L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) Ownership
FSTR ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 82.0% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 8.20% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 10.5M
- Float
- 9.7M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 4.87% 290K shares short
- Days to cover
- 7.02 short interest down 2.6% vs prior month
- Institutions 82.04%
- Insiders 8.20%
- Other investors 9.76%
FSTR top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandes Investment Partners & Co | 13.60% | 1.4M | $49.3M | −50,483 (−3.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al | 8.42% | 885K | $30.5M | −16,000 (−1.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | BlackRock Inc | 7.07% | 743K | $25.6M | +40,370 (+5.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 6.44% | 677K | $23.3M | −16,394 (−2.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 4.02% | 423K | $14.6M | +38,196 (+9.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Renaissance Technologies Corp | 3.39% | 356K | $12.3M | +39,968 (+12.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Acadian Asset Management LLC | 2.55% | 268K | $9.2M | +137,692 (+105.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.34% | 246K | $8.5M | +17,753 (+7.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 2.07% | 218K | $7.5M | +205,450 (+1,617.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | American Century Companies Inc | 1.86% | 196K | $6.8M | +112,550 (+134.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | State Street Corp | 1.82% | 192K | $6.6M | +39,217 (+25.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Two Sigma Investments LLC | 1.37% | 144K | $5.0M | +144,194 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Gabelli Funds LLC | 1.18% | 125K | $4.3M | −8,436 (−6.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Bragg Financial Advisors Inc | 1.08% | 114K | $3.9M | −1 (−0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | UBS Group AG | 1.03% | 108K | $3.7M | +10,037 (+10.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC | 0.87% | 91K | $3.1M | −44,940 (−33.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Teton Advisors, LLC | 0.80% | 84K | $2.9M | −14,601 (−14.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.78% | 82K | $2.8M | +3,920 (+5.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Sontag Advisory LLC | 0.77% | 81K | $2.8M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Assenagon Asset Management SA | 0.76% | 80K | $2.8M | +52,317 (+186.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 12 holders added 842K shares and 7 cut 151K.
FSTR top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB | 5.14% | 541K | $18.6M | −4,000 (−0.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Brandes Small Cap Value R6 | 3.96% | 417K | $14.4M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 3.21% | 337K | $11.6M | +1,584 (+0.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 2.83% | 297K | $10.2M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.47% | 259K | $8.9M | −3,008 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | DFA US Small Cap Value I | 1.31% | 138K | $4.7M | +806 (+0.6%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | Gabelli Small Cap Growth AAA | 1.06% | 111K | $3.8M | −2,500 (−2.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Fidelity Small Cap Index | 1.02% | 107K | $3.7M | +1,116 (+1.1%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 9 | FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Inv | 0.98% | 103K | $3.5M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Brandes Global Small Cap Equity Cl F | 0.94% | 99K | $3.4M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | DFA US Targeted Value I | 0.93% | 98K | $3.4M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 0.86% | 90K | $3.1M | +136 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | TETON Westwood Mighty Mites AAA | 0.80% | 84K | $2.9M | −14,601 (−14.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Mediolanum BB Global Sm Cp Eq LA | 0.76% | 79K | $2.7M | −5,359 (−6.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Scotia Wealth Quant Glbl Sm Cp Eq Pl KM | 0.67% | 70K | $2.4M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | DFA US Micro Cap I | 0.65% | 68K | $2.4M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF | 0.65% | 68K | $2.3M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | 0.54% | 57K | $2.0M | +1,587 (+2.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Fidelity Extended Market Index | 0.45% | 47K | $1.6M | −760 (−1.6%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | DFA US Small Cap I | 0.45% | 47K | $1.6M | — | August 31, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
FSTR insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Aron R English | Sell | $28.05 | 38,431 | $1.1M |
| 2026-03-31 | Aron R English | Sell | $28.02 | 1,500 | $42,030 |
| 2026-03-25 | Aron R English | Sell | $28.09 | 2,716 | $76,292 |
| 2026-03-24 | Aron R English | Sell | $28.19 | 25,889 | $729,811 |
| 2026-03-23 | Aron R English | Sell | $28.51 | 78,414 | $2.2M |
| 2026-03-04 | Aron R English | Sell | $31.99 | 5,124 | $163,917 |
| 2025-12-12 | Aron R English | Sell | $26.79 | 13,512 | $361,986 |
| 2025-12-11 | Aron R English | Sell | $26.79 | 34,025 | $911,530 |
| 2025-12-10 | Aron R English | Sell | $26.83 | 11,248 | $301,784 |
| 2025-12-09 | Aron R English | Sell | $26.93 | 4,800 | $129,264 |
| 2025-12-08 | Aron R English | Sell | $27.28 | 9,765 | $266,389 |
| 2025-12-01 | Aron R English | Sell | $26.82 | 101 | $2,709 |
| 2025-11-28 | Aron R English | Sell | $27.09 | 1,307 | $35,407 |
| 2025-11-25 | Aron R English | Sell | $26.94 | 1,725 | $46,472 |
| 2025-11-24 | Aron R English | Sell | $26.84 | 27,003 | $724,761 |
| 2025-11-21 | Aron R English | Sell | $27.03 | 3,412 | $92,226 |
| 2025-11-17 | Aron R English | Sell | $27.00 | 400 | $10,800 |
| 2025-11-14 | Aron R English | Sell | $27.00 | 2,247 | $60,669 |
| 2025-11-13 | Aron R English | Sell | $27.00 | 1,600 | $43,200 |
| 2025-11-12 | Aron R English | Sell | $27.06 | 3,368 | $91,138 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
FSTR shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns FSTR
Institutional investors own 82.0% of L.B. Foster's shares and insiders 8.20%. The largest holder is Brandes Investment Partners & Co with 13.60% of the shares (1.4M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 12 added shares and 7 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 4.87% of the float, or 7.02 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 5.1% since 2014.
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FSTR ownership FAQ
Who owns the most L.B. Foster stock?
The largest shareholders of L.B. Foster are Brandes Investment Partners & Co (13.60%), Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al (8.42%), BlackRock Inc (7.07%), Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (6.44%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (4.02%).
What percentage of L.B. Foster is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 82.0% of L.B. Foster's shares outstanding; insiders hold 8.20%.
Which funds own L.B. Foster?
The largest fund holders of L.B. Foster are 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB (5.14%), Brandes Small Cap Value R6 (3.96%), Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (3.21%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.83%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (2.47%).
What is L.B. Foster's short interest?
290K shares of L.B. Foster were sold short, 4.87% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 7.02 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling L.B. Foster?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in L.B. Foster (since November 12, 2025), 0 were purchases and 20 were sales.
How many shares of L.B. Foster are outstanding?
L.B. Foster has 10.5M shares outstanding, of which 9.7M are in the public float.