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First Advantage

148 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.77B invested in First Advantage in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16K | Put options by funds: $4K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 109.79%109.34% (-0.45%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 154148 (-6)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.94B → $2.77B (-$173M)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 26

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 58

Holders
148
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-3.9%
% of All Funds
1.8%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
23
Increased
48
Reduced
58
Closed
26
Calls
$16K
Puts
$4K
Net Calls
+$12K
Net Calls Change
-$18K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
26
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.79M +$3.63M +257,302 +62%
EMFAT
27
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$9.77M -$1.41M -100,000 -13%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$9.77M -$2.82K -200 -0%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
29
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$9.64M +$1.62M +114,952 +21%
Northern Trust
30
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.45M -$1.35M -95,841 -13%
Jennison Associates
31
Jennison Associates
New York
$9.21M -$172K -12,208 -2%
Bank of America
32
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.15M -$737K -52,330 -8%
LWIC
33
Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel
British Columbia, Canada
$8.62M +$967K +68,609 +13%
HIM
34
Herald Investment Management
United Kingdom
$5.8M +$493K +35,000 +10%
MOACM
35
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$5.73M -$4.56M -323,224 -45%
B
36
BloombergSen
Ontario, Canada
$5.48M +$1.56M +110,892 +42%
CP
37
CenterBook Partners
Connecticut
$4.69M -$1.04M -73,695 -19%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.74M -$2.86M -202,975 -44%
NSAM
39
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$3.69M +$1.34M +95,425 +60%
Goldman Sachs
40
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.51M +$1.44M +102,002 +73%
N
41
Nuveen
North Carolina
$3.39M -$56K -3,972 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.15M -$818K -58,012 -21%
UBS AM
43
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.97M -$78.2K -5,549 -3%
First Trust Advisors
44
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.43M -$746K -52,941 -24%
Swiss National Bank
45
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.24M +$40.9K +2,900 +2%
Verition Fund Management
46
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$2.2M +$763K +54,140 +56%
CI Investments Inc
47
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$2.08M +$2.02M +143,000 New
Invesco
48
Invesco
Georgia
$2.02M +$191K +13,554 +11%
SEI Investments
49
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.97M +$226K +16,001 +13%
William Blair & Company
50
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.93M -$312K -22,120 -14%

FA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

148 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Advantage (FA) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $2.77B — down 5.9% from $2.94B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of FA and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $11M. The largest seller was Macquarie Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.7M sold.

  • 148 institutional investors held First Advantage (FA) as of Q4 2025, down from 154 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.77B of First Advantage stock for Q4 2025, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Advantage positions in Q4 2025 and 26 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Advantage buyer in Q4 2025 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $11M added.
  • The largest First Advantage seller in Q4 2025 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $27.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.