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Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.24%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $985.92

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $1,739,013.06

First Merchants Insider Trading History Chart

First Merchants Share Price & Price History

^$34.08

▼ -2.12 (-5.86%)

As of 03/22/2023 01:00 AM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

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First Merchants Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
3/3/2023	Gary Lehman	Director	Sell	1,465	$40.09	$58,731.85	45,010
10/31/2022	Stephan Fluhler	Insider	Sell	3,174	$44.29	$140,576.46	22,576
10/28/2022	Charles E Schalliol	Director	Sell	24,523	$44.25	$1,085,142.75	32,020
5/20/2022	Patrick J Fehring	Director	Sell	10,400	$38.40	$399,360.00	138,988
5/18/2022	Patrick J Fehring	Director	Sell	1,400	$39.43	$55,202.00	149,988
5/2/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$40.19	$482.28	51,125
4/1/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$41.97	$503.64	51,113
3/1/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$43.10	$517.20
2/1/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$42.73	$512.76
1/3/2022	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$41.94	$503.28
12/9/2021	Stephan Fluhler	Insider	Sell	3,155	$40.34	$127,272.70
12/1/2021	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$40.65	$487.80
11/1/2021	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$42.07	$504.84
10/1/2021	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$42.13	$505.56
9/1/2021	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	12	$41.17	$494.04
5/26/2021	Mark K. Hardwick	CEO	Sell	8,090	$45.36	$366,962.40
5/12/2021	Michael R. Becher	Director	Sell	1,100	$46.04	$50,644.00
4/1/2021	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	11	$47.07	$517.77	47,847
3/18/2021	Michael C. Marhenke	Director	Sell	9,000	$50.00	$450,000.00	43,789
3/1/2021	William L. Hoy	Director	Sell	4,500	$43.53	$195,885.00
2/1/2021	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	13	$38.44	$499.72
12/1/2020	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	14	$34.55	$483.70
11/2/2020	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	19	$26.16	$497.04
10/1/2020	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	22	$23.19	$510.18	46,342
8/3/2020	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	20	$24.64	$492.80
7/1/2020	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	19	$26.61	$505.59	45,314
5/20/2020	Michael C. Rechin	CEO	Sell	10,000	$25.40	$254,000.00
5/5/2020	Michael J. Stewart	Insider	Sell	3,323	$26.86	$89,255.78
4/1/2020	Patrick A. Sherman	Director	Buy	20	$25.64	$512.80	41,320

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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME)

