Bristow Group Inc. (VTOL) Ownership
VTOL ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 101.6% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 3.18% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 29.6M
- Float
- 25.9M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 5.10% 1.3M shares short
- Days to cover
- 4.11 short interest up 7.1% vs prior month
- Institutions 101.61%
- Insiders 3.18%
VTOL top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 13.23% | 3.9M | $151.5M | +25,450 (+0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Solus Alternative Asset Management LP | 9.71% | 2.9M | $111.2M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 6.10% | 1.8M | $69.8M | +54,273 (+3.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | South Dakota Investment Council | 5.41% | 1.6M | $62.0M | −362,227 (−18.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Brown Advisory Holdings Inc | 4.32% | 1.3M | $49.5M | −25,945 (−2.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street Corp | 3.79% | 1.1M | $43.4M | +62,923 (+5.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 3.77% | 1.1M | $43.1M | +39,839 (+3.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | 3.60% | 1.1M | $41.2M | −102,500 (−8.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Taconic Capital Advisors L.P. | 3.58% | 1.1M | $41.0M | +15,495 (+1.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | American Century Companies Inc | 3.43% | 1.0M | $39.3M | +111,797 (+12.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.82% | 835K | $32.3M | +2,789 (+0.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 2.42% | 716K | $27.7M | −1,620 (−0.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | First Trust Advisors L.P. | 2.35% | 696K | $26.9M | +579,859 (+498.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Fearnley Asset Management AS | 2.35% | 696K | $26.9M | +54,600 (+8.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.26% | 670K | $25.9M | +17,500 (+2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc | 1.43% | 425K | $16.4M | −7,550 (−1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Algert Global LLC | 1.38% | 410K | $15.8M | +59,858 (+17.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1.26% | 373K | $14.4M | −8,904 (−2.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 1.23% | 366K | $14.1M | +192,347 (+110.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.16% | 343K | $13.2M | −39,240 (−10.3%) | 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 1.2M shares and 7 cut 548K.
VTOL top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 5.18% | 1.5M | $59.3M | +396 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 2 | First Trust SMID Cp Rising Div Achv ETF | 3.80% | 1.1M | $43.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 3.16% | 937K | $36.2M | +960 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 2.67% | 793K | $30.6M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.32% | 687K | $26.5M | −7,936 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Brown Advisory Small-Cap Fdmtl Val Inv | 2.00% | 594K | $23.0M | +37,086 (+6.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | DFA US Small Cap Value I | 1.33% | 395K | $15.3M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Fidelity Small Cap Index | 0.97% | 289K | $11.1M | +2,004 (+0.7%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 9 | iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 0.85% | 251K | $9.7M | +380 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | State Street SPDR Port S&P 600 Sm CpETF | 0.78% | 232K | $9.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | DFA US Targeted Value I | 0.77% | 227K | $8.8M | +1,210 (+0.5%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | Royce Small-Cap Trust | 0.74% | 219K | $8.5M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF | 0.74% | 218K | $8.4M | +114 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF | 0.74% | 218K | $8.4M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | The Global Smaller Companies Trust Ord | 0.65% | 193K | $7.5M | −1,676 (−0.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF | 0.65% | 191K | $7.4M | +90 (+0.0%) | September 24, 2026 |
| 17 | Vanguard Energy ETF | 0.64% | 188K | $7.3M | +593 (+0.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | Allspring Common Stock A | 0.62% | 183K | $7.1M | −2,349 (−1.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Adm | 0.54% | 161K | $6.2M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF | 0.53% | 156K | $6.0M | −2,256 (−1.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
VTOL insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Lorin L Brass | Sell | $45.00 | 1,000 | $45,000 |
| 2026-03-04 | Maryanne Miller | Sell | $44.90 | 2,200 | $98,780 |
| 2026-03-02 | Jennifer Dawn Whalen | Sell | $46.90 | 26,667 | $1.3M |
| 2026-02-27 | Lorin L Brass | Sell | $49.04 | 3,250 | $159,380 |
| 2026-02-27 | Stuart Stavley | Sell | $47.02 | 24,908 | $1.2M |
| 2026-02-27 | Wesley E Kern | Sell | $46.83 | 3,079 | $144,190 |
| 2025-11-26 | Lorin L Brass | Sell | $38.00 | 2,500 | $95,000 |
| 2025-11-17 | George Mark Mickelson | Sell | $38.40 | 10,000 | $384,000 |
| 2025-11-14 | Alternative Asset Manage Solus | Sell | $38.05 | 200,000 | $7.6M |
| 2025-11-14 | Lorin L Brass | Sell | $38.51 | 2,500 | $96,275 |
| 2025-11-11 | Robert Manzo | Sell | $38.75 | 6,000 | $232,500 |
| 2025-08-13 | Maryanne Miller | Sell | $38.37 | 1,800 | $69,066 |
| 2025-08-11 | Lorin L Brass | Sell | $37.47 | 5,250 | $196,718 |
| 2025-08-08 | Wesley E Kern | Sell | $37.72 | 2,531 | $95,469 |
| 2025-08-07 | Jennifer Dawn Whalen | Sell | $37.55 | 5,000 | $187,750 |
| 2025-08-07 | Robert Manzo | Sell | $37.11 | 10,000 | $371,100 |
| 2025-08-07 | Stuart Stavley | Sell | $37.10 | 10,000 | $371,000 |
| 2025-06-23 | Lorin L Brass | Sell | $33.50 | 1,131 | $37,888 |
| 2025-06-20 | Lorin L Brass | Sell | $33.50 | 97 | $3,250 |
| 2025-06-12 | Alternative Asset Manage Solus | Sell | $33.49 | 45,857 | $1.5M |
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.
VTOL shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns VTOL
Institutional investors own 101.6% of Bristow's shares and insiders 3.18%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 13.23% of the shares (3.9M), 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 5.10% of the float, or 4.11 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 15.3% since 2014.
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VTOL ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Bristow stock?
The largest shareholders of Bristow are BlackRock Inc (13.23%), Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (9.71%), Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (6.10%), South Dakota Investment Council (5.41%), Brown Advisory Holdings Inc (4.32%).
What percentage of Bristow is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 101.6% of Bristow's shares outstanding; insiders hold 3.18%.
Which funds own Bristow?
The largest fund holders of Bristow are iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (5.18%), First Trust SMID Cp Rising Div Achv ETF (3.80%), Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (3.16%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.67%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (2.32%).
What is Bristow's short interest?
1.3M shares of Bristow were sold short, 5.10% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 4.11 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Bristow?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Bristow (since June 12, 2025), 0 were purchases and 20 were sales.
How many shares of Bristow are outstanding?
Bristow has 29.6M shares outstanding, of which 25.9M are in the public float.