First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
302 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.44B invested in First Financial Bancorp in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 131 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
9,200% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $558K | Put options by funds: $6K
85% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 131 | Existing positions reduced: 71
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 36
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.98B → $2.44B (+$464M)
3.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.31% → 83.87% (+3.6%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 292 → 302 (+10)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$48.3M |
| 2 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$34M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33.8M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$29.8M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NAMI
Nomura Asset Management International
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$11.5M |
| 2 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$11.3M |
| 3 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$6.53M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$5.09M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.08M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FTWA
326
Fifth Third Wealth Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$229K | -9,148 | Closed |
|
|
DS
327
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$221K | -8,844 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
328
Aquatic Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$78.5K | -3,139 | Closed |
|
|
IBOK
329
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Owensboro,
Kentucky
| – | -$17.3K | -693 | Closed |
|
|
ECSS
330
Eurizon Capital SGR SpA
Milan,
| – | -$9.13K | -365 | Closed |
|
|
TM
331
Torren Management
San Diego,
California
| – | -$8.81K | -352 | Closed |
|
|
CFD
332
Creative Financial Designs
Kokomo,
Indiana
| – | -$6.25K | -250 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
333
Aster Capital Management
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
| – | -$5.93K | -237 | Closed |
|
|
QL
334
Quarry LP
New York
| – | -$5.58K | -223 | Closed |
|
335
Optiver Holding
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
| – | -$2.3K | -92 | Closed |
|
|
EW
336
Elyxium Wealth
San Mateo,
California
| – | -$2.25K | -90 | Closed |
|
|
CI
337
CX Institutional
Auburn,
Indiana
| – | -$2K | -88 | Closed |
|
|
RJA
338
Ross\Johnson & Associates
Plymouth,
Minnesota
| – | -$575 | -23 | Closed |
|
FFBC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
302 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $2.44B — up 23% from $1.98B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new FFBC positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 131 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.
The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $48.3M. The largest seller was Nomura Asset Management International, cutting an estimated $11.5M.
- 302 institutional investors held First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) as of Q1 2026, up from 292 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $2.44B of First Financial Bancorp stock for Q1 2026, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new First Financial Bancorp positions in Q1 2026 and 36 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest First Financial Bancorp buyer in Q1 2026 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $48.3M added.
- The largest First Financial Bancorp seller in Q1 2026 was Nomura Asset Management International, an estimated $11.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.