Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in BUSE held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 7.0M | $176.4M | -9.9% | 8.162% | 0.03% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 7.0M | $176.3M | -0.3% | 8.157% | 0.00% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 5.1M | $128.0M | +4.0% | 5.926% | 0.03% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.6M | $91.6M | β | 4.240% | 0.00% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 3.1M | $78.1M | +5.7% | 3.613% | 0.00% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.3M | $58.5M | +7.8% | 2.707% | 0.00% |
| 7 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.3M | $34.0M | +9.8% | 1.575% | 0.02% |
| 8 | Savvy Advisors, Inc. | 1.3M | $32.7M | +960.1% | 1.514% | 0.87% |
| 9 | MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP | 1.2M | $31.6M | +5.2% | 1.462% | 3.01% |
| 10 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.1M | $28.1M | -15.5% | 1.299% | 0.01% |
| 11 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.1M | $27.3M | +95.6% | 1.263% | 0.00% |
| 12 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 963K | $24.3M | +0.5% | 1.126% | 0.00% |
| 13 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 865K | $21.9M | +3.7% | 1.012% | 0.00% |
| 14 | FMR LLC | 829K | $21.0M | +160.9% | 0.970% | 0.00% |
| 15 | Verition Fund Management LLC | 798K | $20.2M | +32.8% | 0.934% | 0.14% |
| 16 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 721K | $18.2M | -14.9% | 0.844% | 0.01% |
| 17 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 710K | $17.9M | β | 0.830% | 0.00% |
| 18 | MORGAN STANLEY | 640K | $16.2M | -13.1% | 0.749% | 0.00% |
| 19 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 633K | $16.0M | -0.0% | 0.740% | 0.32% |
| 20 | Nuveen, LLC | 597K | $15.1M | -42.6% | 0.698% | 0.00% |
| 21 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 563K | $14.2M | β | 0.658% | 0.00% |
| 22 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 521K | $13.2M | -2.5% | 0.610% | 0.04% |
| 23 | rhino investment partners, Inc | 492K | $12.4M | +101.3% | 0.576% | 3.46% |
| 24 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 476K | $12.0M | +16.0% | 0.556% | 0.08% |
| 25 | LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | 456K | $11.5M | +21.9% | 0.533% | 0.02% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in BUSE β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in BUSE during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new BUSE position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their BUSE position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 241 | +5.2% | 54.38% | 4.54 pp | $1.34B | 7.7% |
| Q4 2025 | 229 | +2.7% | 58.92% | +7.94 pp | $1.45B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | 223 | 5.5% | 50.98% | +2.87 pp | $1.25B | +6.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 236 | 5.2% | 48.11% | +3.37 pp | $1.18B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 249 | +21% | 44.74% | +13.21 pp | $1.10B | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | 205 | +11% | 31.53% | 4.79 pp | $776M | 13% |
| Q3 2024 | 184 | +14% | 36.32% | +6.12 pp | $894M | +20% |
| Q2 2024 | 162 | β | 30.20% | β | $743M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying BUSE stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of First Busey Corporation stands at 54.4%, held across 241 reporting institutions.
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP is the largest reported institutional holder of BUSE, with approximately 6,979,005 shares worth $0.18B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of BUSE.
Our composite Smart Money Score for BUSE is 29 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
43 institutions opened new positions in BUSE during Q1 2026, while 31 fully exited. 148 added to existing positions and 48 trimmed.
BUSE institutional ownership fell by 4.54 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +12 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 62.4% of all reported 13F value in BUSE, and the top 25 account for 81.9%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
First Busey Corporation (BUSE) Institutional Ownership