307 institutional investment managers reported FRME positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 46,667,236 shares worth $2.0B in total. BlackRock, Inc. reported the largest position.

Are funds buying or selling FRME?

In Q2 2026, 31 managers opened new FRME positions, 127 added, 83 trimmed and 23 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters added a net 567,936 shares.

How current is this FRME institutional ownership data?

It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.

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Who owns FRME?

Institutional ownership of First Merchants Corporation from Form 13F, Q2 2026

307 institutional managers reported holding First Merchants Corporation (FRME) in Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, with 46,667,236 shares worth $2.0B. The largest reported holder was BlackRock, Inc. Managers that filed both quarters added a net 567,936 shares (+1.2%). 31 opened new positions and 23 sold out.

Funds holding: 307
Value held: $2.0B
New / sold out: 31 / 23
Net shares, same filers: +1.2%

Holdings as of June 30, 2026, the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after a quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.

Largest holders of FRME

Fund	Value	Share of 13F holdings	Shares	Move
BlackRock, Inc.	$233M	11.4%	5,324,728	Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	$161M	7.9%	3,689,776	Added
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	$149M	7.3%	3,402,832	Added
Vanguard Capital Management LLC	$119M	5.8%	2,720,680	Trimmed
State Street Corp	$111M	5.5%	2,551,308	Added
Earnest Partners LLC	$95.0M	4.7%	2,174,024	Trimmed
Geode Capital Management, LLC	$73.0M	3.6%	1,670,991	Added
Nuveen, LLC	$46.3M	2.3%	1,058,876	Added
Victory Capital Management Inc	$45.6M	2.2%	1,042,728	Added
Systematic Financial Management LP	$37.2M	1.8%	850,405	Trimmed
First Trust Advisors LP	$33.9M	1.7%	776,088	Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	$31.1M	1.5%	711,910	Trimmed
FJ Capital Management LLC	$31.1M	1.5%	711,425	Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	$30.5M	1.5%	697,055	Trimmed
Wellington Management Group LLP	$30.4M	1.5%	696,621	Trimmed
PL Capital Advisors, LLC	$30.0M	1.5%	686,333	Unchanged
Northern Trust Corp	$29.9M	1.5%	683,988	Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	$28.3M	1.4%	648,844	Trimmed
JPMorgan Chase & Co	$27.9M	1.4%	639,609	Added
William Blair Investment Management, LLC	$27.2M	1.3%	622,443	Trimmed
AQR Capital Management LLC	$24.7M	1.2%	566,471	Added
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado	$23.9M	1.2%	546,322	Unchanged
First Merchants Corp	$22.8M	1.1%	521,994	Trimmed
Two Sigma Investments, LP	$20.6M	1.0%	470,409	Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, the	$18.9M	0.9%	432,341	Trimmed

Share of 13F holdings is each fund's shares as a share of the 46,667,236 FRME shares all 13F filers reported, not of shares outstanding.

Biggest buyers in Q2 2026

BlackRock, Inc. Added+$18.6M
State Street Corp Added+$13.6M
Edgestream Partners, L.P. Added+$7.1M
AQR Capital Management LLC Added+$7.1M
JPMorgan Chase & Co Added+$4.8M
Geode Capital Management, LLC Added+$4.2M
Marshall Wace, LLP Added+$4.2M
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Added+$4.1M
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP New+$3.6M
Verition Fund Management LLC New+$3.3M

Biggest sellers in Q2 2026

Goldman Sachs Group Inc Trimmed-$19.2M
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Trimmed-$15.0M
Wellington Management Group LLP Trimmed-$13.6M
William Blair Investment Management, LLC Trimmed-$7.3M
Jane Street Group, LLC Sold out-$5.3M
Alliancebernstein L.p. Trimmed-$3.8M
Earnest Partners LLC Trimmed-$3.6M
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Trimmed-$3.0M
UBS Group AG Trimmed-$2.5M
Sei Investments Co Trimmed-$2.4M

The change in shares since the quarter before, adjusted for stock splits and priced at the Q2 2026 value per share. Funds bought $132M and sold $105M; 127 added and 83 trimmed.

Questions about FRME ownership

Who owns FRME stock?: 307 institutional investment managers reported FRME positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 46,667,236 shares worth $2.0B in total. BlackRock, Inc. reported the largest position.
Are funds buying or selling FRME?: In Q2 2026, 31 managers opened new FRME positions, 127 added, 83 trimmed and 23 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters added a net 567,936 shares.
How current is this FRME institutional ownership data?: It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.

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