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Nicolet Bankshares
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157 hedge funds and large institutions have $828M invested in Nicolet Bankshares in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,155% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.73M | Put options by funds: $218K

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 16

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $668M → $828M (+$160M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151 → 157 (+6)

2.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.39% → 50% (+2.6%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 56

Holders
157
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.97%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
22
Increased
43
Reduced
56
Closed
16
Calls
$2.73M
Puts
$218K
Net Calls
+$2.52M
Net Calls Change
+$1.97M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$36.1M
2
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$15.6M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$7.86M
4
NB
Nicolet Bankshares
Wisconsin
+$5.16M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.55M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$5.2M
2
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$4.51M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$3.5M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$2.96M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HNB
101
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$327K – – –
ProShare Advisors
102
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$323K -$93K -828 -22%
PFSRSONJ
103
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey
New Jersey
$321K – – –
KK
104
KLP Kapitalforvaltning
Norway
$316K – – –
MCM
105
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$316K – – –
LPL Financial
106
LPL Financial
California
$292K +$45.6K +406 +18%
VF
107
Virtu Financial
New York
$290K -$11.9K -106 -4%
Victory Capital Management
108
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$288K +$297K +2,645 New
Acadian Asset Management
109
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$281K -$962K -8,560 -77%
William Blair & Company
110
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$266K – – –
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
111
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$255K – – –
DT
112
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$239K +$247K +2,197 New
Squarepoint
113
Squarepoint
New York
$235K +$243K +2,160 New
QCG
114
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$222K +$194K +1,723 +554%
Franklin Resources
115
Franklin Resources
California
$219K – – –
SGAM
116
Smith Group Asset Management
Texas
$210K +$217K +1,928 New
Pictet Asset Management
117
Pictet Asset Management
Switzerland
$207K +$214K +1,903 New
A
118
AlphaQuest
New York
$207K -$389K -3,460 -65%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
119
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$201K – – –
Federated Hermes
120
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$180K – – –
AIP
121
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$154K – – –
Canada Life
122
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$152K – – –
HI
123
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$152K – – –
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
124
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$133K – – –
SAM
125
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$128K -$81K -721 -38%
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5
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NIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

157 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $828M — up 24% from $668M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new NIC positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $36.1M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $5.2M.

  • 157 institutional investors held Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) as of Q1 2025, up from 151 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $828M of Nicolet Bankshares stock for Q1 2025, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Nicolet Bankshares positions in Q1 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Nicolet Bankshares buyer in Q1 2025 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $36.1M added.
  • The largest Nicolet Bankshares seller in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $5.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.