First Bancorp

FBNC • NASDAQ

First Bancorp is a banks - regional company in the financial services sector on NASDAQ, led by Richard H. Moore, with a market cap of $2.2B. As of Q3 2025, 79% of shares are held by 205 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 13.84%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerRichard H. Moore

Market Cap$2.2B

Banks - Regional

Financial Services

Employees1.4K

Websitelocalfirstbank.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in FBNC as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $2.2B

All Institutions

Institutions: 205
Value Held: $1.7B
Shares Held: 32.7M
Avg Position: $8.4M
Median Position: $632.7K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 10
Value Held: $22.3M
Shares Held: 421.0K
Avg Position: $2.2M
Median Position: $563.6K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

77.79%

$1.7B

Hedge Funds

1.02%

$22.3M

Retail & Other

21.2%

$464.8M

Based on market cap of $2.2B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in FBNC as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$303.6M 0.01% of portfolio	13.84% 5.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$150.1M 0.00% of portfolio	6.84% 2.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
FMR LLC Institution	-	$147.5M 0.01% of portfolio	6.73% 2.8M shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$1.92T
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	Gregory E. Johnson CEO	$116.1M 0.03% of portfolio	5.29% 2.2M shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$395.36B
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$105.1M 0.02% of portfolio	4.79% 2.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$97.9M 0.00% of portfolio	4.44% 1.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC Institution	Brian O. Casey CEO	$73.4M 0.53% of portfolio	3.35% 1.4M shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$13.8B
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	Jim Cracchiolo CEO	$69.5M 0.02% of portfolio	3.17% 1.3M shares	Q4 2017 Held for 7y 11m	$433.11B
M MACQUARIE GROUP LTD Institution	-	$63.3M 0.08% of portfolio	2.89% 1.2M shares	Q1 2017 Held for 8y 8m	$82.9B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$53.4M 0.00% of portfolio	2.44% 1.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for FBNC in Q3 2025

Traded: +$195.1M
Buyers: 83
Sellers: 105
Total Bought: +$278.0M
Total Sold: −$82.9M
Avg Position: $7.5M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
FMR LLC Institution	+$128.3M +2.4M shares	$147.5M 2.8M shares
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC Institution	+$72.8M +1.4M shares	$73.4M 1.4M shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	+$22.7M +429.8K shares	$69.5M 1.3M shares
UBS Group AG Institution	+$8.7M +163.9K shares	$12.3M 233.2K shares
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP RIA/Wealth	+$8.6M +163.0K shares	$30.5M 576.6K shares
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	+$8.3M +156.3K shares	$13.8M 261.2K shares
STATE STREET CORP Institution	+$5.8M +109.3K shares	$97.9M 1.8M shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$3.1M +58.7K shares	$9.2M 174.1K shares
R Russell Investments Group, Ltd. RIA/Wealth	+$1.6M +30.4K shares	$1.6M 30.5K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$1.6M +30.0K shares	$2.4M 45.4K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	−$14.0M −265.4K shares	$105.1M 2.0M shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	−$9.4M −178.6K shares	$3.4M 63.6K shares
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	−$7.4M −140.7K shares	$116.1M 2.2M shares
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. Long Only Manager	−$4.5M −85.5K shares	$24.7M 467.3K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$4.2M −79.7K shares	$303.6M 5.7M shares
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$4.2M −95.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Long Only Manager	−$3.4M −64.6K shares	$34.8M 657.4K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$3.1M −71.1K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	−$2.6M −48.3K shares	$608.4K 11.5K shares
M MACQUARIE GROUP LTD Institution	−$2.2M −41.5K shares	$63.3M 1.2M shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 14
New Value: $1.8M
Exited Positions: 25
Exited Value: $15.4M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
B Brevan Howard Capital Management LP Institution	$242.4K 4.6K shares
E Entropy Technologies, LP Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$234.7K 4.4K shares
M MQS Management LLC Hedge Fund•Global Macro	$226.2K 4.3K shares
CIBC Global Asset Management Inc Long Only Manager	$215.8K 4.1K shares
B BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL Institution	$213.8K 4.0K shares
SCS Capital Management LLC RIA/Wealth	$200.7K 3.8K shares
Longboard Asset Management, LP Long Only Manager	$200.7K 3.8K shares
Union Bankshares Corp Institution	$114.8K 2.2K shares
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$47.0K 889.0 shares
Quest 10 Wealth Builders, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$33.9K 641.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$4.2M 95.0K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$3.1M 71.1K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$1.2M 28.0K shares
Trexquant Investment LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$917.2K 20.8K shares
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$795.7K 18.0K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$680.0K 15.4K shares
GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Hedge Fund•Quant	$665.5K 15.1K shares
X XTX Topco Ltd Institution	$613.5K 13.9K shares
C Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd Institution	$471.8K 10.7K shares
C Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$393.0K 8.9K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 2
Call Value: $634.7K
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$375.5K 71.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$259.2K 49.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
O Old North State Trust, LLC Institution	-	2.40% $3.9M	0.18% 72.9K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$160.7M
Founders Financial Alliance, LLC RIA/Wealth	Tommy Wayne Porter Managing Partner	1.21% $6.4M	0.29% 120.9K shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 2m	$530.1M
Cascades Capital Asset Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Matthew David Hickey Managing Partner	0.84% $1.9M	0.08% 35.1K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$222.0M
M MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ RIA/Wealth	Michael Wright Holt CEO	0.61% $3.4M	0.16% 64.8K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$561.9M
CHATHAM CAPITAL GROUP, INC. RIA/Wealth	Frederick Reynolds Muller CEO	0.60% $4.1M	0.19% 78.4K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$695.2M
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC Institution	Brian O. Casey CEO	0.53% $73.4M	3.35% 1.4M shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$13.8B
C CONTINENTAL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	David Philip Purcell Managing Partner	0.45% $662.8K	0.03% 12.5K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$148.0M
Longboard Asset Management, LP Long Only Manager	Cole Mcallister Wilcox CEO	0.32% $200.7K	0.01% 3.8K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$62.3M
B BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Bennett David Lindenbaum Managing Partner	0.30% $6.5M	0.30% 123.3K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.2B
Smith, Salley & Associates RIA/Wealth	Edmund Scott Batchelor CEO	0.30% $5.9M	0.27% 110.6K shares	Q2 2017 Held for 8y 5m	$1.9B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in FBNC

CONTINENTAL ADVISORS LLC

Hedge Fund • Long/Short

Portfolio ManagerDavid Philip Purcell

Portfolio Value: $148.0M
Positions: 35
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in First Bancorp

Market Value: $662.8K
Shares Held: 12.5K
Portfolio Weight: 0.45%
Owned Since: 2013-Q2

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