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FRME Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.40%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $136,469.83

First Merchants Insider Trading History Chart

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First Merchants Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $42.03
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -0.31 (-0.73%)
As of 02/9/2026 05:00 PM ET

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First Merchants Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
2/6/2026Eva D ScurlockInsiderSell3,227$42.29$136,469.8320,063View SEC Filing Icon  
12/30/2024Howard HaldermanDirectorBuy4$41.24$164.9625,131View SEC Filing Icon  
12/16/2024Michael J StewartPresidentSell7,248$43.73$316,955.0492,664View SEC Filing Icon  
5/30/2024Patrick J. FehringDirectorSell23,936$32.51$778,159.36122,706View SEC Filing Icon  
3/29/2024Michael J StewartPresidentBuy36$29.67$1,068.1288,952View SEC Filing Icon  
2/28/2024Stephan FluhlerInsiderSell3,193$33.17$105,911.8124,070View SEC Filing Icon  
12/19/2023Michael C RechinDirectorSell10,000$37.05$370,500.0085,834View SEC Filing Icon  
7/28/2023Jason R SondhiDirectorBuy458$32.16$14,729.28458View SEC Filing Icon  
3/3/2023Gary LehmanDirectorSell1,465$40.09$58,731.8545,010View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME)

73.92% of First Merchants stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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First Merchants Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
2/9/2026Geode Capital Management LLC1,431,840$53.68M0.0%+0.1%2.476%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026AlphaQuest LLC72,395$2.71M0.2%+28.5%0.125%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Fisher Asset Management LLC375,276$14.07M0.0%-12.1%0.649%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Systematic Financial Management LP778,328$29.17M0.7%+2.1%1.346%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026William Blair Investment Management LLC763,904$28.63M0.1%-9.4%1.321%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026MQS Management LLC7,805$0.29M0.2%-51.8%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Covestor Ltd1,042$39K0.0%+68.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026PNC Financial Services Group Inc.24,487$0.92M0.0%-12.6%0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026ProShare Advisors LLC169,166$6.34M0.0%-47.7%0.293%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Sapient Capital LLC9,053$0.34M0.0%+7.1%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Convergence Investment Partners LLC25,259$0.95M0.2%N/A0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.15,165,871$568.42M0.3%+27,081,812.5%26.225%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Allworth Financial LP3,424$0.13M0.0%+10.5%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Versor Investments LP50,000$1.87M0.3%N/A0.086%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Bailard Inc.22,500$0.84M0.0%+12.5%0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Denali Advisors LLC205,200$7.69M0.9%+13.6%0.355%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Fifth Third Bancorp2,538$95K0.0%-18.4%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.35,672$1.34M0.0%-10.8%0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Vest Financial LLC38,311$1.44M0.0%+11.4%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026UBS Group AG165,218$6.19M0.0%+34.3%0.286%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Sanctuary Advisors LLC31,545$1.18M0.0%-12.2%0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Vanguard Group Inc.5,983,901$224.28M0.0%-1.6%10.347%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Arizona State Retirement System16,104$0.60M0.0%-6.5%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC25,264$0.96M0.0%+1.3%0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Peregrine Capital Management LLC132,924$4.98M0.2%-4.7%0.230%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026OLD National Bancorp IN28,415$1.07M0.0%-14.2%0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Evergreen Capital Management LLC5,825$0.22M0.0%N/A0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026CWM LLC22,033$0.83M0.0%+7.4%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/21/2026Phocas Financial Corp.271,481$10.18M1.3%-0.2%0.469%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/20/2026Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.1,000$37K0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/16/2026BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC58,107$2.18M0.6%+4.1%0.100%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/14/2026Goelzer Investment Management Inc.5,389$0.20M0.0%-20.3%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/14/2026Wedge Capital Management L L P NC29,256$1.10M0.0%+2.0%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/12/2026First Merchants Corp534,739$20.04M0.7%-0.9%0.925%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/9/2026SG Americas Securities LLC50,226$1.88M0.0%+66.6%0.087%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/8/2026Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC13,679$0.52M0.0%+6.7%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/8/2026Nordea Investment Management AB121,570$4.56M0.0%-12.6%0.210%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/5/2026GAMMA Investing LLC987$37K0.0%+62.1%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/1/2026JPMorgan Chase & Co.691,565$26.07M0.0%+2.0%1.196%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/1/2026Tudor Investment Corp ET AL98,523$3.71M0.0%+121.1%0.170%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/9/2025Tudor Investment Corp ET AL98,523$3.71M0.0%+121.1%0.170%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/2/2025Allworth Financial LP3,100$0.12M0.0%+9.9%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/21/2025CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.6,222$0.24M0.0%N/A0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Dark Forest Capital Management LP74,171$2.80M0.1%-34.4%0.128%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Verition Fund Management LLC7,847$0.30M0.0%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Susquehanna International Group LLP57,600$2.17M0.0%-62.9%0.100%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Qube Research & Technologies Ltd393,408$14.83M0.0%+50.2%0.680%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Mariner LLC58,016$2.19M0.0%+2.6%0.100%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV7,570$0.29M0.0%N/A0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Millennium Management LLC233,264$8.79M0.0%+163.8%0.403%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.27,119$1.02M0.0%-15.2%0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Larson Financial Group LLC15,821$0.60M0.0%+425.8%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Focus Partners Wealth7,620$0.30M0.0%+19.2%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Earnest Partners LLC2,445,904$92.21M0.4%-4.9%4.230%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Citadel Advisors LLC26,858$1.01M0.0%-7.6%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE197,778$7.46M0.0%-5.6%0.342%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Aquatic Capital Management LLC19,013$0.72M0.0%+591.1%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.117,933$4.45M0.0%+74.1%0.204%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC14,865$0.56M0.0%-5.4%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Creative Planning64,214$2.42M0.0%+31.2%0.111%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025FJ Capital Management LLC294,718$11.11M1.2%N/A0.510%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Mendon Capital Advisors Corp75,000$2.83M1.1%-33.2%0.130%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.449,988$16.97M0.0%-2.1%0.778%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Man Group plc21,916$0.83M0.0%N/A0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC321,550$12.12M0.0%+252.0%0.556%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP15,704$0.59M0.1%N/A0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC108,376$4.09M0.0%-43.7%0.187%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Two Sigma Investments LP32,249$1.22M0.0%-41.6%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Bridgeway Capital Management LLC398,498$15.02M0.3%+0.3%0.689%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Comerica Bank9,153$0.35M0.0%+25.9%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Glenmede Investment Management LP283,231$10.68M0.1%-6.3%0.490%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Entropy Technologies LP9,700$0.37M0.0%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Advisory Research Inc.72,348$2.73M0.4%-4.1%0.125%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership53,377$2.01M0.0%-8.0%0.092%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Invesco Ltd.100,564$3.79M0.0%-13.7%0.174%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Sei Investments Co.108,705$4.10M0.0%-2.6%0.188%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Intrepid Financial Planning Group LLC16,281$0.61M0.2%+10.9%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025UBS Group AG122,996$4.64M0.0%-20.3%0.213%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets28,467$1.07M0.0%+214.0%0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Franklin Resources Inc.50,651$1.91M0.0%-1.3%0.088%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Ceredex Value Advisors LLC341,950$12.89M0.3%-1.1%0.591%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Capital International Investors1,346,300$50.76M0.0%+64.4%2.328%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Legal & General Group Plc60,795$2.29M0.0%-5.5%0.105%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Clarkston Capital Partners LLC34,696$1.31M0.0%+11.5%0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Swiss National Bank112,962$4.26M0.0%+1.1%0.195%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.35,658$1.34M0.0%+9.7%0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025First Trust Advisors LP622,273$23.46M0.0%-18.8%1.076%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Barclays PLC90,778$3.42M0.0%-30.9%0.157%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025IFG Advisory LLC20,995$0.79M0.0%-1.8%0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3,381,405$127.48M0.0%-0.7%5.848%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Victory Capital Management Inc.947,498$35.72M0.0%+8.4%1.639%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Kennondale Capital Management LLC19,259$0.73M0.6%+42.7%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co37,124$1.40M0.0%+137.4%0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Fisher Asset Management LLC427,119$16.10M0.0%-3.3%0.739%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025William Blair Investment Management LLC843,174$31.79M0.1%+16.4%1.458%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025EJF Capital LLC29,697$1.12M0.7%+149.9%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025American Century Companies Inc.588,719$22.20M0.0%-47.8%1.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Rafferty Asset Management LLC49,356$1.86M0.0%+14.5%0.085%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Choreo LLC9,818$0.37M0.0%-31.2%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Intech Investment Management LLC28,937$1.09M0.0%-8.3%0.050%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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First Merchants logo
First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers a range of financial services, including time, savings, and demand deposits; and consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance, and real estate mortgage loans. It also provides personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. The company operates banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. It also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.
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Today's Range

