Institutional ownership · Form 13F
FWRD institutional ownership
Forward Air Corporation - Common Stock: reported institutional holdings as of 2026-06-30 (filed through 2026-08-31), aggregated by StockEyes from SEC Form 13F information tables. FWRD is one of 2732 tickers in the validated publication set. Mapping coverage in this publication set: 4562 of 6046 universe tickers have at least one validated CUSIP mapping (75.5%). Latest-quarter filed value resolved to any listed ticker: 77.3%; resolved to this universe: 77.2%.
FWRD: change since the prior quarter's filings
The number of reporting managers slipped from 188 in the quarter ended 2026-03-31 to 186 in the quarter ended 2026-06-30 (-2, 1.1%). Total reported shares rose to 30,471,801 (+1,022,617, 3.5%), against the direction of the manager count. Among the 18 managers listed as top holders in both quarters, the largest increases were FMR LLC (+921,615 shares) and DEUTSCHE BANK AG (+354,530 shares), among 9 managers who added shares, and the largest decreases were BlackRock, Inc. (-925,487 shares) and UBS Group AG (-545,821 shares), among 8 managers who reduced shares. Bracebridge Capital, LLC (1,404,913 shares), D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. (1,000,105 shares) and 10 more entered the listed top holders; Irenic Capital Management LP (1,229,819 shares in the prior quarter), Paralel Advisors LLC (975,000 shares in the prior quarter) and 10 more dropped out of the listed top holders.
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Reported totals, quarter ended 2026-06-30
186 reporting managers held 30,471,801 shares, reported value $400,729,925 exactly as filed. Values are position values transcribed from the filings, not current market prices.
Reported quarter-over-quarter change (quarter ended 2026-03-31 to quarter ended 2026-06-30): reporting managers -2, reported shares +1,022,617 (+3.47%), reported value -16.86%. These changes compare two filing snapshots.
Shares outstanding check: 32,481,000 shares reported by the issuer (SEC XBRL, period ended 2026-06-30). Reported 13F shares equal 93.8% of that figure. This page passed the publication sanity gate before listing.
FWRD in this quarter's filings
Concentration check: the largest reported position, CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. with 3,825,000 shares, is 12.6% of all shares reported for FWRD this quarter. The five largest reporting managers together account for 36.7% of the reported total, so the headline total is spread across a broad manager base rather than a few holders.
Reported quarter-over-quarter change: the reporting-manager count fell by 2 versus the quarter ended 2026-03-31, and reported shares moved +3.47% (+1,022,617 shares). That is a comparison of two filing snapshots, not a record of trades on any single day.
Shares-outstanding cross-check: reported 13F shares equal 93.8% of the issuer share count used at the publication gate (32,481,000 shares, issuer period ended 2026-06-30). The gate publishes a ticker only when that relationship is plausible; lending chains can push reported totals above a simple ownership share, which is why the figure is a sanity check and not an ownership percentage.
Largest reporting managers, FWRD
| # | Manager | Shares | Value as filed | Share of reported total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. | 3,825,000 | $51,675,750 | 12.6% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2,774,600 | $37,484,847 | 9.1% |
| 3 | FMR LLC | 2,008,264 | $27,131,652 | 6.6% |
| 4 | Bracebridge Capital, LLC | 1,404,913 | $18,980,375 | 4.6% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,169,316 | $15,797,459 | 3.8% |
| 6 | PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC | 1,145,760 | $15,479,218 | 3.8% |
| 7 | CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | 1,072,138 | $14,484,584 | 3.5% |
| 8 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 1,000,105 | $13,511,419 | 3.3% |
| 9 | BARCLAYS PLC | 706,620 | $9,546,437 | 2.3% |
| 10 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 613,841 | $8,292,992 | 2.0% |
| 11 | BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | 596,864 | $8,063,633 | 2.0% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 581,416 | $7,856,372 | 1.9% |
| 13 | STATE STREET CORP | 579,828 | $7,833,476 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 565,049 | $7,633,812 | 1.9% |
| 15 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 492,458 | $6,653,108 | 1.6% |
Manager names and figures are transcribed from each manager's own Form 13F information table. A manager listing shares in this snapshot does not mean it holds them today.
Reported change, 2026-03-31 to 2026-06-30
| Quarter ended | Filed through | Reporting managers | Reported shares | Value as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-29 | 188 | 29,449,184 | $482,013,162 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-31 | 186 | 30,471,801 | $400,729,925 |
Every change figure on this page is a reported quarter-over-quarter change between filing snapshots. It is not real-time trading activity.
FWRD reported totals over time
Quarter ended 2026-06-30: 186 reporting managers · 30,471,801 reported shares · $400,729,925 value as filed.
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Quarter-end 13F filed data, long positions only; filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end.
CUSIPs behind the FWRD total
The validated bridge mapped 1 current CUSIP(s) to FWRD for this quarter: 34986A104. Option pseudo-CUSIPs, units, warrants, and preferred classes are excluded from these common-share totals. Mapping coverage in this publication set: 4562 of 6046 universe tickers have at least one validated CUSIP mapping (75.5%). Latest-quarter filed value resolved to any listed ticker: 77.3%; resolved to this universe: 77.2%.
What this page is and is not
Form 13F reports are quarterly holdings snapshots. Managers file up to about 45 days after quarter-end, so these figures describe reported positions as of the quarter-end date, not holdings today. 13F lists reportable long positions from managers above the SEC reporting threshold and omits short positions entirely.
This page is informational only. It is not investment advice, a recommendation, or a signal to buy or sell. Source: SEC Form 13F bulk data set for filings through 2026-08-31 (period ended 2026-06-30), joined to tickers through StockEyes' validated CUSIP bridge. Methodology and coverage are documented on the institutional ownership hub.
Insider transactions for FWRD (officer and director buys and sells) are covered by InsiderTrace: insidertrace.com/stock/fwrd. StockEyes does not duplicate insider transaction tables.
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