BRINKS CO BCO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 109696104
American armored transport company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryArrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo
- HeadquartersRichmond, VA
- Founded1859
- Websiteus.brinks.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 ($8.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 41.2m 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 ≈ $94.53. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($77.6m notional), 9 hold puts ($10.2m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 212 |
| Q4 2022 | 227 |
| Q1 2023 | 230 |
| Q2 2023 | 247 |
| Q3 2023 | 248 |
| Q4 2023 | 286 |
| Q1 2024 | 295 |
| Q2 2024 | 312 |
| Q3 2024 | 326 |
| Q4 2024 | 301 |
| Q1 2025 | 325 |
| Q2 2025 | 317 |
| Q3 2025 | 336 |
| Q4 2025 | 352 |
| Q1 2026 | 366 |
| Q2 2026 | 357 |
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 | 150 | 147 |
| Q4 2024 | 116 | 176 |
| Q1 2025 | 153 | 139 |
| Q2 2025 | 143 | 181 |
| Q3 2025 | 153 | 159 |
| Q4 2025 | 159 | 165 |
| Q1 2026 | 199 | 153 |
| Q2 2026 | 177 | 171 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $17.9m | $1.9m | 0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | $31.7m | $7.3m | 0.23 |
| Q1 2026 | $73.1m | $5.7m | 0.08 |
| Q2 2026 | $77.6m | $10.2m | 0.13 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | Added | +860.6k |
| Fourth Sail Capital LP | Added | +570.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +282.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +281.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +276.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +226.2k |
| ALTA FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +212.6k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP | Added | +207.0k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +189.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -312.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -161.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -143.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | Reduced | -130.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -126.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -109.3k |
| Fort Baker Capital Management LP | Sold out | -86.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -80.3k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -64.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Sold out | -53.4k |
Biggest calls
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC | Unchanged | $33.9m358.5k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | $19.6m207.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $6.6m70.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $4.1m43.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.8m40.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $2.1m22.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.9m20.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $1.7m18.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $1.2m12.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2m12.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.1m32.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $1.7m18.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.6m17.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $1.1m12.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $944.9k10.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $604.7k6.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $491.3k5.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $321.3k3.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Unchanged | $264.6k2.8k 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 +4.3 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 15.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
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 | 0 | — | 1 | $386.0k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $19.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.9m | $453.5k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $169.5k | $169.5k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.2m $582.3m | Added +1.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $500.3m | Reduced -38.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $188.8m | Added +21.6k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $175.1m | Reduced -2.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $153.0m | Added +62.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $131.0m | Added +43.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $124.8m | Reduced -22.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $113.9m | Added +140.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $106.3m | Added +57.7k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $104.0m | Reduced -40.0k |
| Fourth Sail Capital LP 14.12% of their portfolio | 986.0k $93.2m | Added +570.6k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 3.38% of their portfolio | 916.1k $86.6m | Added +860.6k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 911.3k $86.1m | Reduced -11.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 910.2k $86.0m | Added +47.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 888.3k $83.9m | Added +11.4k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 836.6k $79.1m | Added +130.9k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 778.8k $73.6m | Reduced -40.4k |
| Engine Capital Management, LP 6.96% of their portfolio | 756.4k $71.5m | Added +207.0k |
| Simcoe Capital Management, LLC 12.02% of their portfolio | 655.7k $62.0m | Added +68.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 608.6k $57.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 595.3k $56.3m | Added +282.2k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 568.1k $53.7m | Added +119.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 536.9k $50.7m | Added +22.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 514.8k $48.6m | Reduced -14.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 509.0k $48.1m | Added +281.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.4k $43.0m | Not comparable |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 398.1k $37.6m | Added +276.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 374.7k $35.4m | Added +46.2k |
| Lodge Hill Capital, LLC 5.86% of their portfolio | 370.0k $35.0m | Added +55.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 362.2k $34.2m | Reduced -126.1k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 346.4k $32.7m | Added +13.1k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 0.56% of their portfolio | 345.8k $32.7m | Added +45.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 328.4k $31.0m | Reduced -7.5k |
| ALTA FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 6.16% of their portfolio | 324.3k $30.6m | Added +212.6k |
| SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.08% of their portfolio | 320.5k $30.3m | Added +3.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 305.1k $28.8m | Added +75.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 296.7k $28.0m | Added +6.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 280.6k $26.5m | Added +70.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 244.5k $23.1m | Added +226.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 223.3k $21.1m | Added +37.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.7k $19.3m | Reduced -80.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.5k $18.6m | Added +13.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 194.9k $18.4m | Added +189.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.8k $16.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.7k $15.9m | Reduced -5.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 144.9k $13.7m | Reduced -9.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.6k $13.7m | Added +3.8k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.7k $13.0m | First filing |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.4k $12.3m | Added +4.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.8k $10.6m | Reduced -109.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.3k $10.8m | Reduced -312.3k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.05% of their portfolio | 114.0k $10.8m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 107.8k $10.2m | Reduced -64.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.1k $9.9m | Added +10.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.1k $9.8m | Added +67.3k |
| KIRR MARBACH & CO LLC /IN/ 1.53% of their portfolio | 96.3k $9.1m | Reduced -64 |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 95.8k $9.0m | Added +45.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.9k $8.9m | Reduced -34.6k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 93.0k $8.8m | Added +21.0k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 92.5k $8.7m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.8k $8.9m | Added +1.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.1k $7.9m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.5k $7.8m | Added +300 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.8k $7.4m | Added +19.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.2k $7.3m | Reduced -57 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.6k $7.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 73.5k $6.9m | Added +25.2k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 72.1k $6.8m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 68.1k $6.4m | Added +963 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.6k $6.4m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.8k $6.2m | Added +4 |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 65.6k $6.2m | Reduced -571 |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 63.4k $6.0m | New |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.10% of their portfolio | 62.2k $5.9m | Added +412 |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 0.23% of their portfolio | 59.0k $5.6m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.1k $5.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.8k $4.9m | Added +49.0k |
| Ballast Asset Management, LP 1.91% of their portfolio | 50.7k $4.8m | Reduced -508 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.1k $4.6m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.0k $4.6m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.5k $4.6m | Added +38.1k |
| NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. 0.52% of their portfolio | 47.6k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.4k $4.5m | Added +878 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.5k $4.1m | Added +1.2k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 43.0k $4.1m | Added +23.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $4.2m | Added +322 |
| Westside Investment Management, Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 39.8k $3.8m | Added +5.6k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.4k $3.7m | Added +1.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $3.7m | Reduced -16.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.9k $3.7m | Reduced -166 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.2k $3.6m | Added +534 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 37.7k $3.6m | Added +12.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.2k $3.2m | Added +1.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $3.2m | Added +2.1k |
| Aristides Capital LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 30.7k $2.9m | New |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 30.7k $2.9m | Reduced -777 |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.3k $2.9m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Villanova Investment Management Co LLC 2.62% of their portfolio | 29.2k $2.8m | Added +9.2k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.9k $2.7m | Added +14.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.6k $2.7m | Added +3.7k |