Ameris Bancorp Ownership | Who Owns Ameris Bancorp?


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Ameris Bancorp Ownership Summary


Ameris Bancorp is owned by 92.17% institutional investors, 5.10% insiders, and 2.73% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 14.41% of ABCB shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.59% of its assets in Ameris Bancorp shares.

ABCB Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockAmeris Bancorp92.17%5.10%2.73%
IndustryRegional Banks Stocks38.94%12.65%48.41%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de9.86M14.41%$732.33M
Vanguard group7.09M10.42%$526.23M
Dimensional fund advisors lp4.02M5.88%$298.93M
Independent advisor alliance2.49M3.66%$184.96M
Jennison associates1.74M2.56%$129.32M
Geode capital management1.54M2.25%$114.24M
Jpmorgan chase1.21M1.77%$90.01M
Goldman sachs group1.09M1.59%$80.94M
Nuveen1.08M1.58%$80.45M
Congress asset management co /ma996.79K1.47%$74.03M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Independent advisor alliance2.49M4.49%$184.96M
Summit creek advisors206.89K2.42%$15.37M
Phocas financial174.73K1.69%$12.98M
Davis asset management621.80K1.65%$46.18M
Penn capital management company270.92K1.61%$20.17M
Campbell & co investment adviser174.98K0.62%$13.00M
Congress asset management co /ma996.79K0.52%$74.03M
Nilsine partners66.35K0.43%$4.93M
Gw&k investment management559.41K0.36%$41.55M
Quest partners68.34K0.28%$5.08M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank843.86K0.01%843.86K
Jennison associates1.74M0.08%414.92K
Morgan stanley869.71K0.00%341.11K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de9.86M0.01%284.71K
Verition fund management187.26K0.05%187.26K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
William blair investment management362.19K0.07%-295.34K
Dimensional fund advisors lp4.02M0.06%-158.46K
Vanguard group7.09M0.01%-115.73K
Gw&k investment management559.41K0.36%-103.92K
Emerald advisers---89.19K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank843.86K0.01%843.86K$62.67M
Verition fund management187.26K0.05%187.26K$13.91M
Campbell & co investment adviser174.98K0.62%174.98K$13.00M
Panagora asset management126.20K0.03%126.20K$9.37M
Impax asset management group100.00K0.05%100.00K$7.43M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Tortoise investment management-1.00
Jpl wealth management-1.00
Cloud capital management-17.00
Bryn mawr trust-27.00
Clearstead trust-44.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 20253504.17%63,398,2232.32%921.14%173-1.70%1131.80%
Jun 30, 2025336-2.61%61,960,091-1.15%901.08%176-111-1.77%
Mar 31, 20253457.14%62,681,055-0.69%911.08%1767.98%11310.78%
Dec 31, 20243229.52%63,119,2640.49%911.10%1635.16%1027.37%
Sep 30, 20242948.49%62,811,0770.40%911.10%15523.02%95-7.77%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF3.84M5.59%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.07M3.01%-43.37K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.59M2.32%-
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.59M2.32%-11.54K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv1.02M1.49%2.03K
American Century U.S. Small Cap Value1.01M1.48%-5.00K
American Century Small Cap Value Inv1.01M1.48%-5.00K
DFA US Small Cap Value I1.01M1.47%-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr691.52K1.01%-297.17K
Fidelity Small Cap Index661.96K0.97%-3.39K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Dec 08, 2025STERN WILLIAM H-Buy$23.75K
Sep 15, 2025STERN WILLIAM H-Buy$23.75K
Mar 12, 2025Strange Douglas D Chief Credit OfficerBuy$56.95K
Nov 06, 2024Ezzell Robert Dale-Sell$559.25K
Mar 07, 2024EDWARDS JON S Chief Credit OfficerSell$355.10K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q41-
2025 Q31-
2025 Q2--
2025 Q11-
2024 Q4-1

ABCB Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Ameris Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 92.17%, followed by 5.10% insiders and 2.73% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Ameris Bancorp's industry, Regional Banks Stocks, is 38.94%, which Ameris Bancorp exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Ameris Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (9.86M shares, 14.41%), Vanguard group (7.09M shares, 10.42%), and Dimensional fund advisors lp (4.02M shares, 5.88%). Together, they hold 30.70% 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?

Independent advisor alliance is Ameris Bancorp’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 4.49% of its assets in 2.49M Ameris Bancorp shares, valued at 184.96M$.

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 5.59% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.84M Ameris Bancorp shares.

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