71.43% 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

First Merchants Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
3/10/2023	Victory Capital Management Inc.	841,142	$34.58M	0.0%	-9.2%	1.410%
2/21/2023	Macquarie Group Ltd.	155,357	$6.39M	0.0%	-8.7%	0.261%
2/16/2023	Alliancebernstein L.P.	68,997	$2.84M	0.0%	+10.0%	0.116%
2/16/2023	Gateway Wealth Partners LLC	8,377	$0.34M	0.1%	N/A	0.014%
2/15/2023	CI Private Wealth LLC	68,695	$2.82M	0.0%	N/A	0.115%
2/15/2023	Pier Capital LLC	240,751	$9.90M	1.6%	-0.9%	0.404%
2/15/2023	Systematic Financial Management LP	630,186	$25.91M	0.8%	-2.7%	1.058%
2/15/2023	Captrust Financial Advisors	22,058	$0.91M	0.0%	+5.1%	0.037%
2/15/2023	Jane Street Group LLC	7,960	$0.33M	0.0%	-14.1%	0.013%
2/15/2023	State of Wisconsin Investment Board	7,415	$0.31M	0.0%	-33.1%	0.012%
2/15/2023	Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC	14,869	$0.61M	0.0%	-21.4%	0.025%
2/15/2023	Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC	13,025	$0.54M	0.0%	+31.6%	0.022%
2/15/2023	Squarepoint Ops LLC	15,034	$0.62M	0.0%	+12.6%	0.025%
2/15/2023	Legal & General Group Plc	51,763	$2.13M	0.0%	+2.4%	0.087%
2/15/2023	Maltese Capital Management LLC	93,700	$3.85M	1.1%	+368.5%	0.157%
2/15/2023	Millennium Management LLC	101,333	$4.17M	0.0%	-61.4%	0.170%
2/15/2023	Morgan Stanley	323,621	$13.30M	0.0%	-22.2%	0.543%
2/15/2023	Mariner LLC	61,207	$2.52M	0.0%	-3.9%	0.103%
2/15/2023	Norges Bank	466,933	$19.20M	0.0%	N/A	0.784%
2/15/2023	Eagle Asset Management Inc.	489,906	$20.09M	0.1%	+10.6%	0.823%
2/15/2023	AQR Capital Management LLC	7,574	$0.31M	0.0%	N/A	0.013%
2/15/2023	Earnest Partners LLC	2,835,869	$116.58M	0.7%	+9.5%	4.761%
2/14/2023	Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD	39,520	$1.63M	0.0%	+1.5%	0.066%
2/14/2023	Susquehanna International Group LLP	17,613	$0.72M	0.0%	-40.1%	0.030%
2/14/2023	Cetera Investment Advisers	6,240	$0.26M	0.0%	-5.3%	0.010%
2/14/2023	Two Sigma Investments LP	4,896	$0.20M	0.0%	-47.3%	0.008%
2/13/2023	Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.	566,739	$23.30M	0.0%	+2.3%	0.952%
2/13/2023	Deutsche Bank AG	27,334	$1.12M	0.0%	+14.9%	0.046%
2/13/2023	Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT	2,296,640	$94.42M	3.0%	-2.6%	3.856%
2/13/2023	Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado	587,986	$24.17M	0.1%	+0.7%	0.987%
2/13/2023	Schechter Investment Advisors LLC	7,269	$0.30M	0.0%	-22.8%	0.012%
2/13/2023	Dark Forest Capital Management LP	915	$38K	0.0%	-32.2%	0.002%
2/13/2023	Wells Fargo & Company MN	202,895	$8.34M	0.0%	+5.6%	0.341%
2/13/2023	Barclays PLC	21,844	$0.90M	0.0%	+304.5%	0.037%
2/13/2023	Renaissance Technologies LLC	26,820	$1.10M	0.0%	N/A	0.045%
2/13/2023	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	885,521	$36.40M	0.0%	-4.6%	1.487%
2/13/2023	Credit Suisse AG	50,405	$2.07M	0.0%	-3.2%	0.085%
2/13/2023	Geode Capital Management LLC	1,119,569	$46.03M	0.0%	+4.1%	1.880%
2/13/2023	American Century Companies Inc.	778,973	$32.02M	0.0%	+22.6%	1.308%
2/13/2023	GSA Capital Partners LLP	11,436	$0.47M	0.1%	N/A	0.019%
2/13/2023	Advisory Research Inc.	54,260	$2.23M	0.2%	-5.1%	0.091%
2/13/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	577,827	$23.76M	0.0%	+2.7%	0.970%
2/13/2023	Teacher Retirement System of Texas	8,679	$0.36M	0.0%	-10.0%	0.015%
2/13/2023	Quadrant Capital Group LLC	825	$34K	0.0%	-29.1%	0.001%
2/10/2023	Bank of America Corp DE	68,205	$2.80M	0.0%	+33.1%	0.115%
2/10/2023	Sei Investments Co.	209,490	$8.61M	0.0%	-1.3%	0.352%
2/10/2023	New York Life Investment Management LLC	13,633	$0.56M	0.0%	+12.0%	0.023%
2/10/2023	Schroder Investment Management Group	396,651	$16.31M	0.0%	-21.1%	0.666%
2/10/2023	John W. Rosenthal Capital Management Inc.	35,250	$1.45M	1.3%	N/A	0.059%
2/10/2023	Victory Capital Management Inc.	841,142	$34.58M	0.0%	-9.2%	1.412%
