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163 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.4B invested in Forward Air in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 14

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 158163 (+5)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $1.4B (-$123M)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 67

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
163
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.16%
% of All Funds
4.73%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
19
Increased
48
Reduced
67
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RA
1
Royce & Associates
New York
$117M -$1.76M -37,600 -1%
Neuberger Berman Group
2
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$96.8M +$2.52M +53,827 +3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$92M +$156K +3,332 +0.2%
CWAM
4
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
$73.9M
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$69.6M -$2.71M -57,938 -4%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
6
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$66.6M -$2.1M -45,000 -3%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$47.6M +$99.3K +2,124 +0.2%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$41.6M -$1.07M -22,889 -2%
FMI
9
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$38.5M -$746K -15,950 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$36.4M +$790K +16,905 +2%
ACM
11
Atlanta Capital Management
Georgia
$35.6M -$762K -16,302 -2%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$34.6M -$1.94M -41,433 -5%
VVP
13
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
$34M -$2.43M -52,082 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$32.6M -$2.35M -50,232 -6%
FAM
15
Fenimore Asset Management
New York
$29.6M -$247K -5,275 -0.8%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$29.5M -$3.96M -84,665 -11%
DRZID
17
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$29.5M -$939K -20,080 -3%
RP
18
Riverbridge Partners
Minnesota
$25.9M -$2.14M -45,841 -7%
Artisan Partners
19
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$25.2M +$26.3M +561,689 New
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$24.1M +$1.92M +41,176 +8%
Victory Capital Management
21
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$23.2M +$2.6M +55,675 +12%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$22.8M +$3.06M +65,424 +15%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$22.5M -$695K -14,868 -3%
Franklin Resources
24
Franklin Resources
California
$22.4M
RHJA
25
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$20.3M -$204K -4,367 -1%

FWRD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

163 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Forward Air (FWRD) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.4B — down 8.1% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FWRD positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.3M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $12.3M.

  • 163 institutional investors held Forward Air (FWRD) as of Q3 2014, up from 158 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.4B of Forward Air stock for Q3 2014, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Forward Air positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Forward Air buyer in Q3 2014 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $26.3M added.
  • The largest Forward Air seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $12.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.