Forward Air Ownership | Who Owns Forward Air?

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Forward Air Ownership Summary

Forward Air is owned by 99.71% institutional investors, 1.86% insiders. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 17.25% of FWRD shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 4.30% of its assets in Forward Air shares.

FWRD Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Forward Air	99.71%	1.86%	-1.57%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	67.86%	16.45%	15.69%
Industry	Logistics Stocks	42.47%	22.22%	35.31%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	4.53M	17.25%	$86.24M
Clearlake capital group	3.83M	12.35%	$51.68M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.77M	8.96%	$37.48M
Vanguard group	2.34M	7.56%	$58.56M
Fmr	2.01M	6.48%	$27.13M
Ridgemont partners management	1.94M	6.37%	$49.68M
Ancora advisors	1.48M	4.85%	$37.82M
Bracebridge capital	1.40M	4.54%	$18.98M
Vanguard capital management	1.17M	3.78%	$15.80M
Private management group	1.15M	3.70%	$15.48M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Ridgemont partners management	1.94M	100.00%	$49.68M
Littlejohn	733.26K	11.60%	$12.25M
Clearlake capital group	3.83M	9.78%	$51.68M
Alpinvest partners b.v.	103.33K	2.33%	$1.40M
Mill road capital management	292.25K	1.95%	$3.95M
Union square park capital management	150.00K	1.37%	$3.85M
Ancora advisors	1.48M	0.76%	$37.82M
Rangeley capital	55.00K	0.68%	$743.05K
J. goldman & co lp	955.64K	0.62%	$24.50M
Gallo partners, lp	25.84K	0.49%	$662.41K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Bracebridge capital	1.40M	0.34%	1.40M
D. e. shaw	1.00M	0.01%	1.00M
Fmr	2.01M	0.00%	921.62K
Barclays	706.62K	0.00%	691.10K
Qube research	565.05K	0.01%	565.05K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Pacer advisors	-	-	-2.13M
Littlejohn	733.26K	11.60%	-1.69M
Scopus asset management	-	-	-1.30M
Mfn partners management, lp	-	-	-1.29M
Irenic capital management lp	-	-	-1.23M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Bracebridge capital	1.40M	0.34%	1.40M	$18.98M
Qube research	565.05K	0.01%	565.05K	$7.63M
Sixth street partners management company	425.29K	0.00%	425.29K	$5.75M
Timucuan asset management inc/fl	398.55K	0.20%	398.55K	$5.38M
Diameter capital partners lp	350.00K	0.33%	350.00K	$4.73M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Dinuzzo private wealth	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
Annis gardner whiting capital advisors	-2.00
Mendota financial group	-3.00
Sjs investment consulting	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	205	-0.49%	30,883,253	4.87%	99	1.10%	118	21.65%	44	-21.43%
Mar 31, 2026	198	-9.59%	27,792,210	-6.56%	89	0.97%	94	-6.93%	53	-23.19%
Dec 31, 2025	89	-60.09%	13,887,014	-59.18%	44	0.36%	43	-61.26%	27	-55.74%
Sep 30, 2025	95	-51.03%	16,169,195	-50.58%	53	0.46%	51	-45.74%	25	-56.14%
Jun 30, 2025	5	-97.69%	13,391	-99.96%	-	0.00%	2	-97.56%	1	-98.63%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	1.36M	4.30%	590.00
Fidelity Value	1.19M	3.77%	-
SRH Total Return Fund	975.00K	3.09%	-
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	888.37K	2.81%	103.50K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	888.37K	2.81%	103.50K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	888.37K	2.63%	-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	776.69K	2.55%	-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	587.13K	1.86%	-10.46K
Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core IS	456.50K	1.65%	402.13K
Federated Hermes MDT SCC Institutional	456.50K	1.65%	402.13K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Nov 06, 2025	Cetus Capital VI, L.P.	-	Sell	$6.36K
Nov 06, 2025	Cetus Capital VI, L.P.	-	Sell	$1.63M
Oct 20, 2025	Cetus Capital VI, L.P.	-	Buy	$3.85M
Oct 20, 2025	Cetus Capital VI, L.P.	-	Buy	$188.60K
Nov 10, 2025	Cetus Capital VI, L.P.	-	Sell	$1.94M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	-

FWRD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Forward Air?

Forward Air shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 99.71%, followed by 1.86% insiders and -1.57% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Forward Air's industry, Logistics Stocks, is 42.47%, which Forward Air exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Forward Air?

Forward Air’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (4.53M shares, 17.25%), Clearlake capital group (3.82M shares, 12.35%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.77M shares, 8.96%). Together, they hold 38.56% of Forward Air’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Forward Air?

Yes, BlackRock owns 17.25% of Forward Air, totaling 4.53M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 86.24M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -156K shares, a -3.32% change.

Who is Forward Air’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Ridgemont partners management is Forward Air’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 100.00% of its assets in 1.94M Forward Air shares, valued at 49.68M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Forward Air shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Forward Air shares, with 4.30% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.36M Forward Air shares.

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