Forward Air FWRD Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

Forward Air Corp (NASDAQ:FWRD) has 189 institutional investors with active 13F positions as of March 2026.

• Their combined ownership stood at 9324.3% of outstanding shares in March 2026, down from 9565.4% in December 2025.
• Their total shares held in FWRD increased 12.01% quarter over quarter, and separately, investors owning Forward Air decreased 4.55% from a year ago.
• Activity in FWRD broke down as 101 buyers, 51 sellers, and 37 unchanged among 189 total holders.
• In total, institutional investors held 29.46Mn shares in Forward Air as of March 2026, up by 3.16Mn shares quarter on quarter, and down 6.64Mn shares year over year.
• CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. holds the largest position in FWRD at 3.82Mn shares as of March 31, 2026, or 1210.44% of shares outstanding.
• Top purchasers of FWRD stock for the quarter ending March 2026 included VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (1.03Mn), VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (898.22K), BlackRock, Inc. (299.28K), UBS Group AG (264.13K), HRT FINANCIAL LP (254.8K).
• Top sellers of FWRD stock for the quarter ending March 2026 included LITTLEJOHN & CO LLC (1.69Mn), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (228.24K), Nuveen, LLC (174.25K), SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP (131.13K), SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC (119.93K).
• Business Quant data shows the 10 biggest positions in Forward Air as of March 2026 are held by CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. (3.82Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (3.7Mn), Irenic Capital Management LP (1.23Mn), PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC (1.16Mn), FMR LLC (1.09Mn), State Street Corp (1.05Mn), VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (1.03Mn), Paralel Advisors LLC (975.0K), VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (898.22K), Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd (877.74K).