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	54.07%	12.53%	33.40%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	10.12M	14.70%	$509.41M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	9.58M	13.92%	$701.99M
Vanguard group	7.20M	10.47%	$527.92M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	4.18M	6.08%	$306.68M
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%	$182.57M
American century companies	1.88M	2.73%	$137.90M
Geode capital management	1.54M	2.24%	$113.06M

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	4.74%	$182.57M
Fj capital management	602.32K	4.13%	$38.97M
Summit creek advisors	213.73K	2.28%	$15.67M
Maltese capital management	237.50K	2.16%	$15.37M
Prospector partners	235.93K	2.07%	$17.30M
Penn capital management company	314.81K	1.77%	$20.42M
Phocas financial	175.16K	1.66%	$12.84M
Sapience investments	38.13K	1.65%	$2.47M
Davis asset management	621.80K	1.57%	$40.23M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	773.22K	0.01%	773.22K
Jennison associates	1.33M	0.06%	549.19K
Invesco	931.91K	0.01%	534.83K
State street	3.63M	0.01%	384.80K
Fmr	555.10K	0.00%	354.35K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Elequin securities	-	-	-305.94K
Point72 asset management	-	-	-288.30K
Millennium management	511.91K	0.02%	-261.49K
American century companies	1.88M	0.07%	-196.31K
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
Shapiro capital management	174.66K	0.50%	174.66K	$11.30M
Csm advisors	88.73K	0.17%	88.73K	$5.74M
Foundry partners	72.26K	0.23%	72.26K	$4.52M
Susquehanna portfolio strategies	43.95K	0.06%	43.95K	$2.84M

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	3.84M	5.59%	-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	2.11M	3.06%	1.59K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.07M	3.01%	-43.37K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	1.59M	2.32%	-
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.59M	2.31%	-11.54K
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	1.47%	-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	691.52K	1.01%	-297.17K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Sep 15, 2025	STERN WILLIAM H	-	Buy	$23.75K
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

Insider Transactions Trends

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

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 54.07%, 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 (9.58M shares, 13.92%), and Vanguard group (7.2M shares, 10.47%). Together, they hold 39.09% 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 3.84M Ameris Bancorp shares.

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