Heartland Express, Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US4223471040

SecurityHTLD / Heartland Express, Inc.
InstitutionCitadel Advisors Llc
ManagerKen Griffin
Latest Disclosed Ownership49,173 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 511,400
Citadel Advisors Llc ownership in HTLD / Heartland Express, Inc.

On May 15, 2026 - Citadel Advisors Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 49,173 shares of Heartland Express, Inc. (US:HTLD) valued at $511,399 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 17, 2026 disclosing 369,241 shares of Heartland Express, Inc.. This represents a change in shares of -86.68% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $773,983 USD.

Citadel Advisors Llc has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (HTLD) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 0 of underlying shares valued at $0 USD and put options representing 23,600 of underlying shares valued at $245,440 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

HTLD / Heartland Express, Inc. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 49,173 -320,068 -86.68 511 -84.67 0.0001
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 369,241 -25,065 -6.36 3,334 0.91 0.0005
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 394,306 291,906 285.06 3,304 273.76 0.0005
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 102,400 -258,824 -71.65 885 -73.45 0.0002
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 361,224 139,305 62.77 3,330 33.79 0.0006
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 221,919 92,492 71.46 2,490 56.64 0.0004
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 129,427 41,123 46.57 1,589 46.05 0.0003
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 88,304 79,632 918.27 1,089 956.31 0.0002
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 8,672 -50,441 -85.33 104 -87.77 0.0000
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 59,113 -43,761 -42.54 843 -44.28 0.0002
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 102,874 36,613 55.26 1,511 39.01 0.0003
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 66,261 -192,728 -74.42 1,087 -73.64 0.0002
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 258,989 -54,382 -17.35 4,123 -14.23 0.0009
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 313,371 208,671 199.30 4,807 220.89 0.0011
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 104,700 35,876 52.13 1,498 56.53 0.0003
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 68,824 -41,746 -37.76 957 -38.50 0.0002
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 110,570 30,005 37.24 1,556 14.83 0.0003
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 80,565 21,387 36.14 1,355 42.93 0.0003
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 59,178 -17,190 -22.51 948 -27.52 0.0002
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 76,368 -106,737 -58.29 1,308 -63.51 0.0003
2021-05-21 2021-03-31 13F/A-1 HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 183,105 137,697 303.24 3,585 336.13 0.0009
2021-05-17 2021-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 183,105 137,697 3,585 0.0009
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 45,408 -125,119 -73.37 822 -74.08 0.0002
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM 422347104 170,527 64,824 61.33 3,171 44.14 0.0009
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 105,703 31,148 41.78 2,200 58.96 0.0008
2020-05-15 2020-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 74,555 64,742 659.76 1,384 568.60 0.0006
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 9,813 -131,475 -93.05 207 -93.19 0.0001
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 141,288 -16,166 -10.27 3,039 6.82 0.0014
2019-08-14 2019-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 157,454 91,164 137.52 2,845 122.61 0.0013
2019-05-15 2019-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 66,290 17,186 35.00 1,278 42.32 0.0006
2019-02-14 2018-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 49,104 18,670 61.35 898 49.67 0.0005
2018-11-13 2018-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 30,434 -8,584 -22.00 600 -17.13 0.0003
2018-08-14 2018-06-30 13F/A-1 HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 39,018 -83,982 -68.28 724 -67.27 0.0004
2018-08-10 2018-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 39,018 -83,982 724
2018-05-14 2018-03-31 13F/A-1 HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 123,000 -86,840 -41.38 2,212 -54.84 0.0012
2018-05-11 2018-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 123,000 -86,840 2,212
2018-02-09 2017-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 209,840 44,992 27.29 4,898 18.45 0.0030
2017-11-09 2017-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 164,848 -61,144 -27.06 4,135 -12.11 0.0032
2017-08-11 2017-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 225,992 174,842 341.82 4,705 358.58 0.0040
2017-05-12 2017-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 51,150 10,578 26.07 1,026 24.21 0.0009
2017-02-10 2016-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 40,572 -252,519 -86.16 826 -85.07 0.0008
2017-01-31 2016-09-30 13F/A-1 HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn 422347104 293,091 293,091 622.40 5,534 569.98 0.0056
2016-11-10 2016-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC CMN STK Cmn 422347104 293,091 5,534
2014-11-14 2014-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC CMN STK Cmn 422347104 0 -24,516 -100.00 0 -100.00
2014-08-14 2014-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC CMN STK Cmn 422347104 24,516 -16,473 -40.19 523 -43.76 0.0007
2014-05-15 2014-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC CMN STK Cmn 422347104 40,989 -206,869 -83.46 930 -80.88 0.0013
2014-02-14 2013-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC CMN STK Cmn 422347104 247,858 4,386 1.80 4,863 40.79 0.0063
2013-11-14 2013-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC CMN STK Cmn 422347104 243,472 -52,941 -17.86 3,454 -16.00 0.0053
2013-08-14 2013-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC CMN STK Cmn 422347104 296,413 296,413 4,112 0.0071
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 10,700 -37.06 97 -32.39 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 17,000 -26.09 142 -28.28 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 23,000 61.97 199 52.31 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 14,200 -50.18 131 -59.25 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 28,500 408.93 320 369.12 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 5,600 -74.77 69 -75.09 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 22,200 -10.84 274 -8.08 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 24,900 -3.86 297 -19.51 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 25,900 2.78 369 -0.27 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 25,200 0.80 370 -9.76 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 25,000 8,233.33 410 10,150.00 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 300 -89.66 5 -90.91 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 2,900 44 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 27,800 387 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Call 19,700 331 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 23,600 245 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 18,100 152 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 38,500 670.00 355 532.14 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 5,000 21.95 56 12.00 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 4,100 -98.04 50 -98.07 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 209,600 267.08 2,584 279.44 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 57,100 2,184.00 682 1,845.71 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 2,500 -91.96 36 -92.32 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 31,100 393.65 457 342.72 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 6,300 26.00 103 30.38 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 5,000 -97.29 80 -97.21 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 184,300 57.66 2,827 68.98 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 116,900 173.77 1,673 181.65 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 42,700 3.39 594 2.24 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 41,300 41.92 581 18.81 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 29,100 15.94 489 21.64 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS Cmn Put 25,100 -17.43 402 -22.84 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F HEARTLAND EXPRESS COM Put 30,400 521 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.