Comparable stake leader
BlackRock, Inc.
SEC ownership of SAIA INC
Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0001177702.
Disclosed value leader
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/
Comparable rows
50/50
Latest evidence
04 May 2026
- Public ticker
- SAIA on Nasdaq
- Parsed ownership sources
- 13F, 13D/G, and 3/4/5
- Largest SEC-reported holder
- BlackRock, Inc.
- Latest 13D/G holder
- BlackRock, Inc.
- Latest parsed ownership date
- 04 May 2026
- Issuer CIK
- 0001177702
- Issuer location
- Johns Creek, GA
Ownership snapshot
CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings.
2 signals
Issuer
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 identity fields
Ownership snapshot
Top shareholders of SAIA INC (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)
Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.
Comparable stake leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Disclosed value leader
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES I...
Comparable rows
50/50
Latest evidence
04 May 2026
13F
13D/G
3/4/5
Lead comparable stake: 9.1%
13D/G row: BlackRock, Inc.
Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows.
Quick read
BlackRock, Inc. leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 9.1%.
50 of 50 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.
Open SEC evidence
Opens BlackRock, Inc.'s linked filing trail.
Comparable ownership
Top 5
BlackRock, Inc.
9.1%
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/
8.7%
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
8.5%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
5.2%
Capital International Investors
4.3%
Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.
Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows
| Holder | Evidence | Ownership % | Position | 12M Net Δ | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. |
13F
13D/G
Company
|
9.1%
from 13D/G
|
$839,244,370
2,389,103 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ |
13D/G
13F
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. · Company
|
8.7%
|
$865,380,487
2,325,979 shares
|
+$212,348,282 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. |
13F
13D/G
Company
|
8.5%
from 13D/G
|
$816,081,232
2,499,330 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC |
13D/G
13F
Vanguard Capital Management · Company
|
5.2%
|
$491,846,097
1,400,154 shares
|
$0 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Capital International Investors |
13D/G
13F
Company
|
4.3%
|
$406,217,079
1,150,724 shares
|
-$188,433,561 | 31 Dec 2025 |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP |
13D/G
|
4.1%
|
$384,280,332
1,088,582 shares
|
-$87,819,710 | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Eisnor Di-Ann |
3/4/5
Director
|
0.02%
|
$2,062,716
5,872 shares
|
-$294,949 | 04 May 2026 |
| Richard D. Odell |
3/4/5
Director
|
0.01%
|
$1,160,277
3,303 shares
|
— | 04 May 2026 |
How to read this table
Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.
Forms 3/4/5 flow
Insider trading overview
Net insider flow leans to selling over the last 12 months. Net value: -$7,027,828.
Buys
$117,145
Insiders: 1
Sells
$7,144,974
Insiders: 8
Net
-$7,027,828
Shares: -18,622
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value
Sell value
Shares: 422
Shares: 19,044
| Window (months) | Buy shares | Sell shares | Buy value | Sell value | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 0 | 292 | $0 | $136,881 | -$136,881 |
| 3-6 | 0 | 16,033 | $0 | $6,210,011 | -$6,210,011 |
| 6-9 | 422 | 2,719 | $117,145 | $798,082 | -$680,937 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Reporting owners
Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5
Showing 1-18 of 18 reporting-owner rows connected to SAIA INC. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.
Rows
18
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
Jeffrey C. Ward
Net 12M change
-$7,027,829
Latest report
20 May 2026
| Name | Relationship | Holdings Value | Past Year Net Change | Change % | Valuation | Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey C. Ward | Director | $40,575,115 | Mixed | 04 May 2026 | ||
| Randolph W. Melville | Director | $15,198,350 | Mixed | 04 May 2026 | ||
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | President & CEO | $10,682,897 | -$1,856,535 | -15% | Mixed | 13 May 2026 |
| John P. Gainor Jr. | Director | $8,948,070 | Mixed | 04 May 2026 | ||
| Rohit Lal | EVP IT and CIO | $7,563,444 | Mixed | 07 Feb 2025 | ||
| Douglas L. Col | Executive VP, CFO & Secretary | $5,285,696 | Mixed | 12 Feb 2024 | ||
| Raymond R. Ramu | Exec. VP & Chief Customer Off. | $4,409,304 | -$2,293,996 | -34% | Mixed | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Patrick D. Sugar | EVP Operations | $4,109,449 | -$1,046,519 | -20% | Mixed | 09 Mar 2026 |
| Anthony R. Norwood | Evp & Chro | $2,529,119 | -$136,881 | -5.1% | Mixed | 20 May 2026 |
| Eisnor Di-Ann | Director | $2,062,716 | -$294,949 | -13% | Median | 04 May 2026 |
| Matthew J. Batteh | Chief Financial Officer | $1,829,335 | -$773,391 | -30% | Mixed | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Kevin A. Henry | Director | $1,614,383 | Mixed | 04 May 2026 | ||
| Susan F. Ward | Director | $1,272,126 | Mixed | 04 May 2026 | ||
| Kelly W. Benton | Vp & Cao | $1,263,398 | -$625,628 | -33% | Mixed | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Richard D. Odell | Director | $1,160,277 | Median | 04 May 2026 | ||
| Donna E. Epps | Director | $805,911 | +$70 | +0.01% | Mixed | 04 May 2026 |
| Donald R. James | Director | $731,716 | Median | 04 May 2026 | ||
| Tarak Patel | EVP and CIO | $646,008 | Mixed | 12 Feb 2026 |
Recent insider transactions for SAIA INC
Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.
