HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC - Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (HTLD) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Symbol
HTLD on Nasdaq
Shares outstanding
77,496,080
Price per share
$10.35
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
36,388,252
Total reported value
$328,674,934
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-583,184
Value change
-$4,282,925
Number of holders
170
Price from insider filings
$10.35
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC - Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (HTLD) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
GERDIN MICHAEL J 41% $270,329,909 31,953,890 GERDIN MICHAEL J 05 May 2025
Gerdin Ann S 22% -37% $181,689,560 -$104,200,000 17,436,618 -36% Janssen Angela K 31 Dec 2025
BlackRock, Inc. 8.1% $52,738,332 6,293,357 BlackRock, Inc. 30 Sep 2025
VANGUARD GROUP INC 3.9% -22% $27,348,673 -$7,774,108 3,028,646 -22% The Vanguard Group 31 Dec 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 170 institutional investors reported holding 36,388,252 shares of HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC - Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (HTLD). This represents 47% of the company’s total 77,496,080 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC - Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (HTLD) together control 40% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BlackRock, Inc. 8.9% 6,888,360 +3.6% 0% $62,201,895
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 4.7% 3,672,502 -4.8% 0.01% $33,163,494
VANGUARD GROUP INC 3.9% 3,028,646 -22% 0% $27,348,673
GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.8% 2,192,807 +8.3% 8.6% $19,801,047
STATE STREET CORP 2.5% 1,961,907 +1.8% 0% $17,754,989
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 2.1% 1,642,012 +6.9% 0.01% $14,827,368
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.5% 1,166,940 -5.4% 0% $10,538,849
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.5% 1,149,008 -0.37% 0.03% $10,375,542
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 1.4% 1,090,216 +18% 0% $9,844,650
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 1.3% 1,008,401 +26% 0% $9,106,255
Wallace Capital Management Inc. 1.2% 946,374 +66% 1% $8,545,762
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 1.1% 845,668 +4.1% 0.01% $7,636,382
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.96% 743,600 +8.4% 0.01% $6,714,708
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.71% 552,064 +5.2% 0.1% $4,985,138
UBS Group AG 0.68% 529,514 +91% 0% $4,781,512
MORGAN STANLEY 0.59% 458,417 -31% 0% $4,139,508
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.56% 437,221 +53% 0% $3,948,106
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.56% 432,897 -6.2% 0% $3,909,059
Invesco Ltd. 0.52% 405,220 +18% 0% $3,659,136
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.48% 369,241 -6.4% 0% $3,334,246
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.47% 363,926 -0.67% 0% $3,286,248
Trexquant Investment LP 0.39% 300,198 +42% 0.02% $2,710,788
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.37% 290,000 0.15% $2,618,700
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.33% 253,922 -38% 0% $2,292,917
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.33% 252,484 -36% 0% $2,279,932

Institutional Holders of HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC - Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (HTLD) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 36,388,252 $328,674,934 -$4,282,925 $9.03 170
2025 Q3 36,979,396 $309,931,929 -$11,040,638 $8.38 174
2025 Q2 38,260,137 $330,775,639 +$12,874,244 $8.64 175
2025 Q1 37,126,540 $342,404,185 -$34,048,801 $9.22 188
2024 Q4 39,652,616 $444,944,608 -$4,257,634 $11.22 174
2024 Q3 39,874,597 $489,696,768 -$8,345,303 $12.28 162
2024 Q2 40,767,163 $502,703,965 -$30,067,194 $12.33 154
2024 Q1 43,286,500 $516,475,658 -$9,643,871 $11.94 166
2023 Q4 43,958,518 $627,236,312 +$18,815,878 $14.26 157
2023 Q3 42,624,238 $627,100,063 -$397,499 $14.69 155
2023 Q2 42,488,990 $697,254,210 -$10,394,431 $16.41 161
2023 Q1 43,152,229 $687,010,684 -$21,438,937 $15.92 172
2022 Q4 44,564,201 $683,657,946 +$17,248,381 $15.34 169
2022 Q3 43,471,790 $622,217,651 -$2,876,300 $14.31 163
2022 Q2 43,537,619 $605,688,478 +$6,686,007 $13.91 152
2022 Q1 43,511,933 $612,360,201 +$355,516 $14.07 157
2021 Q4 43,288,004 $728,006,960 +$7,017,031 $16.82 155
2021 Q3 42,830,048 $687,168,949 -$40,166,371 $16.02 154
2021 Q2 45,223,309 $774,656,913 -$24,278,393 $17.13 160
2021 Q1 46,564,329 $911,805,792 +$7,904,492 $19.58 167
2020 Q4 46,359,547 $839,183,463 -$7,513,365 $18.10 173
2020 Q3 46,789,686 $870,338,600 +$51,619,469 $18.60 173
2020 Q2 43,886,345 $913,657,780 +$4,083,242 $20.82 162
2020 Q1 43,812,928 $813,678,130 -$33,812,414 $18.57 152
2019 Q4 45,524,317 $958,143,136 -$5,393,839 $21.05 150
2019 Q3 45,737,986 $983,875,047 -$14,722,564 $21.51 164
2019 Q2 46,604,436 $842,202,749 +$6,010,841 $18.07 151
2019 Q1 46,763,971 $901,649,002 -$44,675,853 $19.28 167
2018 Q4 49,149,165 $899,459,997 -$12,092,880 $18.30 150
2018 Q3 49,706,773 $980,667,632 +$4,173,044 $19.73 155
2018 Q2 49,565,600 $919,431,284 -$38,217,077 $18.55 156
2018 Q1 51,765,252 $931,303,361 +$11,237,668 $17.99 158
2017 Q4 51,266,295 $1,196,577,375 +$29,657,753 $23.34 163
2017 Q3 49,845,186 $1,249,756,440 -$25,998,257 $25.08 162
2017 Q2 51,134,926 $1,064,747,230 +$57,687,755 $20.82 151
2017 Q1 50,592,846 $1,014,393,248 +$107,510,012 $20.05 152
2016 Q4 50,731,197 $1,031,278,386 -$3,692,072 $20.36 163
2016 Q3 50,989,452 $962,489,193 -$1,516,890 $18.88 156
2016 Q2 51,162,172 $891,146,551 -$34,209,953 $17.39 150
2016 Q1 52,889,688 $978,912,286 -$33,540,487 $18.55 149
2015 Q4 54,710,483 $931,099,515 +$16,262,514 $17.02 135
2015 Q3 49,213,682 $981,322,368 -$23,120,540 $19.94 138
2015 Q2 50,499,901 $1,021,609,429 +$52,721,177 $20.23 155
2015 Q1 47,698,434 $1,134,228,311 +$59,661,893 $23.76 165
2014 Q4 44,878,752 $1,212,234,496 -$35,818,091 $27.01 165
2014 Q3 46,242,938 $1,107,439,613 +$55,521,857 $23.96 157
2014 Q2 43,980,237 $938,612,564 -$31,059,044 $21.34 156
2014 Q1 45,308,313 $1,027,632,015 +$74,602,682 $22.69 163