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166 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in Forward Air in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 57

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 173 → 166 (-7)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.66B → $1.35B (-$304M)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 30

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $971K | Put options by funds: $1.3M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
166
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.05%
% of All Funds
4.63%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
24
Increased
62
Reduced
57
Closed
30
Calls
$971K
Puts
$1.3M
Net Calls
-$328K
Net Calls Change
+$173K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
+$50.2M
2
DCM
Daruma Capital Management
New York
+$28.9M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$25.9M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$20M
5
SAM
Scopus Asset Management
New York
+$13.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$59.3M
2
IP
Interval Partners
New York
-$15.4M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$8.46M
4
BPIM
Brant Point Investment Management
New York
-$7.58M
5
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
-$6.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACM
51
American Capital Management
New York
$3.29M +$236K +5,000 +7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
52
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.23M -$37.8K -800 -1%
Citadel Advisors
53
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.98M -$6.33M -133,963 -65%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
54
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.66M +$1.79K +38 +0.1%
SB
55
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.55M +$2.9M +61,396 New
MOACM
56
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$2.51M +$472K +10,000 +20%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
57
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.34M -$4.72K -100 -0.2%
RhumbLine Advisers
58
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.22M -$34.5K -731 -1%
AllianceBernstein
59
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.95M -$57.1K -1,210 -3%
PPA
60
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.91M -$704K -14,910 -24%
TA
61
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.91M +$74.2K +1,571 +4%
CIM
62
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$1.73M +$199K +4,217 +11%
BG
63
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.71M +$2.79K +59 +0.1%
CS
64
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.68M +$565K +11,953 +42%
Swiss National Bank
65
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.67M +$264K +5,600 +16%
RFC
66
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$1.59M -$720K -15,250 -29%
PIM
67
Profit Investment Management
Maryland
$1.57M -$446K -9,437 -20%
NFA
68
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.56M – – –
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
69
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.42M -$642K -13,600 -28%
TAM
70
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.35M +$1.54M +32,510 New
Comerica Bank
71
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.33M -$1.5M -31,742 -50%
NCM
72
Newland Capital Management
New York
$1.27M -$1.81M -38,290 -55%
GA
73
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$1.27M +$1.44M +30,530 New
GPC
74
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
$1.25M +$472K +10,000 +50%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
75
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.2M – – –
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FWRD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

166 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Forward Air (FWRD) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.35B — down 18% from $1.66B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of FWRD and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.

The largest buyer was Virtus Fund Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $50.2M. The largest seller was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, exiting entirely with an estimated $59.3M sold.

  • 166 institutional investors held Forward Air (FWRD) as of Q3 2015, down from 173 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.35B of Forward Air stock for Q3 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Forward Air positions in Q3 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Forward Air buyer in Q3 2015 was Virtus Fund Advisers, an estimated $50.2M added.
  • The largest Forward Air seller in Q3 2015 was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, an estimated $59.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.