2/10/2023	Rehmann Capital Advisory Group	6,531	$0.27M	0.0%	-31.0%	0.011%
2/10/2023	HRT Financial LP	4,897	$0.20M	0.0%	N/A	0.008%
2/10/2023	Aigen Investment Management LP	11,097	$0.46M	0.1%	-6.1%	0.019%
2/10/2023	Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC	64,936	$2.67M	0.0%	-3.2%	0.109%
2/10/2023	PNC Financial Services Group Inc.	26,392	$1.09M	0.0%	+1.2%	0.044%
2/10/2023	Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC	422,100	$17.35M	1.6%	+12.4%	0.709%
2/9/2023	William Blair Investment Management LLC	889,864	$36.58M	0.1%	-3.7%	1.494%
2/9/2023	Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.	24,546	$1.01M	0.0%	+1.0%	0.041%
2/9/2023	Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC	21,775	$0.94M	0.1%	-9.5%	0.037%
2/9/2023	First Trust Advisors LP	108,418	$4.46M	0.0%	-3.9%	0.182%
2/9/2023	Victory Capital Management Inc.	804,847	$33.30M	0.0%	-13.1%	1.351%
2/9/2023	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	2,846,662	$117.03M	0.0%	+1.7%	4.779%
2/9/2023	Principal Financial Group Inc.	959,817	$39.46M	0.0%	-7.5%	1.611%
2/9/2023	Soltis Investment Advisors LLC	6,912	$0.28M	0.0%	-12.6%	0.012%
2/9/2023	Citigroup Inc.	3,498	$0.14M	0.0%	-10.6%	0.006%
2/9/2023	HighTower Advisors LLC	5,049	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.008%
2/8/2023	Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.	32,092	$1.32M	0.0%	-27.5%	0.054%
2/8/2023	Raymond James & Associates	135,010	$5.55M	0.0%	+55.6%	0.227%
2/8/2023	UBS Group AG	29,644	$1.22M	0.0%	+59.5%	0.050%
2/8/2023	Capital Analysts LLC	1,800	$74K	0.0%	N/A	0.003%
2/8/2023	Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.	62,726	$2.58M	0.0%	-7.0%	0.105%
2/8/2023	Nordea Investment Management AB	152,670	$6.28M	0.0%	-2.5%	0.256%
2/8/2023	Swiss National Bank	143,662	$5.91M	0.0%	+1.9%	0.241%
2/8/2023	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	321,606	$13.22M	0.0%	-17.3%	0.540%
2/8/2023	Boston Partners	911,274	$37.66M	0.1%	+14.2%	1.530%
2/8/2023	Arizona State Retirement System	16,786	$0.69M	0.0%	+3.9%	0.028%
2/7/2023	State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System	31,082	$1.28M	0.0%	-2.0%	0.052%
2/7/2023	Commonwealth Equity Services LLC	35,099	$1.44M	0.0%	+19.0%	0.059%
2/7/2023	LPL Financial LLC	7,831	$0.32M	0.0%	+9.1%	0.013%
2/7/2023	Handelsbanken Fonder AB	13,516	$0.56M	0.0%	-5.6%	0.023%
2/7/2023	Envestnet Asset Management Inc.	54,508	$2.24M	0.0%	+14.0%	0.092%
2/7/2023	Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	32,660	$1.34M	0.0%	-2.4%	0.055%
2/3/2023	River Oaks Capital LLC	25,583	$1.05M	1.2%	+5.3%	0.043%
2/3/2023	Fisher Asset Management LLC	400,171	$16.45M	0.0%	+359.1%	0.672%
2/2/2023	SG Americas Securities LLC	7,025	$0.29M	0.0%	-38.2%	0.012%
2/2/2023	ProShare Advisors LLC	216,787	$8.91M	0.0%	+6.4%	0.364%
2/2/2023	Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC	49,569	$2.04M	0.6%	N/A	0.083%
2/1/2023	Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank	8,800	$0.36M	0.0%	+22.7%	0.015%
1/30/2023	New York State Common Retirement Fund	599,365	$24.64M	0.0%	+11.1%	1.006%
1/27/2023	Natixis Advisors L.P.	11,505	$0.47M	0.0%	N/A	0.019%
1/26/2023	Strs Ohio	176,800	$7.27M	0.0%	-7.5%	0.297%
1/26/2023	Dupont Capital Management Corp	8,478	$0.35M	0.0%	-9.7%	0.014%
1/26/2023	First Merchants Corp	91,314	$3.75M	0.3%	+10.3%	0.153%
1/23/2023	Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC	2,149	$88K	0.0%	-71.7%	0.004%
1/12/2023	TIAA FSB	12,577	$0.52M	0.0%	N/A	0.021%
1/12/2023	OneAscent Financial Services LLC	109,885	$4.52M	1.9%	N/A	0.184%
12/8/2022	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	716,404	$27.71M	0.0%	-3.8%	1.203%
11/21/2022	California State Teachers Retirement System	73,772	$2.85M	0.0%	-1.2%	0.124%
11/16/2022	Captrust Financial Advisors	20,983	$0.81M	0.0%	+6.1%	0.035%
11/16/2022	Advisory Research Inc.	57,179	$2.21M	0.2%	-0.9%	0.096%

