BLUE BIRD CORP BLBD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 095306106
American bus manufacturer based in Georgia
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryTruck & Bus Bodies
- HeadquartersMacon, GA
- Founded1932
- Websiteblue-bird.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. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 32.0m as of 2022-12-07, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $10.71. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($208.8k notional), 3 hold puts ($38.3k).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 72 |
| Q4 2022 | 73 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $3.0k | $101.0k | 33.67 |
| Q4 2022 | $208.8k | $38.3k | 0.18 |
Biggest buyers
| Clean Energy Transition LLP | Added | +544.0k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | Added | +233.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +215.6k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | New | +195.4k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +176.4k |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. | Added | +53.0k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +51.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +40.1k |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | New | +38.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +33.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Sold out | -841.4k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Sold out | -620.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -177.0k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | Reduced | -142.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -118.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Sold out | -114.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -100.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -77.9k |
| Swiss National Bank | Sold out | -41.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | Sold out | -30.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $208.8k19.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $35.3k3.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.0k300 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 |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +0.7 pts · filed 2026-09-08 | 10.2% |
Groupe Autobus Girardin Ltee
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-04-08
Stated purposeShare Purchase Agreement On February 15, 2026, the Issuer and its wholly owned subsidiary, Blue Bird Body Company, a Georgia corporation (collectively, "Blue Bird"), MB Callco Inc., an Ontario corporation ("MB Callco") and MB Exchangeco Inc., an Ontario corporation ("MB ExchangeCo") entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), with the AG 2014 Trust ("AG Trust"), the SG One 2014 Trust ("SG Trust"), and the DG One 2014 Trust ("DG Trust" and collectively with AG Trust and SG Trust, the "Trusts"), GAG, Girardin Minibus JV 2 Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Quebec (the "MB US Seller" and together with the Trusts and GAG, the "Sellers" and each, a "Seller"), to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Girardin Minibus … Full filing |
7.9% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 7.5% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 13G · institution +1.4 pts · filed 2026-02-13 | 5.6% |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-10-20 | 5.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $109.6k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC 100.00% of their portfolio | 9.5m $102.1m | Unchanged |
| Coliseum Capital Management, LLC 3.74% of their portfolio | 4.7m $50.2m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $18.1m | Added +10.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $18.1m | Reduced -177.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $16.1m | Added +40.1k |
| 325 CAPITAL LLC 13.73% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.7m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $12.3m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Clean Energy Transition LLP 1.83% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.5m | Added +544.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 857.2k $9.2m | Reduced -29.9k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.07% of their portfolio | 844.8k $9.0m | Added +233.6k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 446.7k $4.8m | Added +1.2k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 385.1k $4.1m | Added +176.4k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 381.4k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 321.2k $3.4m | Added +6.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.1k $3.4m | Reduced -100.4k |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. 0.42% of their portfolio | 252.0k $2.7m | Added +53.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.1k $2.6m | Added +215.6k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.4k $2.3m | Added +9.4k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.3k $2.2m | Added +51.1k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 195.4k $2.1m | New |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.17% of their portfolio | 177.2k $1.9m | Reduced -142.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.3k $1.5m | Reduced -20.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.9k $1.5m | Reduced -118.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.5k $1.2m | Reduced -17.7k |
| MARATHON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.34% of their portfolio | 113.6k $1.2m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.4k $582.8k | Reduced -12.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.0k $513.8k | Reduced -17.2k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.4k $497.0k | Reduced -5.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.8k $480.2k | Added +1.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.9k $470.6k | Added +10.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.1k $429.5k | Added +15.8k |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 38.9k $416.0k | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.1k $398.0k | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.1k $354.8k | New |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.1k $322.8k | Added +3.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.8k $308.0k | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.3k $303.1k | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.2k $280.0k | Added +200 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.8k $234.0k | Added +736 |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.8k $233.5k | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.2k $173.1k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.4k $143.3k | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3k $132.0k | Reduced -5.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $124.1k | Reduced -2.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $123.9k | Reduced -77.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $117.0k | Reduced -1.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9k $116.7k | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.1k $107.7k | Reduced -1.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $107.0k | Added +309 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.2k $98.6k | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3k $88.5k | Reduced -30 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $83.8k | Added +116 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0k $74.7k | Reduced -15.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9k $73.7k | Reduced -2 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.9k $63.0k | Added +2.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.7k $50.3k | First filing |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3k $45.6k | Reduced -94 |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3k $36.0k | Reduced -1.1k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7k $29.0k | Unchanged |
| Point72 Middle East FZE 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0k $21.0k | First filing |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9k $20.1k | Reduced -4.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $16.7k | Reduced -298 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $16.4k | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $20.0k | Unchanged |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co/NY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $11.8k | New |
| QUADRANT CAPITAL GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 388 $4.2k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 350 $3.7k | Reduced -17 |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127 $1.4k | Reduced -112 |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 120 $1.3k | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 119 $1.3k | Reduced -4.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $11 | Reduced -12.3k |
| Burleson & Company, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $11 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |