| Q4 2025 | 220 |
| Q1 2026 | 241 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 131 | 130 |
| Q3 2024 | 128 | 117 |
| Q4 2024 | 131 | 109 |
| Q1 2025 | 127 | 130 |
| Q2 2025 | 128 | 133 |
| Q3 2025 | 101 | 134 |
| Q4 2025 | 107 | 131 |
| Q1 2026 | 131 | 98 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $1.2m | — |
| Q3 2025 | $239.2k | $294.5k | 1.23 |
| Q4 2025 | $222.1k | $3.0k | 0.01 |
| Q1 2026 | $244.1k | $1.5m | 6.27 |
Biggest buyers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.8m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +861.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +799.7k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC | New | +443.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +390.4k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | Added | +305.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | Added | +303.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +302.8k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC | New | +284.2k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Added | +280.0k |
Biggest sellers
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -925.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | Reduced | -877.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -851.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -558.2k |
| Turas Capital Management LP | Sold out | -447.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -438.4k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -428.4k |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. | Reduced | -240.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -218.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $244.1k8.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $626.4k21.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $444.1k15.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $285.3k9.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $94.1k3.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $79.4k2.7k 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 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 6 | $12.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 6 | $11.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 6 | $10.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 6 | $11.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $99.3k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | DOWNING ERIC J Exec VP and COO | Sold | $49.3k1.4k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | DOWNING ERIC J Exec VP and COO | Sold | $50.0k1.4k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.8m $260.1m | Reduced -104.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $141.4m | Added +861.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $111.6m | Added +148.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $103.7m | First filing |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 1.70% of their portfolio | 3.1m $89.8m | Added +305.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $79.0m | Added +245.8k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $76.5m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $75.2m | Added +67.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $69.3m | Reduced -438.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $57.4m | Reduced -558.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $56.5m | Added +1.8m |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 6.24% of their portfolio | 1.5m $44.7m | Reduced -428.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $44.2m | Added +21.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $44.0m | Reduced -173.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $42.7m | Added +57.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $32.9m | Added +302.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $32.6m | Added +799.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 863.6k $25.4m | Added +194.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 832.8k $24.5m | Added +390.4k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 784.0k $23.1m | Reduced -877.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 772.8k $22.7m | Added +52.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 685.7k $20.4m | Reduced -925.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 593.2k $17.4m | Added +303.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 583.5k $17.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. 0.53% of their portfolio | 553.4k $16.3m | Reduced -240.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 548.6k $16.1m | Reduced -72.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 510.8k $15.0m | Added +186.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 490.9k $14.4m | Reduced -108.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 464.4k $13.7m | Reduced -114.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 445.6k $13.1m | Reduced -851.5k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 443.5k $13.1m | New |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 421.7k $12.4m | Added +65.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 388.4k $11.4m | First filing |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 371.6k $10.9m | Reduced -20.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 315.5k $9.3m | Added +280.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 310.0k $9.1m | Added +174.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 299.0k $8.8m | Reduced -111.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 291.2k $8.6m | Added +5.9k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 284.2k $8.4m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 258.4k $7.6m | Reduced -218.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 256.4k $7.5m | Added +210.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 223.5k $6.6m | Added +87.8k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 214.3k $6.3m | Reduced -22.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 214.2k $6.3m | Added +6.8k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 208.6k $6.1m | Added +4.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.4k $6.0m | Reduced -1.2k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 187.0k $5.5m | Reduced -20.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 182.5k $5.4m | Reduced -235 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.8k $5.0m | Reduced -4.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.2k $4.9m | Added +17.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.2k $4.7m | Added +91.8k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 151.5k $4.5m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.3k $4.3m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.2k $4.2m | Added +38.4k |
| Longaeva Partners L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 133.7k $3.9m | New |
| Meros Investment Management, LP 1.66% of their portfolio | 130.2k $3.8m | Added +56.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.3k $3.7m | Added +2.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.0k $3.6m | Added +121.9k |
| Vestcor Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 120.5k $3.5m | Reduced -64.9k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 118.9k $3.5m | Added +33.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.0k $3.5m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.0k $3.5m | Added +108.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.7k $2.9m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.7k $2.9m | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.0k $2.6m | Added +11.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.9k $2.5m | Added +6.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.5k $2.4m | Added +12.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.6k $2.3m | Reduced -173 |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 76.4k $2.2m | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.7k $2.2m | Reduced -20.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.9k $2.1m | Added +15.9k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 72.1k $2.1m | New |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.6k $2.0m | Added +49.9k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 65.5k $1.9m | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.8k $1.9m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.3k $1.9m | Added +48.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.2k $1.8m | Added +5.3k |
| ROWLANDMILLER & PARTNERS.ADV 0.37% of their portfolio | 61.6k $1.8m | Reduced -23.1k |
| DEAN INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 58.9k $1.7m | Reduced -20.9k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 56.4k $1.7m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.9k $1.6m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.6k $1.6m | Reduced -26.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.1k $1.6m | Added +5.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.7k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.2k $1.5m | Reduced -7.2k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.4k $1.5m | First filing |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.2k $1.4m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.6k $1.4m | Reduced -190.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.8k $1.3m | Added +37.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.7k $1.2m | New |
| Dean Capital Management 0.50% of their portfolio | 41.3k $1.2m | Reduced -13.0k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 40.6k $1.2m | New |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.1k $1.2m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.1k $1.1m | New |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.3k $1.1m | Added +8.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $947.9k | Added +9.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $930.4k | Added +7.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.5k $927.1k | Reduced -1.3k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.3k $921.0k | Unchanged |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.8k $876.0k | Reduced -666 |