Now: $42.03
Low: $41.93
High: $42.42

50 Day Range

MA: $38.60
Low: $36.79
High: $42.34

52 Week Range

Now: $42.03
Low: $33.13
High: $45.62

Volume

313,208 shs

Average Volume

370,185 shs

Market Capitalization

$2.43 billion

P/E Ratio

10.80

Dividend Yield

3.40%

Beta

0.94

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of First Merchants?

First Merchants' top insider shareholders include:
  1. Patrick J Fehring (Director)
  2. Michael J Stewart (President)
  3. Howard Halderman (Director)
  4. Stephan Fluhler (Insider)
  5. Eva D Scurlock (Insider)
Learn More about top insider investors at First Merchants.

Who are the major institutional investors of First Merchants?

First Merchants' top institutional investors include:
  1. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. — 26.22%
  2. Vanguard Group Inc. — 10.35%
  3. Geode Capital Management LLC — 2.48%
  4. Systematic Financial Management LP — 1.35%
  5. William Blair Investment Management LLC — 1.32%
  6. First Merchants Corp — 0.92%
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Which major investors are selling First Merchants stock?

In the last quarter, FRME stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. ProShare Advisors LLC
  2. Vanguard Group Inc.
  3. William Blair Investment Management LLC
  4. Fisher Asset Management LLC
  5. Nordea Investment Management AB
  6. MQS Management LLC
  7. Peregrine Capital Management LLC
  8. First Merchants Corp

Which major investors are buying First Merchants stock?

In the previous quarter, FRME stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.
  2. Versor Investments LP
  3. UBS Group AG
  4. Convergence Investment Partners LLC
  5. Denali Advisors LLC
  6. SG Americas Securities LLC
  7. Systematic Financial Management LP
  8. AlphaQuest LLC
In the previous year, these company insiders have bought First Merchants stock:
  1. Patrick J Fehring (Director)
  2. Michael J Stewart (President)
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