First Merchants Corp (FRME) Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

According to SEC filings for the period ending December 2025, First Merchants Corp (NASDAQ:FRME) is held by 24 institutional firms.

• Institutional ownership in First Merchants edged down to 1.6% in December 2025, compared to 77.1% in September 2025.
• In percentage terms, this reflects as a holdings change of 0.04% quarter on quarter, and a decrease of 90.51% year over year.
• The latest 13F cycle for First Merchants reveals that of 24 total investors, 9 funds grew their exposure, whereas 8 reduced theirs and 7 made no changes.
• The aggregate institutional position in First Merchants now stands at 897.22K shares as of December 2025, after investors increased their holdings (up by 336 shares quarter on quarter which is down 70.10Mn shares year over year).
• With 534.74K shares, FIRST MERCHANTS CORP commands the largest institutional position in First Merchants as of December 31, 2025, equating to 0.93% of the company.
• Among the most significant buyers of First Merchants during December 2025 were SG Americas Securities, LLC (20.07K), BridgePort Financial Solutions, LLC (2.28K), THURSTON, SPRINGER, MILLER, HERD & TITAK, INC. (1.00K), WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC (573), GAMMA Investing LLC (378).
• Leading sellers of First Merchants stock in December 2025 included NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB (17.60K), FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (5.01K), Goelzer Investment Management, Inc. (1.38K), True Wealth Design, LLC (72), NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC (18).
• The top 10 institutional holders of First Merchants for the quarter ending December 2025 included FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (534.74K), NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB (121.57K), First Financial Bank - Trust Division (75.78K), BridgePort Financial Solutions, LLC (58.11K), SG Americas Securities, LLC (50.23K), WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC (29.26K), SENTINEL PENSION ADVISORS, LLC (15.23K), Goelzer Investment Management, Inc. (5.39K), Blue Trust, Inc. (1.78K), SIGNATUREFD, LLC (1.49K).