Ameris Bancorp Ownership | Who Owns Ameris Bancorp?

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Ameris Bancorp Ownership Summary

Ameris Bancorp is owned by 93.44% institutional investors, 5.09% insiders, and 1.46% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 14.70% 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

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Ameris Bancorp	93.44%	5.09%	1.46%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	51.64%	15.54%	32.82%
Industry	Regional Banks Stocks	53.95%	12.38%	33.68%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	10.12M	14.70%	$509.41M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	9.75M	14.18%	$631.14M
Vanguard group	7.44M	10.82%	$465.57M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	4.32M	6.27%	$270.06M
State street	3.63M	5.28%	$228.01M
Wellington management group llp	3.39M	4.93%	$212.31M
North reef capital management lp	2.53M	3.68%	$158.49M
Independent advisor alliance	2.49M	3.62%	$161.13M
American century companies	2.08M	3.02%	$134.41M
Geode capital management	1.49M	2.17%	$93.44M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
North reef capital management lp	2.53M	7.11%	$158.49M
Independent advisor alliance	2.49M	4.65%	$161.13M
Fj capital management	602.32K	4.13%	$38.97M
Maltese capital management	237.50K	2.16%	$15.37M
Summit creek advisors	241.51K	1.99%	$15.11M
Prospector partners	244.25K	1.81%	$15.80M
Penn capital management company	314.81K	1.77%	$20.42M
Sapience investments	38.13K	1.65%	$2.47M
Davis asset management	621.80K	1.57%	$40.23M
Phocas financial	27.38K	1.27%	$1.71M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	773.22K	0.01%	773.22K
State street	3.63M	0.01%	384.80K
Fort washington investment advisors inc /oh/	337.71K	0.13%	337.71K
Glenmede investment management, lp	301.71K	0.10%	301.71K
Jennison associates	777.11K	0.03%	274.42K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Elequin securities	-	-	-305.94K
Point72 asset management	-	-	-288.30K
Millennium management	511.91K	0.02%	-261.49K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	9.75M	0.01%	-244.44K
Goldman sachs group	1.40M	0.01%	-190.22K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	773.22K	0.01%	773.22K	$48.38M
Fort washington investment advisors inc /oh/	337.71K	0.13%	337.71K	$21.85M
Glenmede investment management, lp	301.71K	0.10%	301.71K	$19.52M
Shapiro capital management	174.66K	0.50%	174.66K	$11.30M
Abrdn	171.89K	0.02%	171.89K	$11.12M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Parallel advisors	-2.00
Greenline partners	-3.00
Tfo-tdc	-4.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /	-5.00
Mendota financial group	-6.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2025	339	-1.17%	64,275,552	2.64%	93	1.13%	177	1.72%	111	-1.77%
Mar 31, 2025	339	5.94%	62,671,347	-0.67%	91	1.08%	172	6.17%	111	8.82%
Dec 31, 2024	313	7.19%	62,931,605	1.34%	91	1.12%	155	0.65%	103	8.42%
Sep 30, 2024	291	7.78%	62,096,654	-0.75%	90	1.09%	154	22.22%	94	-8.74%
Jun 30, 2024	265	-5.36%	62,543,450	-0.58%	90	1.09%	123	-1.60%	103	-2.83%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	3.85M	5.59%	556.00
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	2.11M	3.06%	1.59K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.07M	3.01%	-43.37K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.59M	2.31%	-11.54K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	1.56M	2.26%	-29.61K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	1.02M	1.49%	2.03K
American Century U.S. Small Cap Value	1.01M	1.47%	-5.00K
American Century Small Cap Value Inv	1.01M	1.47%	-5.00K
DFA US Small Cap Value I	1.01M	1.46%	-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	691.52K	1.01%	-297.17K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 12, 2025	Strange Douglas D	Chief Credit Officer	Buy	$56.95K
Nov 06, 2024	Ezzell Robert Dale	-	Sell	$559.25K
Mar 07, 2024	EDWARDS JON S	Chief Credit Officer	Sell	$355.10K
May 23, 2023	Choate William Millard	-	Buy	$250.02K
May 17, 2023	McKendry William D	Chief Risk Officer	Buy	$30.14K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	1	-
2024 Q4	-	1
2024 Q3	-	-
2024 Q2	-	-

ABCB Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Ameris Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 93.44%, followed by 5.09% insiders and 1.47% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Ameris Bancorp's industry, Regional Banks Stocks, is 53.95%, which Ameris Bancorp exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Ameris Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (10.12M shares, 14.70%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (9.75M shares, 14.18%), and Vanguard group (7.44M shares, 10.82%). Together, they hold 39.70% of Ameris Bancorp’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Ameris Bancorp?

Yes, BlackRock owns 14.70% of Ameris Bancorp, totaling 10.12M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 509.41M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -47.744K shares, a -0.47% change.

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 7.11% of its assets in 2.53M Ameris Bancorp shares, valued at 158.49M$.

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 3.85M Ameris Bancorp shares.

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