Ameris Bancorp Ownership | Who Owns Ameris Bancorp?

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Ameris Bancorp Ownership Summary

Ameris Bancorp is owned by 78.14% institutional investors, 5.46% insiders, and 16.39% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 14.43% of ABCB shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.81% of its assets in Ameris Bancorp shares.

ABCB Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Ameris Bancorp	78.14%	5.46%	16.39%
Industry	Regional Banks Stocks	38.40%	12.62%	48.98%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	9.82M	14.43%	$765.74M
Vanguard group	7.09M	10.42%	$526.23M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	3.90M	5.73%	$303.89M
North reef capital management lp	3.42M	5.03%	$266.98M
State street	3.32M	4.88%	$259.57M
Wellington management group llp	2.89M	4.25%	$225.46M
Independent advisor alliance	2.65M	3.89%	$206.50M
Invesco	2.60M	3.82%	$202.41M
Geode capital management	1.62M	2.38%	$126.17M
Jennison associates	1.39M	2.04%	$108.41M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
North reef capital management lp	3.42M	9.19%	$266.98M
Pmc fig opportunities	39.29K	4.71%	$3.06M
Summit creek advisors	138.75K	2.22%	$10.82M
Independent advisor alliance	2.65M	2.22%	$206.50M
Maltese capital management	110.00K	1.69%	$8.58M
Phocas financial	136.73K	1.67%	$10.66M
Penn capital management company	263.03K	1.59%	$20.57M
Davis asset management	621.80K	1.40%	$48.49M
Fj capital management	134.87K	1.18%	$10.52M
Martin & co inc /tn/	66.36K	0.88%	$5.18M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Invesco	2.60M	0.03%	1.57M
Norges bank	843.86K	0.01%	843.86K
North reef capital management lp	3.42M	9.19%	686.22K
Vaughan nelson investment management	542.00K	0.42%	542.00K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	416.86K	0.01%	416.86K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Jennison associates	1.39M	0.07%	-351.20K
Goldman sachs group	750.54K	0.01%	-339.27K
Jpmorgan chase	956.00K	0.00%	-255.89K
Campbell & co investment adviser	5.83K	0.03%	-169.15K
Nuveen	918.77K	0.02%	-164.50K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	843.86K	0.01%	843.86K	$62.67M
Vaughan nelson investment management	542.00K	0.42%	542.00K	$42.27M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	416.86K	0.01%	416.86K	$32.51M
Fj capital management	134.87K	1.18%	134.87K	$10.52M
Vanguard asset management	64.79K	0.00%	64.79K	$5.05M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Tortoise investment management	-1.00
Private wealth asset management	-2.00
North star investment management	-7.00
Cloud capital management	-17.00
Bryn mawr trust	-27.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	328	-16.54%	53,154,676	-17.45%	78	0.88%	144	-29.06%	118	-9.92%
Dec 31, 2025	144	-59.09%	17,354,036	-72.63%	25	0.30%	74	-57.47%	40	-64.91%
Sep 30, 2025	350	4.17%	63,398,223	2.32%	92	1.14%	173	-1.70%	113	1.80%
Jun 30, 2025	336	-2.61%	61,960,091	-1.15%	90	1.08%	176	-	111	-1.77%
Mar 31, 2025	345	7.14%	62,681,055	-0.69%	91	1.08%	176	7.98%	113	10.78%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	3.91M	5.81%	828.00
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.07M	3.03%	7.86K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	1.53M	2.27%	12.88K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.49M	2.18%	15.46K
American Century U.S. Small Cap Value	1.01M	1.48%	-5.00K
American Century Small Cap Value Inv	1.01M	1.48%	-5.00K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	947.46K	1.39%	915.00
DFA US Small Cap Value I	859.77K	1.28%	-
Invesco OFI Small Cap Growth	826.56K	1.23%	826.56K
Invesco Discovery A	826.56K	1.23%	160.10K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 09, 2026	HILL LEO J	-	Sell	$1.92
Mar 09, 2026	HILL LEO J	-	Sell	$24.06
Feb 24, 2026	Strange Douglas D	Chief Credit Officer	Sell	$46.84
Feb 24, 2026	Stokes Nicole S	CFO	Sell	$41.90
Feb 24, 2026	Creasy Ross L	Chief Information Officer	Sell	$42.01

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	6
2025 Q4	1	1
2025 Q3	1	-
2025 Q2	-	-

ABCB Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Ameris Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 78.14%, followed by 5.46% insiders and 16.40% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Ameris Bancorp's industry, Regional Banks Stocks, is 38.40%, which Ameris Bancorp exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Ameris Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (9.82M shares, 14.43%), Vanguard group (7.09M shares, 10.42%), and Dimensional fund advisors lp (3.9M shares, 5.73%). Together, they hold 30.58% of Ameris Bancorp’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Ameris Bancorp?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Ameris Bancorp.

Who is Ameris Bancorp’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

North reef capital management lp is Ameris Bancorp’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 9.19% of its assets in 3.42M Ameris Bancorp shares, valued at 266.98M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Ameris Bancorp shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Ameris Bancorp shares, with 5.81% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.91M Ameris Bancorp shares.

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