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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
SLG
1
Silver Lake Group
California
$1.3B
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$203M +$8.07M +572,580 +4%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$132M +$11M +780,200 +9%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$109M -$1.52M -107,943 -1%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$108M -$9.91M -702,842 -9%
AllianceBernstein
6
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$98.6M +$7.93M +562,420 +9%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$84.7M +$667K +47,302 +0.8%
Capital Research Global Investors
8
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$70.7M -$231K -16,389 -0.3%
BAMCO Inc
9
BAMCO Inc
New York
$54.5M
CRCM
10
Cat Rock Capital Management
Connecticut
$48.6M +$3.87M +274,449 +9%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$46.6M -$1.56M -110,412 -3%
SM
12
Sunriver Management
Connecticut
$38.7M +$4.38M +310,672 +13%
Boston Partners
13
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$37.7M -$4.03M -285,850 -10%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$31.9M -$4.71M -333,969 -13%
American Century Companies
15
American Century Companies
Missouri
$30.3M -$5.94M -421,248 -17%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$29.6M +$14.1K +1,003 +0%
State Street
17
State Street
Massachusetts
$26.8M +$1.37M +97,223 +6%
PCM
18
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$25.6M +$1.12M +79,664 +5%
NAMI
19
Nomura Asset Management International
Pennsylvania
$23.4M +$22.7M +1,609,785 New
FAM
20
Fred Alger Management
New York
$22.5M -$2.83M -201,083 -12%
Diamond Hill Capital Management
21
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Ohio
$20.7M -$1.18M -83,745 -6%
EA
22
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$19M -$1.11M -78,567 -6%
OCAM
23
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$14M +$2.67M +189,434 +25%
CA
24
Cortland Associates
Missouri
$13.6M -$5.63M -399,384 -30%
SG Americas Securities
25
SG Americas Securities
New York
$11.3M +$10.8M +768,064 +8,339%

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.