Heartland Express Inc (HTLD) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

83,029,907Shares Outstanding

912,588Shares held by institutions

$10,567,769Value of institutional holdings

60.33%Institutional ownership %

2.97%Shares Changed QoQ

164No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

According to SEC filings for the period ending December 2025, Heartland Express Inc (NASDAQ:HTLD) is held by 162 institutional firms.

The percentage of Heartland Express owned by institutions changed from 48.8% in September 2025 to 47.6% in December 2025, marking a slight down trend.
On a quarter-over-quarter basis, institutional holdings shifted by 2.30%, with a year-over-year a decrease of 8.47% in the count of filers.
Among the 162 institutional holders of Heartland Express, 79 added to their stakes while 60 trimmed their positions and 23 held steady.
This class of investors increased its holdings in Heartland Express to 36.06Mn shares for the 13F-cycle ending December 2025, up by 810.83K shares quarter on quarter, and down 3.61Mn shares year over year.
BlackRock, Inc. continues to be the largest institutional holder of Heartland Express as of December 31, 2025, with a position of 6.89Mn shares, representing 9.09% of the company's outstanding stock.
Among the most significant buyers of Heartland Express during December 2025 were Wallace Capital Management Inc. (374.87K), PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. (290.00K), UBS Group AG (251.67K), BlackRock, Inc. (239.30K), AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC (208.91K).
Leading sellers of Heartland Express stock in December 2025 included VANGUARD GROUP INC (860.92K), MORGAN STANLEY (204.89K), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (184.88K), ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (164.74K), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (152.68K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Heartland Express for the quarter ending December 2025 included BlackRock, Inc. (6.89Mn), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (3.67Mn), VANGUARD GROUP INC (3.03Mn), GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (2.19Mn), STATE STREET CORP (1.96Mn), AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC (1.64Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (1.17Mn), HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (1.15Mn), CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (1.09Mn), AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC (1.01Mn).

162 Institutional Holders

912,588 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	6,888,360	239,304	3.60%	$62,201,895.00
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	3,672,502	-184,885	-4.79%	$33,163,494.00
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	3,028,646	-860,920	-22.13%	$27,348,673.00
GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	2,192,807	167,962	8.30%	$19,801,047.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	1,961,907	35,355	1.84%	$17,754,989.00
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,642,012	105,394	6.86%	$14,827,368.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	1,166,940	-66,676	-5.40%	$10,538,849.00
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	31 Dec, 2025	1,149,008	-4,230	-0.37%	$10,375,542.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,090,216	166,236	17.99%	$9,844,650.00
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	31 Dec, 2025	1,008,401	208,910	26.13%	$9,106,255.00
Wallace Capital Management Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	946,374	374,874	65.59%	$8,545,762.00
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP	31 Dec, 2025	845,668	33,420	4.11%	$7,636,382.00
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP	31 Dec, 2025	743,600	57,900	8.44%	$6,714,708.00
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	552,064	27,190	5.18%	$4,985,138.00
UBS Group AG	31 Dec, 2025	529,514	251,670	90.58%	$4,781,512.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	458,417	-204,886	-30.89%	$4,139,508.00
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	31 Dec, 2025	437,221	151,466	53.01%	$3,948,106.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	432,897	-28,802	-6.24%	$3,909,059.00
Empowered Funds, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	374,948	37,190	11.01%	$3,385,780.00
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	31 Dec, 2025	369,241	-25,065	-6.36%	$3,334,246.00

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