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 ($1.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 31.7m as of 2026-07-31, 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 ≈ $78.63. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($10.4m notional), 5 hold puts ($3.5m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 304 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 165 | 136 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $8.2m | $7.2m | 0.87 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.8m | $3.6m | 0.94 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.4m | $2.6m | 0.40 |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4m | $3.5m | 0.33 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +622.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | New | +515.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +476.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +275.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +156.3k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ | Added | +140.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +140.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +90.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +88.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +67.9k |
Biggest sellers
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -443.3k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Reduced | -414.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -366.6k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -307.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -237.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | Reduced | -235.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -185.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -185.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Reduced | -184.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -176.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.7m85.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2m14.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.1m13.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $829.1k10.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $300.0k3.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $268.5k3.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $63.2k800 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.2m15.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1m14.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $592.2k7.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $544.8k6.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $39.5k500 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $19.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $22.5k | 1 | $249.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | Sanfrey Jeffrey Scott Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $249.6k4.0k shares |
| 2026-08-12 | Thau Daniel Mark Director | Bought | $22.5k350 shares |
| 2026-05-19 | Thau Daniel Mark Director | Bought | $19.5k300 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $238.3m | Added +476.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $207.5m | Added +37.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $126.0m | Reduced -164.3k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $110.7m | Added +10.8k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.2m $97.9m | Reduced -414.5k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $94.2m | First filing |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 995.2k $78.6m | Reduced -23.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 874.0k $69.0m | Added +46.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 818.5k $64.6m | Added +622.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 805.0k $63.6m | Added +275.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 803.9k $63.5m | Added +51.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 719.5k $56.8m | Added +30.5k |
| 325 CAPITAL LLC 13.39% of their portfolio | 711.4k $56.2m | Added +31.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 663.0k $51.6m | Added +156.3k |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 3.50% of their portfolio | 647.5k $51.1m | Added +22.3k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.99% of their portfolio | 604.6k $47.7m | Reduced -15.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 579.0k $45.7m | Added +53.1k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.86% of their portfolio | 529.8k $41.8m | Added +140.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 515.9k $40.7m | New |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 454.9k $35.9m | Added +29.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 438.9k $34.7m | Added +59.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 428.4k $24.3m | Reduced -66.3k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 366.0k $28.9m | Reduced -42.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 344.9k $27.2m | Added +30.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.1k $26.6m | Added +3.1k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.07% of their portfolio | 321.0k $25.3m | Added +230 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 311.1k $24.6m | Added +140.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 300.7k $23.7m | Added +13.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 299.6k $23.7m | Reduced -10.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 293.4k $23.2m | Reduced -13.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 290.4k $22.9m | Reduced -11.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 265.5k $21.0m | Reduced -38.7k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.8k $17.9m | Added +6.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.9k $16.3m | Reduced -366.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 206.5k $16.3m | Reduced -161.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.4k $15.9m | Reduced -63.6k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 2.00% of their portfolio | 197.9k $15.6m | Added +69 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 194.8k $15.4m | Added +67.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.2k $15.1m | Added +90.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 191.1k $15.1m | Added +9.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.5k $13.7m | Reduced -142.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.6k $12.6m | Added +28.0k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 159.1k $12.6m | Reduced -9.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.4k $12.3m | Reduced -49.6k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.0k $12.1m | Added +61.1k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 149.4k $11.8m | Added +19.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.3k $11.0m | Reduced -185.9k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 138.3k $10.9m | Added +11.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.7k $9.7m | Added +33.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.0k $9.4m | Added +88.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.3k $9.0m | Reduced -443.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.6k $8.8m | Added +5.9k |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.47% of their portfolio | 110.6k $8.7m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.0k $8.5m | Added +18.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.9k $7.9m | Added +46.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.3k $7.8m | Reduced -14.2k |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC 3.38% of their portfolio | 94.3k $7.4m | Reduced -2.3k |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 0.80% of their portfolio | 92.4k $7.3m | Unchanged |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.4k $7.2m | Reduced -28.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.0k $6.8m | Reduced -57.4k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.6k $6.7m | Reduced -43.6k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 80.7k $6.4m | Added +16.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.4k $6.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| EFG International AG 0.11% of their portfolio | 78.2k $6.2m | Reduced -17.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.5k $6.0m | Reduced -39.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 76.3k $6.0m | Added +1.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.8k $5.9m | Added +23.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.5k $5.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.6k $5.4m | Unchanged |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd 3.86% of their portfolio | 64.4k $5.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 63.4k $4.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.5k $4.9m | Added +4.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.2k $4.8m | Reduced -2.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.9k $4.6m | Added +7.7k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 57.2k $4.5m | Reduced -440 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.4k $4.3m | Reduced -21.6k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 49.3k $3.9m | Added +32.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.3k $3.9m | Reduced -185.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.3k $3.9m | Reduced -237.3k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 49.3k $3.9m | Reduced -970 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.9k $3.7m | Reduced -235.6k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.06% of their portfolio | 44.2k $3.5m | Reduced -9.9k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.08% of their portfolio | 42.6k $3.4m | Reduced -9 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.4k $3.3m | Added +1.8k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.2k $3.3m | Reduced -8.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.6k $3.2m | Reduced -4.2k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 40.0k $3.2m | Reduced -2.9k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.4k $3.1m | Added +3.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.0k $3.1m | Reduced -9.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.7k $2.9m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Smith Group Asset Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 35.4k $2.8m | New |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 34.8k $2.8m | Reduced -354 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.8k $2.7m | Added +1.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $2.7m | Added +664 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $2.7m | Reduced -3.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.5k $2.7m | Added +4.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.7k $2.6m | Reduced -27.7k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.7k $2.4m | Reduced -14.5k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.5k $2.4m | Added +13.3k |
| OP Asset Management Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.0k $2.4m | Reduced -38.4k |