Provident Financial
PROV
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.6M invested in Provident Financial in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
250% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 28 → 31 (+3)
1.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.85% → 50.2% (+1.4%)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $50.3M → $51.6M (+$1.27M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EF
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$545K |
| 2 |
FL
Fourthstone LLC
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$217K |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$205K |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$52.3K |
| 5 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$38.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MI
M3F Inc
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$242K |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$106K |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$75.7K |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$41.1K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$35.3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
B
26
Bayban
Bayport,
Minnesota
| $1.61K | – | – | – |
|
27
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $1.61K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $1.34K | -$2.11K | -131 | -61% |
|
|
WA
29
Whipplewood Advisors
Littleton,
Colorado
| $516 | +$515 | +32 | New |
|
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| $514 | – | – | – |
|
|
SS
31
SBI Securities
Tokyo,
Japan
| $16 | – | – | – |
|
|
BTI
32
Blue Trust Inc
Alpharetta,
Georgia
| – | -$10.7K | -675 | Closed |
|
33
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$811 | -51 | Closed |
|
PROV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
31 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Provident Financial (PROV) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $51.6M — up 2.5% from $50.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new PROV positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Empowered Funds, opening a new position worth an estimated $545K. The largest seller was M3F Inc, cutting an estimated $242K.
- 31 institutional investors held Provident Financial (PROV) as of Q1 2026, up from 28 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $51.6M of Provident Financial stock for Q1 2026, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Provident Financial positions in Q1 2026 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Provident Financial buyer in Q1 2026 was Empowered Funds, an estimated $545K added.
- The largest Provident Financial seller in Q1 2026 was M3F Inc, an estimated $242K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.