First Merchants Ownership | Who Owns First Merchants?


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First Merchants Ownership Summary


First Merchants is owned by 76.74% institutional investors, 1.63% insiders, and 21.64% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.91% of FRME shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.06% of its assets in First Merchants shares.

FRME Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockFirst Merchants76.74%1.63%21.64%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 51.64%15.54%32.82%
IndustryRegional Banks Stocks53.95%12.38%33.68%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group6.34M10.91%$252.78M
Blackrock4.83M8.18%$160.84M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de4.61M8.02%$176.53M
Dimensional fund advisors lp3.52M6.06%$140.28M
Earnest partners2.61M4.49%$104.06M
State street2.19M3.77%$87.33M
Geode capital management1.39M2.40%$55.55M
American century companies1.13M1.96%$43.18M
Goldman sachs group998.96K1.72%$39.85M
Victory capital management958.61K1.65%$38.24M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Pl capital advisors686.33K8.77%$26.29M
John w. rosenthal capital management72.31K2.79%$2.77M
Petiole usa94.05K2.55%$3.60M
Cardinal capital management llc /ct275.89K2.51%$9.18M
Mendon capital advisors112.25K2.08%$4.30M
Mesirow institutional investment management477.01K1.46%$19.03M
Phocas financial42.73K1.27%$1.70M
First merchants539.73K0.80%$20.67M
Systematic financial management lp760.55K0.78%$29.13M
Denali advisors174.38K0.70%$6.68M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Bank of new york mellon930.90K0.01%332.17K
Glenmede investment management, lp302.30K0.06%302.30K
State street2.19M0.00%232.67K
Mesirow institutional investment management477.01K1.46%197.78K
Norges bank181.76K0.00%181.76K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Cardinal capital management llc /ct275.89K2.51%-1.07M
Boston partners---721.50K
Millennium management29.15K0.00%-288.89K
Phocas financial42.73K1.27%-197.50K
Guggenheim capital28.73K0.01%-196.61K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Glenmede investment management, lp302.30K0.06%302.30K$11.58M
Norges bank181.76K0.00%181.76K$7.25M
Inspire advisors71.78K0.29%71.78K$2.75M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership58.01K0.00%58.01K$2.22M
Y-intercept (hong kong)41.97K0.04%41.97K$1.61M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Newedge advisors-2.00
Tfo-tdc-3.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-4.00
Private trust co na-5.00
Global financial private client-11.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 20252731.49%44,124,487-0.31%761.32%12810.34%86-7.53%
Mar 31, 20252645.60%44,020,8441.22%751.35%114-11.63%9118.18%
Dec 31, 2024145-39.33%26,219,010-38.77%450.83%75-37.50%39-42.65%
Sep 30, 20242395.29%42,823,6700.40%731.41%1204.35%681.49%
Jun 30, 2024222-2.63%42,549,846-0.14%721.38%11221.74%67-20.24%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.77M3.06%-52.31K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.68M2.87%-187.56K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.41M2.44%-
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.34M2.33%-9.04K
Harbor Small Cap Value Instl993.49K1.70%-50.55K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv865.79K1.50%2.17K
American Funds SMALLCAP World A818.75K1.40%-
DFA US Small Cap Value I790.30K1.37%-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr624.08K1.08%-274.62K
Fidelity Small Cap Index586.86K1.02%-6.19K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Dec 30, 2024Halderman Howard-Buy$164.96
Dec 16, 2024Stewart Michael J PresidentSell$316.96K
Nov 08, 2024Fehring Patrick J.-Sell$1.14M
Aug 09, 2024HARDWICK MARK K Chief Executive OfficerSell$475.92K
May 30, 2024Fehring Patrick J.-Sell$778.16K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q3--
2025 Q2--
2025 Q1--
2024 Q412
2024 Q3-1

FRME Ownership FAQ


Who Owns First Merchants?

First Merchants shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 76.74%, followed by 1.63% insiders and 21.63% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in First Merchants's industry, Regional Banks Stocks, is 53.95%, which First Merchants exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of First Merchants?

First Merchants’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (6.34M shares, 10.91%), Blackrock (4.83M shares, 8.18%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (4.61M shares, 8.02%). Together, they hold 27.11% of First Merchants’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own First Merchants?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.18% of First Merchants, totaling 4.83M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 160.84M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -92.727K shares, a -1.88% change.

Who is First Merchants’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Pl capital advisors is First Merchants’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 8.77% of its assets in 686.33K First Merchants shares, valued at 26.29M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of First Merchants shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of First Merchants shares, with 3.06% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.77M First Merchants shares.

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