74% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
34 more new buyers than exits, ownership rose 26.54 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
74% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
91.6% institutional ownership
Patriot Financial Partners portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Banks - Regional peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in MCB across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in MCB held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 1.2M | $100.2M | +103.0% | 11.548% | 0.02% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1.0M | $85.0M | +4.7% | 9.800% | 0.00% |
| 3 | Patriot Financial Partners GP II, L.P. | 765K | $63.7M | 0.0% | 7.342% | 16.41% |
| 4 | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | 585K | $48.7M | +4.5% | 5.611% | 0.08% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 502K | $41.8M | — | 4.814% | 0.00% |
| 6 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 460K | $38.3M | +7.6% | 4.413% | 0.01% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 384K | $31.9M | +10.6% | 3.682% | 0.00% |
| 8 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 380K | $31.7M | — | 3.652% | 0.01% |
| 9 | UBS Group AG | 339K | $28.2M | +422.9% | 3.254% | 0.00% |
| 10 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 331K | $27.6M | +1.4% | 3.181% | 0.01% |
| 11 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 324K | $27.0M | +441.2% | 3.109% | 0.01% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 262K | $21.9M | +8.2% | 2.519% | 0.00% |
| 13 | KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | 218K | $18.1M | — | 2.091% | 0.38% |
| 14 | BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | 210K | $17.5M | -5.0% | 2.019% | 0.83% |
| 15 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 194K | $16.1M | -4.2% | 1.859% | 0.00% |
| 16 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 177K | $13.5M | +1502.9% | 1.701% | 0.00% |
| 17 | MORGAN STANLEY | 151K | $12.5M | +13.7% | 1.446% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Nuveen, LLC | 150K | $12.5M | +18.4% | 1.442% | 0.00% |
| 19 | BANC FUNDS CO LLC | 142K | $11.8M | +10.4% | 1.365% | 2.21% |
| 20 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 142K | $11.8M | +611.9% | 1.359% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 137K | $11.4M | +4.1% | 1.313% | 2.47% |
| 22 | Fourthstone LLC | 126K | $10.5M | — | 1.206% | 1.77% |
| 23 | Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 124K | $10.3M | +0.1% | 1.192% | 0.01% |
| 24 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 117K | $9.8M | +1.9% | 1.127% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | 105K | $8.7M | -0.3% | 1.006% | 0.63% |
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 MCB — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in MCB 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 | 189 | +22% | 91.59% | +26.54 pp | $922M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | 155 | +2.0% | 65.05% | +1.31 pp | $655M | +2.1% |
| Q3 2025 | 152 | 0.7% | 63.74% | +0.44 pp | $642M | +0.7% |
| Q2 2025 | 153 | 0.6% | 63.30% | +11.92 pp | $637M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | 154 | 0.6% | 51.38% | 0.26 pp | $517M | 0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 155 | +4.7% | 51.64% | +6.63 pp | $520M | +15% |
| Q3 2024 | 148 | +14% | 45.01% | +9.96 pp | $453M | +28% |
| Q2 2024 | 130 | — | 35.05% | — | $353M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for MCB.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying MCB stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. stands at 91.6%, held across 189 reporting institutions.
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP is the largest reported institutional holder of MCB, with approximately 1,203,091 shares worth $0.10B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of MCB, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for MCB is 70 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
53 institutions opened new positions in MCB during Q1 2026, while 19 fully exited. 111 added to existing positions and 25 trimmed.
MCB institutional ownership rose by 26.54 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +34 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 53.9% of all reported 13F value in MCB, and the top 25 account for 77.1%.
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.