FIRST MERCHANTS CORP FRME
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 320817109
Bank headquartered in East Central Indiana
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryNational Commercial Banks
- HeadquartersMuncie, IN
- Websitefirstmerchants.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($1.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 59.6m as of 2022-11-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $41.11. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($0 notional), 1 hold puts ($0).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 220 |
| Q4 2022 | 231 |
Biggest buyers
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Added | +313.0k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | Added | +246.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +165.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +143.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +124.2k |
| Boston Partners | Added | +113.3k |
| OneAscent Financial Services LLC | New | +109.9k |
| MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +73.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | Added | +59.6k |
| Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC | New | +49.6k |
Biggest sellers
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | Reduced | -308.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -161.4k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -119.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -105.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -92.5k |
| Siena Capital Partners GP, LLC | Reduced | -89.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -84.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -77.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Reduced | -67.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -65.5k |
Biggest calls
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-10-17 | 7.6% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $1.5k | 1 | $127.3k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $1.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $1,000 | 1 | $478.0k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-31 | FLUHLER STEPHAN Chief Information Officer | Sold | $140.6k3.2k shares |
| 2022-10-28 | Schalliol Charles E Director | Sold | $1.1m24.5k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.4m $264.2m | Added +165.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $169.7m | Added +124.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $117.0m | Added +46.7k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 2.8m $116.6m | Added +246.6k |
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT 3.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $94.4m | Reduced -62.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.3m | Reduced -64.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.0m | Added +44.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 966.9k $39.7m | Reduced -42.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 959.8k $39.5m | Reduced -77.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.05% of their portfolio | 911.3k $37.7m | Added +113.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 889.9k $36.6m | Reduced -33.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 885.5k $36.4m | Reduced -42.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 841.1k $34.6m | Reduced -84.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 779.0k $32.0m | Added +143.5k |
| PL Capital Advisors, LLC 8.62% of their portfolio | 763.3k $31.4m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 750.3k $30.8m | Added +13.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 704.2k $28.9m | Reduced -12.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 672.7k $27.7m | Added +3.5k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.85% of their portfolio | 630.2k $25.9m | Reduced -17.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 599.4k $24.6m | Added +59.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.13% of their portfolio | 588.0k $24.2m | Added +3.9k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.55% of their portfolio | 579.5k $23.8m | Reduced -308.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 577.8k $23.8m | Added +15.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 566.7k $23.3m | Added +12.5k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 489.9k $20.1m | Added +46.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.9k $19.2m | Added +14.4k |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 422.1k $17.4m | Added +46.7k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 400.2k $16.5m | Added +313.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 396.7k $16.3m | Reduced -105.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 323.6k $13.3m | Reduced -92.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 321.6k $13.2m | Reduced -67.4k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 301.5k $12.4m | Reduced -17.5k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 295.0k $12.1m | Added +9.7k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 240.8k $9.9m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 1.37% of their portfolio | 230.6k $9.5m | Reduced -104 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 216.8k $8.9m | Added +13.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 209.5k $8.6m | Reduced -2.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.9k $8.3m | Added +10.8k |
| STRS OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 176.8k $7.3m | Reduced -14.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.4k $6.4m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.7k $6.4m | Reduced -17.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.7k $6.3m | Reduced -3.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 144.6k $5.9m | Added +10.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.7k $5.9m | Added +2.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.0k $5.6m | Added +48.2k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.1k $5.0m | Added +2.5k |
| Petiole USA ltd 3.54% of their portfolio | 117.5k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| OneAscent Financial Services LLC 1.92% of their portfolio | 109.9k $4.5m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.8k $4.5m | Added +1.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.4k $4.5m | Reduced -4.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.5k $4.4m | Reduced -495 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.3k $4.2m | Reduced -161.4k |
| MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 93.7k $3.9m | Added +73.7k |
| FIRST MERCHANTS CORP 0.34% of their portfolio | 91.3k $3.8m | Added +8.5k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 83.5k $3.4m | Reduced -119.7k |
| EJF Capital LP 0.98% of their portfolio | 76.2k $3.1m | Reduced -16.8k |
| FIRST FINANCIAL BANK - TRUST DIVISION 0.34% of their portfolio | 75.8k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.6k $3.1m | Added +847 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.8k $3.0m | Added +15.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.0k $2.8m | Added +6.3k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.8m | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.2k $2.8m | Added +17.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.9k $2.8m | Reduced -32.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.9k $2.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.7k $2.6m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.2k $2.5m | Reduced -2.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.5k $2.2m | Added +6.7k |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 54.3k $2.2m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.8k $2.1m | Added +1.2k |
| PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 50.9k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.4k $2.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 49.6k $2.0m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.3k $1.9m | Reduced -10.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.5k $1.6m | Added +591 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.9k $1.6m | Added +9.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.3k $1.5m | Reduced -53.2k |
| Rosenthal | Henry Capital Advisors, Inc. 1.30% of their portfolio | 35.2k $1.4m | Not comparable |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.1k $1.4m | Added +5.6k |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.7k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.09% of their portfolio | 34.0k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.9k $1.4m | Added +5.5k |
| Diversified Portfolios, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 32.8k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 32.7k $1.3m | Reduced -788 |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.1k $1.3m | Reduced -12.2k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 31.7k $1.3m | Reduced -31.7k |
| ROTHSCHILD & CO ASSET MANAGEMENT US INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.6k $1.3m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $1.3m | Reduced -620 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.3k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.6k $1.2m | Added +11.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $1.1m | Reduced -221 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.3k $1.1m | Added +3.5k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.1k $1.1m | Reduced -99 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $1.1m | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $1.1m | Added +322 |
| CORNERCAP INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 25.6k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| River Oaks Capital LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 25.6k $1.1m | Added +1.3k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 25.3k $1.0m | New |
| Waterfront Wealth Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 24.8k $1.0m | Added +203 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.5k $1.0m | Added +253 |
| IFG Advisory, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 24.0k $985.0k | Added +200 |