FWRD Institutional Ownership
Who owns Forward Air Corp and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 186 funds reported holding FWRD at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 90.2% of the company.
- ▲112 buying vs 96 selling
- ▲Held by funds +3.0 pts
- ▼Funds holding -7
- ▼Superinvestors: 1 added, 3 cut
- ●Put/call not meaningful
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 186 | 193 | −3.6% |
| In funds' top 10 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 13F shares | 30.5M | 29.5M | +3.5% |
| Held by funds | 90.2% | 87.2% | +3.0 pts |
| New positions | 45 | 21 | +114.3% |
| Increased | 67 | 71 | −5.6% |
| Reduced | 44 | 50 | −12.0% |
| Sold out | 52 | 35 | +48.6% |
| Calls (shares) | 521K | 307K | +70.0% |
| Puts (shares) | 23K | 26K | −8.2% |
| Put/call ratio | 0.04 | 0.08 | −46.1% |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in FWRD
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Who owns FWRD
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds21.5%
- Active managers and hedge funds60.2%
- Banks and brokers17.6%
- Pensions, insurers and other0.7%
The top 10 holders own 52.2% of all FWRD shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Put/call ratio
funds' options, market makers left outAbove 1 means funds hold more puts than calls, a sign of hedging or bets on a fall. Options are valued at the underlying shares.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
25 funds changed their position- Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.Added+172K sh
- SummerHaven Investment Management, LLCNew+68K sh
- Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLCSold out−34K sh
- First Citizens Bank & Trust CoSold out−27K sh
- Inspire Investing, LLCTrimmed−10K sh
🔒 Free account: see all 20.
Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. | 11.32% | 3.8M | $51.7M | 0 |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 8.21% | 2.8M | $37.5M | −925K |
| 3 | Fmr LLC | 5.94% | 2M | $27.1M | +922K |
| 4 | Bracebridge Capital, LLC | 4.16% | 1.4M | $19M | +1.4M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.46% | 1.2M | $15.8M | +143K |
| 6 | Private Management Group Inc | 3.39% | 1.1M | $15.5M | −9,645 |
| 7 | CIBC World Market Inc. | 3.17% | 1.1M | $14.5M | +338K |
| 8 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 2.96% | 1M | $13.5M | +1M |
| 9 | Hrt Financial LP | 2.33% | 786K | $10.6M | +379K |
| 10 | Barclays PLC | 2.09% | 707K | $9.5M | +691K |
- Bracebridge Capital, LLC+1.4M sh+$19M
- D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.+1M sh+$13.5M
- Fmr LLC+922K sh+$12.5M
- Barclays PLC+691K sh+$9.3M
- Qube Research & Technologies Ltd+565K sh+$7.6M
- Timucuan Asset Management Inc/fl+399K sh+$5.4M
- Hrt Financial LP+379K sh+$5.1M
- Deutsche Bank Ag\+355K sh+$4.8M
- Irenic Capital Management LP−1.2M sh−$20.6M
- Paralel Advisors LLC−975K sh−$16.3M
- Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd−878K sh−$14.7M
- BlackRock, Inc.−925K sh−$12.5M
- Littlejohn & Co LLC−733K sh−$12.3M
- Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC−712K sh−$9.6M
- UBS Group AG−546K sh−$7.4M
- State Street Corp−474K sh−$6.4M
FWRD institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most FWRD stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of FWRD was Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., followed by BlackRock, Inc. and Fmr LLC. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of FWRD is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 90.2% of FWRD's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 87.2% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying FWRD?
In Q2 2026, 112 funds bought FWRD (45 of them new positions) and 96 sold (52 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 1 added and 3 cut. Our fund sentiment for FWRD is neutral.
What is FWRD's institutional put/call ratio?
Funds reported $316K of FWRD puts against $7M of calls, a put/call ratio of 0.04 (0.08 the quarter before). Market makers and bank trading desks are left out, since their options are mostly hedges.
How current is this FWRD ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.