Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in EBC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 16.7M | $327.0M | -6.0% | 7.432% | 0.01% |
| 2 | FMR LLC | 14.8M | $289.8M | -15.8% | 6.587% | 0.02% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 10.8M | $211.0M | — | 4.796% | 0.01% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 9.5M | $186.1M | — | 4.230% | 0.00% |
| 5 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 8.6M | $168.6M | -9.8% | 3.831% | 0.04% |
| 6 | STATE STREET CORP | 8.5M | $166.7M | -4.5% | 3.788% | 0.01% |
| 7 | HoldCo Asset Management, L.P. | 7.4M | $144.4M | 0.0% | 3.282% | 10.75% |
| 8 | JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 6.8M | $133.9M | +28.9% | 3.043% | 0.09% |
| 9 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 6.0M | $117.1M | -19.5% | 2.661% | 0.02% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 5.6M | $108.6M | +2.3% | 2.468% | 0.01% |
| 11 | NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 3.0M | $58.6M | -3.6% | 1.333% | 0.10% |
| 12 | FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 2.8M | $55.6M | -4.1% | 1.263% | 0.57% |
| 13 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 2.2M | $42.2M | +321.4% | 0.960% | 0.05% |
| 14 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 2.1M | $40.2M | -1.4% | 0.914% | 0.01% |
| 15 | BROWN ADVISORY INC | 2.0M | $38.4M | -23.9% | 0.873% | 0.06% |
| 16 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.0M | $38.3M | +3.4% | 0.870% | 0.13% |
| 17 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.9M | $38.0M | +2.9% | 0.863% | 0.01% |
| 18 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 1.9M | $37.5M | -5.1% | 0.852% | 0.01% |
| 19 | SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP | 1.8M | $36.1M | -2.9% | 0.821% | 0.83% |
| 20 | FJ Capital Management LLC | 1.7M | $34.1M | +87.9% | 0.774% | 3.84% |
| 21 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.5M | $29.2M | +1.4% | 0.665% | 0.00% |
| 22 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1.4M | $28.3M | +25.0% | 0.644% | 0.02% |
| 23 | EASTERN BANK | 1.4M | $28.1M | -0.9% | 0.639% | 0.48% |
| 24 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 1.4M | $27.5M | — | 0.626% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Nuveen, LLC | 1.4M | $27.2M | +30.6% | 0.619% | 0.01% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in EBC — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in EBC during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 291 | +4.3% | 63.71% | 0.22 pp | $2.97B | 0.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 279 | +7.7% | 63.93% | +9.01 pp | $2.98B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | 259 | 7.5% | 54.92% | +10.91 pp | $2.56B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | 280 | +5.7% | 44.01% | 0.78 pp | $2.05B | 1.7% |
| Q1 2025 | 265 | +10.0% | 44.79% | 4.42 pp | $2.09B | 9.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 241 | +2.1% | 49.21% | +4.42 pp | $2.30B | +9.9% |
| Q3 2024 | 236 | +22% | 44.79% | +12.59 pp | $2.09B | +39% |
| Q2 2024 | 194 | — | 32.20% | — | $1.50B | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying EBC stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. stands at 63.7%, held across 291 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of EBC, with approximately 16,718,373 shares worth $0.33B 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 EBC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for EBC is 39 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
47 institutions opened new positions in EBC during Q1 2026, while 35 fully exited. 184 added to existing positions and 58 trimmed.
EBC institutional ownership fell by 0.22 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +12 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 62.3% of all reported 13F value in EBC, and the top 25 account for 81.1%.
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.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) Institutional Ownership