Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in HWC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 10.9M | $814.8M | +5.0% | 13.437% | 0.01% |
| 2 | FMR LLC | 7.3M | $543.7M | -0.7% | 8.966% | 0.02% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.8M | $359.6M | +0.4% | 5.930% | 0.07% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.5M | $334.1M | -9.2% | 5.510% | 0.02% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 4.3M | $321.0M | +1.1% | 5.293% | 0.00% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.7M | $274.2M | -1.6% | 4.522% | 0.01% |
| 7 | FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 2.8M | $209.9M | +29.8% | 3.462% | 0.57% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.3M | $175.5M | +4.5% | 2.894% | 0.01% |
| 9 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.9M | $140.6M | -1.5% | 2.319% | 0.06% |
| 10 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 1.5M | $115.3M | -12.9% | 1.901% | 0.02% |
| 11 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.5M | $114.3M | +26.4% | 1.885% | 0.01% |
| 12 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 1.4M | $102.7M | -15.0% | 1.673% | 0.16% |
| 13 | Channing Capital Management, LLC | 1.3M | $94.3M | +3.2% | 1.555% | 2.17% |
| 14 | NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1.2M | $91.9M | -11.9% | 1.515% | 0.14% |
| 15 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.2M | $91.7M | -23.5% | 1.512% | 0.00% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.1M | $83.1M | +2.4% | 1.371% | 0.01% |
| 17 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.0M | $75.1M | -2.6% | 1.239% | 0.01% |
| 18 | HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP | 922K | $68.9M | -0.7% | 1.135% | 1.15% |
| 19 | Boston Partners | 776K | $58.1M | +4.3% | 0.956% | 0.05% |
| 20 | BARCLAYS PLC | 776K | $57.9M | +72.6% | 0.956% | 0.01% |
| 21 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 744K | $55.6M | -2.6% | 0.917% | 0.01% |
| 22 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 709K | $53.0M | -12.2% | 0.873% | 0.00% |
| 23 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 667K | $49.9M | +0.1% | 0.822% | 0.03% |
| 24 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 603K | $45.1M | -5.0% | 0.743% | 0.01% |
| 25 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 538K | $40.2M | +0.8% | 0.663% | 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 HWC — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in HWC during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new HWC position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their HWC position in Q2 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 394 | +2.3% | 95.29% | 0.17 pp | $5.64B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | 385 | +6.4% | 95.46% | +0.23 pp | $4.79B | 1.1% |
| Q4 2025 | 362 | +1.4% | 95.23% | +4.40 pp | $4.85B | +3.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 357 | +1.7% | 90.83% | +4.30 pp | $4.69B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | 351 | +0.3% | 86.53% | +0.02 pp | $4.13B | +8.3% |
| Q1 2025 | 350 | +3.6% | 86.51% | +0.27 pp | $3.81B | 3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 338 | +6.3% | 86.24% | 113.75 pp | $3.95B | 82% |
| Q3 2024 | 318 | — | 199.99% | — | $22.54B | — |
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 HWC stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Hancock Whitney Corporation stands at 95.3%, held across 394 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of HWC, with approximately 10,905,235 shares worth $0.81B as of Q2 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of HWC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for HWC is 38 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 HWC during Q2 2026, while 36 fully exited. 298 added to existing positions and 40 trimmed.
HWC institutional ownership fell by 0.17 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +9 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 58.4% of all reported 13F value in HWC, and the top 25 account for 77.5%.
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.
Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) Institutional Ownership