Data available starting January 2016

First Merchants Corp. (Indiana) is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It also offers personal banking, business banking, mortgage lending, treasury management services, and wealth management. The company was founded in September 1982 and is headquartered in Muncie, IN.

Today's Range

Now: $34.08

$34.02

$36.22

50 Day Range

MA: $40.29

$33.70

$43.61

52 Week Range

Now: $34.08

$33.07

$45.04

Volume

250,101 shs

Average Volume

189,754 shs

Market Capitalization

$2.03 billion

P/E Ratio

8.94

Dividend Yield

3.72%

Beta

1.08

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of First Merchants?: First Merchants' top insider shareholders include:
Patrick J Fehring (Director)
Patrick A Sherman (Director)
Gary Lehman (Director)
Charles E Schalliol (Director)
Stephan Fluhler (Insider)
Mark K Hardwick (CEO)
Michael R Becher (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at First Merchants.
Who are the major institutional investors of First Merchants?: First Merchants' top institutional investors include:
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 4.78%
Earnest Partners LLC — 4.76%
Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT — 3.86%
Geode Capital Management LLC — 1.88%
Principal Financial Group Inc. — 1.61%
Boston Partners — 1.53%
Learn More about top institutional investors of First Merchants stock.
Which major investors are selling First Merchants stock?: In the last quarter, FRME stock was sold by these institutional investors:
Millennium Management LLC
Victory Capital Management Inc.
Schroder Investment Management Group
Morgan Stanley
Victory Capital Management Inc.
Victory Capital Management Inc.
Principal Financial Group Inc.
Russell Investments Group Ltd.
During the previous year, company insiders that have sold First Merchants company stock include:
Patrick J Fehring (Director)
Patrick A Sherman (Director)
Gary Lehman (Director)
Charles E Schalliol (Director)
Learn More investors selling First Merchants stock.
Which major investors are buying First Merchants stock?: In the previous quarter, FRME stock was bought by institutional investors including:
Norges Bank
Fisher Asset Management LLC
Earnest Partners LLC
American Century Companies Inc.
Boston Partners
OneAscent Financial Services LLC
Maltese Capital Management LLC
CI Private Wealth LLC

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FRME Insider Trading

First Merchants Insider Trading History Chart

First Merchants Share Price & Price History

First Merchants Insider Trading History

SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME)

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

First Merchants Institutional Trading History

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

Who are the major institutional investors of First Merchants?

Which major investors are selling First Merchants stock?

Which major investors are buying First Merchants stock?