First Financial Bancorp

FFBC • NASDAQ

First Financial Bancorp is a banks - regional company in the financial services sector on NASDAQ, led by Archie M. Brown Jr., with a market cap of $2.6B. As of Q3 2025, 81% of shares are held by 289 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 14.39%.

President and Chief Executive OfficerArchie M. Brown Jr.

Market Cap$2.6B

Banks - Regional

Financial Services

Employees2.2K

Websitebankatfirst.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in FFBC as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $2.4B

All Institutions

Institutions: 289
Value Held: $1.9B
Shares Held: 77.2M
Avg Position: $6.7M
Median Position: $628.0K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 33
Value Held: $77.5M
Shares Held: 3.1M
Avg Position: $2.3M
Median Position: $1.2M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

78.25%

$1.9B

Hedge Funds

3.24%

$77.5M

Retail & Other

18.51%

$442.8M

Based on market cap of $2.4B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in FFBC as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$344.3M 0.01% of portfolio	14.39% 13.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$270.5M 0.00% of portfolio	11.31% 10.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$156.9M 0.03% of portfolio	6.56% 6.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
M MACQUARIE GROUP LTD Institution	-	$147.0M 0.18% of portfolio	6.15% 5.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$82.9B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$113.5M 0.00% of portfolio	4.75% 4.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ Long Only Manager	Sanjiv Kumar Founder	$69.5M 0.38% of portfolio	2.90% 2.8M shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$18.4B
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	Jamie Dimon CEO	$68.4M 0.00% of portfolio	2.86% 2.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.56T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$59.4M 0.00% of portfolio	2.48% 2.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Long Only Manager	Raife Brandon Giovinazzo Managing Partner	$46.1M 0.16% of portfolio	1.93% 1.8M shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 8m	$29.4B
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Institution	Michael G. O'Grady CEO	$32.7M 0.00% of portfolio	1.37% 1.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$782.01B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for FFBC in Q3 2025

Traded: +$53.1M
Buyers: 151
Sellers: 111
Total Bought: +$105.2M
Total Sold: −$52.1M
Avg Position: $6.2M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
M MACQUARIE GROUP LTD Institution	+$28.7M +1.1M shares	$147.0M 5.8M shares
Gator Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$5.6M +221.9K shares	$5.6M 221.9K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$5.3M +210.1K shares	$13.7M 542.9K shares
B BAHL & GAYNOR INC Institution	+$4.6M +180.6K shares	$14.1M 559.5K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$4.5M +179.8K shares	$6.3M 249.7K shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Institution	+$3.8M +149.0K shares	$9.5M 374.4K shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	+$3.5M +139.8K shares	$6.2M 243.8K shares
M Man Group plc Institution	+$2.7M +108.8K shares	$4.7M 185.3K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	+$2.6M +104.6K shares	$23.9M 945.4K shares
SANDLER ONEILL ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$2.3M +90.0K shares	$3.6M 142.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	−$4.4M −172.6K shares	$15.5M 613.7K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$3.7M −145.3K shares	$344.3M 13.6M shares
Verition Fund Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$3.3M −130.2K shares	$9.2M 363.5K shares
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$2.3M −92.5K shares	$3.7M 147.4K shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	−$2.1M −81.2K shares	$1.9M 75.3K shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	−$2.0M −79.9K shares	$68.4M 2.7M shares
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	−$1.9M −77.1K shares	$6.3M 247.8K shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	−$1.8M −73.0K shares	$4.7M 187.5K shares
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	−$1.6M −64.3K shares	$156.9M 6.2M shares
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	−$1.6M −62.4K shares	$3.5M 140.4K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 20
New Value: $9.1M
Exited Positions: 24
Exited Value: $7.9M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Gator Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$5.6M 221.9K shares
CenterBook Partners LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	$1.5M 59.6K shares
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$376.0K 14.9K shares
D DRW Securities, LLC Institution	$304.6K 12.2K shares
IFG Advisory, LLC RIA/Wealth	$271.6K 10.8K shares
Numerai GP LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$264.8K 10.5K shares
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC RIA/Wealth	$231.1K 8.9K shares
C CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP Institution	$226.2K 9.0K shares
Empirical Financial Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	$204.5K 8.1K shares
FINANCIAL CONSULATE, INC RIA/Wealth	$46.9K 1.9K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$1.4M 59.4K shares
C Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$1.1M 45.2K shares
Trexquant Investment LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$978.4K 40.3K shares
M MQS Management LLC Hedge Fund•Global Macro	$635.4K 26.2K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$451.2K 18.6K shares
Centiva Capital, LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$413.2K 17.0K shares
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ Institution	$407.4K 16.8K shares
H HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Institution	$363.9K 14.9K shares
T TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$335.9K 13.8K shares
S Sciencast Management LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$311.8K 12.9K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 2
Call Value: $623.7K
Put Positions: 2
Put Value: $255.0K

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$391.4K 155.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$232.3K 92.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$255.0K 101.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
F First Financial Bank, N.A. - Trust Division Institution	-	1.89% $22.1M	0.92% 874.7K shares	Q1 2013 Held for 12y 8m	$1.2B
Palisades Investment Partners, LLC RIA/Wealth	Quinn R. Stills Managing Partner	1.49% $3.8M	0.16% 149.9K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$254.6M
Gator Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Derek Steven Pilecki CIO	1.44% $5.6M	0.23% 221.9K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$390.0M
DENALI ADVISORS LLC Long Only Manager	Robert Guenther Snigaroff CIO	0.82% $7.2M	0.30% 286.5K shares	Q2 2020 Held for 5y 5m	$885.1M
E EJF Capital LLC Institution	-	0.75% $1.3M	0.05% 52.1K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$174.8M
S Shoker Investment Counsel, Inc. Institution	-	0.60% $2.0M	0.08% 80.1K shares	Q4 2013 Held for 11y 11m	$339.0M
SANDLER ONEILL ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Terry Anthony Maltese President	0.56% $3.6M	0.15% 142.5K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$646.2M
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Long Only Manager	Mark Frederick Jaeger Managing Partner	0.50% $1.7M	0.07% 68.4K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$345.2M
B BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	John Noland Ryan Montgomery CEO	0.40% $18.7M	0.78% 739.7K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$4.7B
FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ Long Only Manager	Sanjiv Kumar Founder	0.38% $69.5M	2.90% 2.8M shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$18.4B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in FFBC

ALGERT COLDIRON INVESTORS LLC

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerRyan Zentner Lafond

Portfolio Value: $6.0B
Positions: 1,110
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in First Financial Bancorp

Market Value: $1.1M
Shares Held: 41.9K
Portfolio Weight: 0.02%
Owned Since: 2024-Q2

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