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196 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Forward Air in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

548% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.9M | Put options by funds: $447K

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.35B → $1.53B (+$186M)

0.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.65% → 95.68% (-0.97%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 206 → 196 (-10)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 31

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 87

Holders
196
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-4.85%
% of All Funds
3.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
57
Reduced
87
Closed
31
Calls
$2.9M
Puts
$447K
Net Calls
+$2.45M
Net Calls Change
+$3.19M

Top Buyers

1
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$31.3M
2
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
+$25.8M
3
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
+$23.5M
4
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
+$6.53M
5
IECM
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Illinois
+$6.42M

Top Sellers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$50.5M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.6M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$5.06M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$4.79M
5
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
-$4.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
51
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$3.67M +$82.3K +1,500 +2%
Swiss National Bank
52
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.64M +$32.9K +600 +1%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
53
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$3.6M +$2.69K +49 +0.1%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
54
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$3.55M -$149K -2,720 -4%
MAM
55
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.48M -$2.85M -51,998 -46%
EMFAT
56
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.18M +$3.05M +55,495 New
PIM
57
Profit Investment Management
Maryland
$3.11M +$224K +4,091 +8%
CTA
58
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
$2.93M -$91.9K -1,675 -3%
SBH
59
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$2.74M -$1.16M -21,187 -31%
Prudential Financial
60
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.59M +$494K +9,006 +25%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
61
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.41M – – –
CI
62
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$2.39M +$65K +1,184 +3%
Fidelity Investments
63
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.3M +$1.53M +27,940 +229%
Marshall Wace
64
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.25M +$2.15M +39,121 New
Russell Investments Group
65
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.12M +$1.15M +21,000 +132%
Barclays
66
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.03M +$460K +8,377 +31%
JP Morgan Chase
67
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.99M -$500K -9,116 -21%
Envestnet Asset Management
68
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.95M +$2.8K +51 +0.2%
Comerica Bank
69
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.88M -$49K -893 -3%
FNBOO
70
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$1.85M -$4.88K -89 -0.3%
Canada Life
71
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.8M -$170K -3,094 -9%
TAM
72
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.75M -$974K -17,743 -37%
PFM
73
Premier Fund Managers
United Kingdom
$1.73M +$148K +2,700 +10%
CS
74
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.58M +$71.7K +1,306 +5%
CCG
75
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$1.57M -$3.29K -60 -0.2%
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FWRD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

196 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Forward Air (FWRD) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $1.53B — up 14% from $1.35B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of FWRD and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 57 added.

The largest buyer was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, adding an estimated $31.3M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $50.5M.

  • 196 institutional investors held Forward Air (FWRD) as of Q3 2020, down from 206 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.53B of Forward Air stock for Q3 2020, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Forward Air positions in Q3 2020 and 31 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Forward Air buyer in Q3 2020 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $31.3M added.
  • The largest Forward Air seller in Q3 2020 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $50.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.