BENTLEY SYS INC BSY
COM CL B · Common Stock · CUSIP 08265T208 · ISIN US08265T2087
Software company for CAD-Design
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersExton, PA
- Founded1984
- Websitebentley.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($17.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $52.15. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($8.2m notional), 5 hold puts ($2.3m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 288 |
| Q4 2022 | 313 |
| Q1 2023 | 319 |
| Q2 2023 | 348 |
| Q3 2023 | 343 |
| Q4 2023 | 382 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 170 | 121 |
| Q1 2023 | 183 | 121 |
| Q2 2023 | 222 | 114 |
| Q3 2023 | 182 | 160 |
| Q4 2023 | 206 | 147 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $7.1m | $1.4m | 0.20 |
| Q2 2023 | $83.4m | $16.2m | 0.19 |
| Q3 2023 | $65.8m | $5.5m | 0.08 |
| Q4 2023 | $8.2m | $2.3m | 0.27 |
Biggest buyers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +1.5m |
| AXA S.A. | Added | +1.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +882.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +872.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +729.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +642.8k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +518.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +355.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +257.2k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | Added | +231.3k |
Biggest sellers
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Durable Capital Partners LP | Sold out | -451.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -435.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -317.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -238.2k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -237.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -233.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -233.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | Reduced | -224.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -193.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.1m78.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.8m35.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $923.6k17.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $699.0k13.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $339.2k6.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $208.7k4.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $109.6k2.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $1.3m25.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $709.6k13.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $130.4k2.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $88.0k1.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BENTLEY RICHARD P. 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2025-02-05 | 62.8% |
| Bentley Corinne Patricia 13G · exempt (held before listing) -2.8 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 13.2% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.2 pts · filed 2026-07-27 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26), KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (4.4%, 2026-02-13)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $47.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $22.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $18.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $29.4m | $14.9m |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $13.5m | $6.3m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $18.4m | $18.4m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $16.0m | $16.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-31 | BENTLEY GREGORY S Chairman, CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $869.9k18.0k shares |
| 2023-10-30 | BENTLEY GREGORY S Chairman, CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $3.3m67.3k shares |
| 2023-10-27 | BENTLEY GREGORY S Chairman, CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $2.5m50.9k shares |
| 2023-10-26 | BENTLEY GREGORY S Chairman, CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $2.6m53.5k shares |
| 2023-10-25 | BENTLEY GREGORY S Chairman, CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $2.8m57.0k shares |
| 2023-10-24 | BENTLEY GREGORY S Chairman, CEO & President, director | Sold plan | $4.0m79.3k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 22.1m $1.2bn | Added +355.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.6m $759.5m | Added +642.8k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 14.0m $732.4m | Added +518.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.44% of their portfolio | 5.3m $277.8m | Reduced -123.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.3m $223.5m | Added +257.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $191.5m | Added +183.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.3m $171.1m | Added +1.5m |
| AXA S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.6m $134.0m | Added +1.5m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $126.5m | Added +4.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $91.7m | Added +132.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $89.1m | Added +872.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $88.6m | Added +729.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $74.6m | Added +28.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $70.7m | Added +882.0k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $68.7m | Reduced -103.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.9m | Added +26.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $58.4m | Added +30.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $58.1m | Added +23.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.5m | Added +57.5k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.8m | Added +5.4k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.2m | Reduced -30.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.6m | Reduced -152.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.5m | Reduced -237.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $53.7m | Added +106.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 799.0k $41.7m | Added +25.5k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 793.9k $41.4m | Added +38.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 713.4k $37.2m | Added +32.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 687.5k $35.9m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 664.6k $34.7m | Reduced -15.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 653.1k $34.1m | Reduced -107.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 650.2k $33.9m | Reduced -110.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.06% of their portfolio | 649.3k $33.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 589.2k $30.7m | Added +11.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.06% of their portfolio | 552.9k $28.8m | Reduced -224.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 540.1k $28.2m | Reduced -11.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 503.9k $26.3m | Reduced -193.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 493.4k $25.7m | Reduced -120.4k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 485.0k $25.3m | Reduced -295 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 484.1k $25.3m | Reduced -435.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 445.9k $23.3m | Reduced -3.2k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 444.7k $23.2m | Added +10.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 444.6k $23.2m | Added +744 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 426.5k $22.3m | Added +58.8k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.36% of their portfolio | 412.8k $21.5m | Reduced -35.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 394.8k $20.6m | Added +12.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 385.5k $20.1m | Reduced -46.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 384.9k $20.1m | Added +57.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 375.1k $19.6m | Reduced -7.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 372.6k $19.4m | Reduced -69.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 332.0k $17.3m | Reduced -79.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 328.7k $17.2m | Added +66.9k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 325.8k $17.0m | Added +31.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.9k $16.8m | Added +4.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 314.8k $16.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Montanaro Asset Management Ltd 3.01% of their portfolio | 306.9k $16.0m | Added +18.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 302.3k $15.8m | Added +131.4k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 299.8k $15.6m | Added +27.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 293.8k $15.3m | Reduced -9.7k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 283.0k $14.8m | Added +12.1k |
| KBC Group NV 0.05% of their portfolio | 276.0k $14.4m | Reduced -39.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.05% of their portfolio | 273.4k $14.3m | Added +231.3k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd 0.94% of their portfolio | 269.6k $14.1m | Added +21.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.8k $13.6m | Added +165.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.7k $13.2m | Added +2.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 252.3k $13.2m | Reduced -30.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.3k $11.7m | Added +12.0k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 218.8k $11.4m | Added +5.4k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 198.6k $10.4m | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 198.5k $10.4m | Added +6.6k |
| Legacy Advisors, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 194.0k $10.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Stony Point Capital LLC 3.20% of their portfolio | 185.8k $9.7m | Reduced -48.3k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 184.4k $9.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.1k $9.4m | Added +9.7k |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 177.4k $9.3m | First filing |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 174.5k $9.1m | Reduced -5.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.7k $9.1m | Added +16.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.8k $9.0m | Added +15.1k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 170.4k $8.9m | Reduced -32.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 167.1k $8.7m | New |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.7k $7.1m | Reduced -12.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 148.6k $7.8m | Added +67 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.3k $7.1m | Reduced -24.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.9k $6.7m | Reduced -121.4k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.30% of their portfolio | 124.9k $6.5m | Added +10.5k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.8k $6.4m | Added +4.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.1k $6.1m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.08% of their portfolio | 116.3k $6.1m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.0k $6.1m | Reduced -14.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.7k $5.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.0k $5.6m | Reduced -63.3k |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 103.1k $5.4m | Added +3.7k |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. 0.05% of their portfolio | 102.7k $5.4m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 102.6k $5.4m | Added +3.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.7k $4.9m | Added +32.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.9k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.5k $4.8m | Added +3.3k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.3k $4.3m | Reduced -48.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.9k $4.7m | Added +24.8k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.9k $4.7m | Added +27.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.3k $4.1m | Reduced -5.5k |