First Busey Corporation

BUSE • NASDAQ

First Busey Corporation is a banks - regional company in the financial services sector on NASDAQ, led by Van A. Dukeman, with a market cap of $2.2B. As of Q3 2025, 63% of shares are held by 221 institutional investors, with WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP as the largest holder at 8.01%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerVan A. Dukeman

Market Cap$2.2B

Banks - Regional

Financial Services

Employees1.5K

Websitebusey.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in BUSE as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $2.1B

All Institutions

Institutions: 221
Value Held: $1.3B
Shares Held: 56.2M
Avg Position: $5.9M
Median Position: $530.4K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 24
Value Held: $100.9M
Shares Held: 4.4M
Avg Position: $4.2M
Median Position: $1.2M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

57.85%

$1.2B

Hedge Funds

4.89%

$100.9M

Retail & Other

37.26%

$768.3M

Based on market cap of $2.1B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in BUSE as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	Jean Marie Hynes CEO	$165.2M 0.03% of portfolio	8.01% 7.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$571.21B
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$163.0M 0.00% of portfolio	7.91% 7.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$117.6M 0.00% of portfolio	5.70% 5.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$115.7M 0.02% of portfolio	5.61% 5.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$76.3M 0.00% of portfolio	3.70% 3.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$49.9M 0.00% of portfolio	2.42% 2.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
Plancorp, LLC RIA/Wealth	J. Christopher Kerckhoff CEO	$30.0M 0.95% of portfolio	1.46% 1.3M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$3.1B
L LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT Long Only Manager	Josef Nmn Lakonishok CEO	$29.7M 0.07% of portfolio	1.44% 1.3M shares	Q3 2014 Held for 11y 2m	$45.1B
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	-	$29.1M 0.01% of portfolio	1.41% 1.3M shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$195.93B
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Institution	Robin Vince CEO	$27.1M 0.00% of portfolio	1.31% 1.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$556.34B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for BUSE in Q3 2025

Traded: +$54.0M
Buyers: 103
Sellers: 104
Total Bought: +$152.1M
Total Sold: −$98.2M
Avg Position: $5.2M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	+$80.2M +3.5M shares	$165.2M 7.1M shares
STATE STREET CORP Institution	+$16.9M +728.0K shares	$76.3M 3.3M shares
S Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$9.6M +415.0K shares	$9.6M 415.0K shares
P ProShare Advisors LLC Institution	+$5.8M +249.9K shares	$12.3M 533.1K shares
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Institution	+$5.5M +235.4K shares	$27.1M 1.2M shares
MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP Institution	+$3.5M +203.5K shares	$18.7M 1.1M shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$3.1M +132.0K shares	$8.4M 364.2K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$2.7M +115.4K shares	$13.0M 562.0K shares
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	+$1.9M +82.0K shares	$49.9M 2.2M shares
Verition Fund Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$1.8M +76.2K shares	$8.2M 355.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
T T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Insurance Manager	−$11.5M −501.7K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP Long Only Manager	−$9.9M −427.4K shares	$6.5M 280.9K shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	−$4.5M −195.7K shares	$22.3M 964.5K shares
M MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP Hedge Fund•Sector	−$4.3M −185.8K shares	$1.2M 50.0K shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	−$4.2M −179.5K shares	$29.1M 1.3M shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	−$4.1M −175.1K shares	$5.5M 235.6K shares
R RMB Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$4.0M −174.9K shares	$1.2M 50.2K shares
SANDLER ONEILL ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$3.4M −150.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	−$2.7M −116.5K shares	$386.7K 16.7K shares
COZAD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC RIA/Wealth	−$2.3M −99.7K shares	$5.7M 247.1K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited BUSE in Q3 2025

New Positions: 10
New Value: $3.9M
Exited Positions: 26
Exited Value: $27.2M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
M MEMBERS Trust Co Institution	$1.7M 75.0K shares
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.1M 47.4K shares
Acropolis Investment Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$579.7K 25.3K shares
Round Rock Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$326.7K 14.1K shares
S State of Alaska, Department of Revenue Institution	$86.8K 3.8K shares
Triumph Capital Management RIA/Wealth	$23.2K 1.0K shares
O Optiver Holding B.V. Institution	$11.5K 496.0 shares
FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORP RIA/Wealth	$3.1K 136.0 shares
J JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP Institution	$1.1K 45.0 shares
FINANCIAL CONSULATE, INC RIA/Wealth	$440.0 19.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
T T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. Insurance Manager	$11.5M 501.7K shares
SANDLER ONEILL ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$3.4M 150.0K shares
KAVAR CAPITAL PARTNERS GROUP, LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.9M 83.4K shares
SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC Long Only Manager	$1.6M 69.0K shares
Numerai GP LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.3M 57.0K shares
S Sapience Investments, LLC Long Only Manager	$1.2M 52.4K shares
Fourthstone LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$1.1M 49.0K shares
J Jump Financial, LLC Institution	$914.8K 40.0K shares
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$722.8K 31.6K shares
MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P Long Only Manager	$668.7K 29.2K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in BUSE as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 1
Call Value: $275.5K
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$275.5K 119.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with BUSE as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BANC FUNDS CO LLC Institution	-	1.87% $7.7M	0.37% 331.7K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$411.3M
S Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Joseph Albert Stieven Managing Partner	1.81% $9.6M	0.47% 415.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$530.5M
MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP Institution	Jared Corey Kushner CEO	1.75% $18.7M	1.22% 1.1M shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$1.1B
E EJF Capital LLC Institution	-	1.47% $2.6M	0.12% 110.9K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$174.8M
Plancorp, LLC RIA/Wealth	J. Christopher Kerckhoff CEO	0.95% $30.0M	1.46% 1.3M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$3.1B
B Bayview Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	David Ertel CEO	0.88% $1.2M	0.06% 50.0K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$132.1M
FJ Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Martin Saul Friedman Founder	0.85% $8.5M	0.41% 366.0K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$999.9M
REDMONT WEALTH ADVISORS LLC RIA/Wealth	James Milton Thomas Langer CIO	0.66% $476.9K	0.02% 20.6K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$72.2M
M MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP Hedge Fund•Sector	Anton Villars Schutz President	0.52% $1.2M	0.06% 50.0K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$221.8M
COZAD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC RIA/Wealth	Gregory Dale Cozad CEO	0.46% $5.7M	0.28% 247.1K shares	Q2 2018 Held for 7y 5m	$1.3B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in BUSE

Engineers Gate Manager LP

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerRobert Gregory Eisner

Portfolio Value: $8.8B
Positions: 2,112
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in First Busey Corporation

Market Value: $537.1K
Shares Held: 23.2K
Portfolio Weight: 0.01%
Owned Since: 2024-Q4

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