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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
Barclays
51
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.79M +$168K +11,954 +11%
FDCDDQ
52
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.54M +$152K +10,751 +11%
VBA
53
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$1.4M +$155K +11,030 +13%
RhumbLine Advisers
54
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.29M -$194K -13,795 -13%
Wells Fargo
55
Wells Fargo
California
$1.27M +$491K +34,838 +66%
Legal & General Group
56
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.09M -$200K -14,164 -16%
OCM
57
Olstein Capital Management
New York
$1.07M +$42.3K +3,000 +4%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
58
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.04M -$944 -67 -0.1%
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
59
Universal-Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft
Germany
$1.02M +$7.65K +543 +0.8%
Royal Bank of Canada
60
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$987K -$4.36M -309,206 -82%
Deutsche Bank
61
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$985K +$114K +8,108 +14%
Pathstone Holdings
62
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$944K +$247K +17,551 +37%
Citadel Advisors
63
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$915K +$887K +62,958 New
ECM
64
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$859K +$833K +59,125 New
Balyasny Asset Management
65
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$773K +$750K +53,232 New
Envestnet Asset Management
66
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$722K -$102K -7,230 -13%
MIM
67
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$694K
Russell Investments Group
68
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$638K -$500K -35,465 -45%
CCIA
69
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$624K +$280K +19,839 +86%
Man Group
70
Man Group
United Kingdom
$624K -$1.16M -82,255 -66%
Natixis Advisors
71
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$623K +$90.4K +6,416 +18%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
72
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$598K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
73
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$569K -$28.5K -2,019 -5%
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
74
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings
Hong Kong
$535K +$141 +10 +0%
NPT
75
National Philanthropic Trust
Pennsylvania
$530K

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.