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First Advantage

154 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.94B invested in First Advantage in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 107.48%109.79% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 55

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 161154 (-7)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.1B → $2.94B (-$160M)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
154
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
2.02%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
15
Increased
54
Reduced
55
Closed
21
Calls
$30K
Puts
Net Calls
+$30K
Net Calls Change
+$30K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SLG
1
Silver Lake Group
California
$1.38B
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$206M +$61.8M +3,732,371 +39%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$128M +$4.97M +300,000 +4%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$126M -$26M -1,570,830 -16%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$117M +$3.48M +210,187 +3%
AllianceBernstein
6
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$95.8M +$16.1M +969,314 +18%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$89M +$3.86M +233,223 +4%
Capital Research Global Investors
8
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$75.1M -$2.71M -163,702 -3%
BAMCO Inc
9
BAMCO Inc
New York
$57.7M +$2.87K +173 +0%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$51M +$4.24M +255,641 +8%
CRCM
11
Cat Rock Capital Management
Connecticut
$47.2M +$11.6M +702,452 +30%
Boston Partners
12
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$44.1M -$337K -20,328 -0.7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$38.9M -$11.5M -693,656 -22%
American Century Companies
14
American Century Companies
Missouri
$38.6M -$873K -52,664 -2%
SM
15
Sunriver Management
Connecticut
$36.2M +$12.3M +741,913 +46%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$31.4M +$3.63M +219,099 +12%
Macquarie Group
17
Macquarie Group
Australia
$27.7M -$2.54M -153,135 -8%
State Street
18
State Street
Massachusetts
$26.9M +$1.59M +96,252 +6%
FAM
19
Fred Alger Management
New York
$26.9M -$2.45M -147,732 -8%
PCM
20
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$25.9M -$308K -18,574 -1%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
21
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$23.2M -$2.68M -161,520 -10%
EA
22
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$21.4M -$716K -43,231 -3%
CA
23
Cortland Associates
Missouri
$20.5M +$120K +7,238 +0.5%
EMFAT
24
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$11.9M -$1.05M -63,201 -8%
OCAM
25
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$11.9M +$3.99M +240,978 +45%

FA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

154 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Advantage (FA) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $2.94B — down 5.2% from $3.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of FA and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $61.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $26M.

  • 154 institutional investors held First Advantage (FA) as of Q3 2025, down from 161 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.94B of First Advantage stock for Q3 2025, down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Advantage positions in Q3 2025 and 21 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest First Advantage buyer in Q3 2025 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $61.8M added.
  • The largest First Advantage seller in Q3 2025 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.