Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in SSB held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 9.8M | $981.6M | +3.7% | 10.132% | 0.01% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.3M | $633.6M | +2.2% | 6.541% | 0.03% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 5.1M | $510.0M | +3.4% | 5.264% | 0.09% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.4M | $441.3M | +0.3% | 4.555% | 0.01% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 3.9M | $385.4M | +3.3% | 3.979% | 0.01% |
| 6 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.3M | $229.3M | +7.9% | 2.367% | 0.02% |
| 7 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 2.1M | $208.4M | -1.1% | 2.151% | 0.09% |
| 8 | FMR LLC | 2.1M | $208.2M | +19.9% | 2.149% | 0.01% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.9M | $194.8M | -0.5% | 2.011% | 0.01% |
| 10 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 1.8M | $184.1M | +3.4% | 1.900% | 0.04% |
| 11 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.8M | $183.0M | +23.8% | 1.889% | 0.06% |
| 12 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 1.7M | $169.2M | +0.7% | 1.747% | 0.09% |
| 13 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 1.5M | $151.9M | +15.4% | 1.568% | 0.03% |
| 14 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.4M | $135.3M | -8.2% | 1.397% | 0.01% |
| 15 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 1.3M | $130.9M | +43.2% | 1.351% | 0.12% |
| 16 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.3M | $130.4M | -9.5% | 1.346% | 0.02% |
| 17 | NORGES BANK | 1.2M | $123.8M | — | 1.278% | 0.01% |
| 18 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 1.2M | $121.7M | +6.0% | 1.256% | 0.07% |
| 19 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 1.2M | $119.1M | -3.5% | 1.229% | 0.43% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.2M | $119.0M | -2.3% | 1.228% | 0.02% |
| 21 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 939K | $95.2M | -12.9% | 0.968% | 0.15% |
| 22 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 877K | $87.6M | +5.5% | 0.905% | 0.01% |
| 23 | MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | 856K | $85.5M | +0.6% | 0.882% | 0.03% |
| 24 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 818K | $81.8M | -0.5% | 0.844% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Capital International Investors | 799K | $79.8M | -25.0% | 0.824% | 0.02% |
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 SSB — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in SSB during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new SSB position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their SSB position in Q2 2026
4 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 | 551 | +9.3% | 88.06% | +3.53 pp | $8.15B | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | 504 | +7.2% | 84.53% | +4.89 pp | $7.31B | +0.7% |
| Q4 2025 | 470 | +7.8% | 79.64% | 1.58 pp | $7.26B | 5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | 436 | — | 81.22% | — | $7.70B | — |
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 SSB stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of SouthState Bank Corp. stands at 88.1%, held across 551 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of SSB, with approximately 9,825,398 shares worth $0.98B 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 SSB.
Our composite Smart Money Score for SSB is 56 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
84 institutions opened new positions in SSB during Q2 2026, while 43 fully exited. 366 added to existing positions and 82 trimmed.
SSB institutional ownership rose by 3.53 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +47 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 48.8% of all reported 13F value in SSB, and the top 25 account for 71.0%.
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.
SouthState Bank Corp. (SSB) Institutional Ownership