| Insider | Symbol | Class | Transaction | % | SEC-reported value | SEC-reported price | Shares | Shares owned | Date | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony R. Norwood | SAIA | Common Stock | Sale | -5.63% | $136,881 | $468.77 | -292 | 4,894 | 20 May 2026 | Direct |
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Common Stock | Other | 10,000 | 10,000 | 13 May 2026 | By Trust | |||
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Common Stock | Other | -100% | -10,000 | 0 | 13 May 2026 | By LLC | ||
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Common Stock | Gift | 10,000 | 10,000 | 11 May 2026 | By LLC | |||
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Common Stock | Gift | -44% | -10,000 | 12,743 | 11 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| Jeffrey C. Ward | SAIA | Phantom Stock | Award | 1.12% | 642 | 57,976 | 04 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| Randolph W. Melville | SAIA | Phantom Stock | Award | 1.72% | 395 | 23,298 | 04 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| Kevin A. Henry | SAIA | Phantom Stock | Award | 20.1% | 623 | 3,725 | 04 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| John P. Gainor Jr. | SAIA | Phantom Stock | Award | 2.15% | 395 | 18,806 | 04 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| Donna E. Epps | SAIA | Phantom Stock | Award | 72.1% | 395 | 943 | 04 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| Susan F. Ward | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 39.6% | 395 | 1,393 | 04 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| Richard D. Odell | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 13.6% | 395 | 3,303 | 04 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| Donald R. James | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 23.4% | 395 | 2,083 | 04 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| Eisnor Di-Ann | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 12.7% | 660 | 5,872 | 04 May 2026 | Direct | ||
| Patrick D. Sugar | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -2.24% | -204 | 8,917 | 09 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Eisnor Di-Ann | SAIA | Common Stock | Sale | -8.75% | $194,940 | $389.88 | -500 | 5,212 | 17 Feb 2026 | Direct |
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Common Stock | Sale | -17.4% | $1,856,535 | $388.80 | -4,775 | 22,743 | 13 Feb 2026 | Direct |
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Phantom Stock | Discretionary transaction in accordance with Rule 16b-3(f) resulting in acquisition or disposition of issuer securities | 1.47% | 105 | 7,240 | 13 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Matthew J. Batteh | SAIA | Common Stock | Sale | -17.1% | $356,354 | $389.03 | -916 | 4,444 | 13 Feb 2026 | Direct |
| Kelly W. Benton | SAIA | Common Stock | Sale | -20.2% | $311,200 | $389.00 | -800 | 3,157 | 13 Feb 2026 | Direct |
| Patrick D. Sugar | SAIA | Common Stock | Sale | -22.9% | $1,046,519 | $386.74 | -2,706 | 9,121 | 13 Feb 2026 | Direct |
| Raymond R. Ramu | SAIA | Common Stock | Sale | -59% | $2,027,426 | $387.95 | -5,226 | 3,631 | 13 Feb 2026 | Direct |
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 31.5% | 6,594 | 27,518 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Matthew J. Batteh | SAIA | Common Stock | Sale | -17.2% | $417,037 | $375.71 | -1,110 | 5,360 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct |
| Matthew J. Batteh | SAIA | Common Stock | Options Exercise | 20.7% | 1,110 | 6,470 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Matthew J. Batteh | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 44.8% | 1,658 | 5,360 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Matthew J. Batteh | SAIA | Stock Options (Right to Buy) | Options Exercise | -100% | -1,110 | 0 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Tarak Patel | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 30.2% | 425 | 1,830 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Kelly W. Benton | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 14.4% | 498 | 3,957 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Patrick D. Sugar | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 21.4% | 2,085 | 11,827 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Anthony R. Norwood | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 24.3% | 1,015 | 5,186 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Raymond R. Ramu | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 35.1% | 2,299 | 8,857 | 12 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Patrick D. Sugar | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -12.6% | -1,400 | 9,742 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Patrick D. Sugar | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 38.6% | 3,101 | 11,142 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Raymond R. Ramu | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -20.4% | -1,683 | 6,558 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Raymond R. Ramu | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 77.6% | 3,602 | 8,241 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Anthony R. Norwood | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -6.81% | -305 | 4,171 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Anthony R. Norwood | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 25.1% | 898 | 4,476 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Kelly W. Benton | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -6.69% | -248 | 3,459 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Kelly W. Benton | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 22.8% | 689 | 3,707 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Matthew J. Batteh | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -6.68% | -265 | 3,702 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Matthew J. Batteh | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 23.6% | 757 | 3,967 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -17.8% | -4,534 | 20,924 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Common Stock | Award | 51.1% | 8,611 | 25,458 | 09 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Patrick D. Sugar | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.17% | -95 | 8,041 | 06 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Raymond R. Ramu | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -2.34% | -111 | 4,639 | 06 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Anthony R. Norwood | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1% | -36 | 3,578 | 06 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Kelly W. Benton | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.15% | -35 | 3,018 | 06 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Matthew J. Batteh | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -0.77% | -25 | 3,210 | 06 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Frederick J. Holzgrefe III | SAIA | Common Stock | Tax liability | -2.08% | -358 | 16,847 | 06 Feb 2026 | Direct |
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.