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 ($478.8k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 31.6m as of 2026-05-01, 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 ≈ $56.64. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($6.4m notional), 5 hold puts ($2.6m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 72 |
| Q4 2022 | 73 |
| Q1 2023 | 96 |
| Q2 2023 | 130 |
| Q3 2023 | 133 |
| Q4 2023 | 159 |
| Q1 2024 | 188 |
| Q2 2024 | 245 |
| Q3 2024 | 258 |
| Q4 2024 | 233 |
| Q1 2025 | 233 |
| Q2 2025 | 233 |
| Q3 2025 | 269 |
| Q4 2025 | 267 |
| Q1 2026 | 288 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 141 | 106 |
| Q3 2024 | 156 | 112 |
| Q4 2024 | 127 | 141 |
| Q1 2025 | 123 | 114 |
| Q2 2025 | 110 | 130 |
| Q3 2025 | 141 | 118 |
| Q4 2025 | 137 | 113 |
| Q1 2026 | 144 | 131 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $9.6m | $7.7m | 0.80 |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2m | $7.2m | 0.87 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.8m | $3.6m | 0.94 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.4m | $2.6m | 0.40 |
Biggest buyers
| Empowered Funds, LLC | New | +408.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +324.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +289.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +273.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +238.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +156.7k |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC | Added | +149.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +135.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +126.8k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +114.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -738.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -482.7k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Reduced | -240.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -229.5k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -198.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -188.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -186.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -163.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -135.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -118.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.5m61.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $880.2k15.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $664.4k11.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $528.1k9.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $499.8k8.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $261.2k4.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $119.3k2.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.3m22.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $658.8k11.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $596.3k10.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $28.4k500 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.7k100 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 Q1 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.9m | $235.4k |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $27.4k | 1 | $822.2k | $822.2k |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $17.4k | 1 | $108.6k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $15.7k | 1 | $1.5m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.6m | $2.8m |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $20.4k | 2 | $1.5m | $763.7k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $543.3k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Sanfrey Jeffrey Scott Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $303.9k5.2k shares |
| 2026-02-19 | Radulescu Razvan Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $239.3k3.9k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $147.1m | Reduced -8.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $144.3m | Reduced -482.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $100.0m | Reduced -32.1k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.7m $94.0m | Reduced -240.3k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $79.0m | First filing |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $62.7m | Added +324.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $57.8m | Reduced -29.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 827.1k $47.0m | Added +57.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 752.3k $42.7m | Added +1.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 688.9k $39.1m | Added +48.2k |
| 325 CAPITAL LLC 14.07% of their portfolio | 679.8k $38.6m | Unchanged |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 625.2k $35.5m | Added +149.0k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.69% of their portfolio | 620.3k $35.2m | Reduced -6.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 573.5k $32.6m | Added +21.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 557.6k $31.7m | Added +289.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 529.3k $30.1m | Added +19.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 525.9k $29.9m | Reduced -186.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 506.7k $29.8m | Added +96.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 494.6k $23.2m | Reduced -25.9k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 425.4k $24.2m | First filing |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 408.7k $23.2m | New |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.65% of their portfolio | 389.2k $22.1m | Added +6.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 379.5k $21.6m | Added +135.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 367.5k $20.9m | Reduced -47.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 334.0k $19.0m | Reduced -118.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 325.2k $18.5m | Added +2.9k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.05% of their portfolio | 320.7k $18.2m | Added +83 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 318.3k $17.3m | Added +156.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.4k $17.9m | Added +273.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 310.3k $17.6m | Added +9.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 307.0k $17.4m | Added +46.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.8k $17.4m | Added +19.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 304.2k $17.3m | Added +238.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 301.6k $17.1m | Reduced -14.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 286.8k $16.3m | Added +8.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.6k $16.3m | Added +63.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 282.5k $16.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 264.9k $15.0m | Reduced -163.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.2k $13.4m | Reduced -47.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.2k $12.5m | First filing |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.0k $11.7m | Added +30.7k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 1.70% of their portfolio | 197.8k $11.2m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.8k $11.1m | Added +30.6k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 194.4k $11.0m | Added +114.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 181.7k $10.3m | Added +3.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.2k $10.0m | Added +126.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.9k $9.7m | Reduced -135.5k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 168.9k $9.6m | Added +1.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.6k $8.8m | Reduced -49.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.3k $8.1m | Reduced -13.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.6k $7.5m | Added +15.1k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 130.3k $7.4m | Added +18.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.2k $7.3m | Added +26.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.9k $7.2m | Reduced -738.2k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 126.4k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 119.6k $6.8m | Added +214 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.4k $6.6m | Reduced -229.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.5k $6.2m | Added +4.5k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.38% of their portfolio | 110.6k $6.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.7k $6.0m | Reduced -2.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 101.7k $5.8m | Reduced -113.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.4k $5.7m | Reduced -22.6k |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC 3.05% of their portfolio | 96.6k $5.5m | Reduced -15.3k |
| EFG International AG 0.12% of their portfolio | 95.3k $5.4m | Reduced -5.1k |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 0.63% of their portfolio | 92.4k $5.3m | Added +10.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.9k $5.2m | Added +8.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.6k $5.1m | Reduced -5.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.4k $5.1m | Reduced -188.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.5k $4.5m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.1k $4.4m | Added +58.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.1k $4.3m | Reduced -58.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.2k $4.3m | New |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.4k $4.2m | Reduced -55.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.0k $3.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd 2.13% of their portfolio | 68.6k $3.9m | Reduced -73.7k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.6k $3.9m | Reduced -8.2k |
| OP Asset Management Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 68.4k $3.9m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 65.8k $3.7m | Reduced -200 |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.0k $3.6m | Added +18.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.6k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.4k $3.4m | Reduced -27.1k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 57.6k $3.3m | Reduced -15.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.6k $3.2m | Added +15.1k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.06% of their portfolio | 54.1k $3.1m | Added +8.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.0m | Added +19.9k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 52.8k $3.0m | Added +4.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.4k $2.9m | Reduced -410 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.2k $2.9m | Added +4.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.8k $2.9m | Reduced -34.9k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 50.2k $2.9m | Added +907 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.1k $2.8m | Added +1.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.9k $2.8m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.7k $2.7m | Added +7.1k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.3k $2.6m | Added +12.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.7k $2.5m | Added +36.1k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 43.0k $2.4m | New |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.06% of their portfolio | 42.6k $2.4m | Added +25.8k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.3k $2.3m | Added +11.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.6k $2.3m | Reduced -47 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.1k $2.2m | Added +8.0k |