Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in FBNC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 5.8M | $327.8M | -0.0% | 14.042% | 0.01% |
| 2 | FMR LLC | 3.6M | $205.1M | +14.0% | 8.786% | 0.01% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 2.1M | $117.4M | +3.1% | 5.008% | 0.00% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.8M | $99.9M | — | 4.278% | 0.00% |
| 5 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 1.8M | $99.8M | +1.9% | 4.277% | 0.02% |
| 6 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.7M | $96.1M | -8.3% | 4.117% | 0.02% |
| 7 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1.3M | $73.2M | +7.2% | 3.135% | 0.02% |
| 8 | WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | 1.3M | $72.4M | -7.4% | 3.102% | 0.53% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.0M | $59.0M | +3.7% | 2.527% | 0.00% |
| 10 | NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 986K | $55.6M | -8.0% | 2.381% | 0.10% |
| 11 | JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 974K | $54.9M | +34.1% | 2.352% | 0.04% |
| 12 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 807K | $45.5M | — | 1.947% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Boston Partners | 593K | $33.4M | — | 1.432% | 0.03% |
| 14 | SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | 500K | $27.8M | -11.6% | 1.208% | 0.02% |
| 15 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 483K | $27.2M | +0.3% | 1.165% | 0.00% |
| 16 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 528K | $26.8M | -18.7% | 1.275% | 0.01% |
| 17 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 438K | $24.7M | +3.5% | 1.057% | 0.00% |
| 18 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 392K | $22.1M | +3.5% | 0.947% | 0.07% |
| 19 | Invesco Ltd. | 356K | $20.1M | +23.2% | 0.859% | 0.00% |
| 20 | Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 341K | $19.3M | +5.0% | 0.822% | 0.03% |
| 21 | MORGAN STANLEY | 326K | $18.4M | +1.1% | 0.788% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 301K | $17.0M | -2.1% | 0.727% | 0.00% |
| 23 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 273K | $15.4M | -2.9% | 0.659% | 0.01% |
| 24 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 265K | $15.0M | — | 0.641% | 0.00% |
| 25 | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 250K | $14.1M | +26.6% | 0.604% | 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 FBNC — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in FBNC 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 | 235 | +3.5% | 71.95% | +8.34 pp | $1.84B | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | 227 | +11% | 63.61% | 3.09 pp | $1.63B | 4.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 205 | 4.7% | 66.70% | +18.48 pp | $1.71B | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | 215 | +6.4% | 48.22% | +4.24 pp | $1.23B | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | 202 | +6.3% | 43.98% | 4.86 pp | $1.13B | 10.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 190 | 6.9% | 48.84% | +4.64 pp | $1.25B | +11% |
| Q3 2024 | 204 | +8.5% | 44.20% | +12.21 pp | $1.13B | +38% |
| Q2 2024 | 188 | — | 31.99% | — | $819M | — |
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 FBNC stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of First Bancorp stands at 72.0%, held across 235 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of FBNC, with approximately 5,817,501 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 FBNC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for FBNC is 49 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
34 institutions opened new positions in FBNC during Q1 2026, while 26 fully exited. 166 added to existing positions and 34 trimmed.
FBNC institutional ownership rose by 8.34 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +8 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 65.5% of all reported 13F value in FBNC, and the top 25 account for 86.2%.
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 Bancorp (FBNC) Institutional Ownership