FIRST MERCHANTS CORP

Other Low signal CIK 712534
League rank
#1196
in Other · #4572 overall
Long book
$2.63B
Q1 2026
Positions
356
Top-10 weight
32%
concentration
Last quarter
+10.7%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
7%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP is an institutional manager, running a $2.63B US long book across 356 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 32% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: FMPW INST MONEY, VANGUARD 500 INDEX-ADM, FEDERATED SHRT-INTRM TTL-R6, FED HERM TTL RTRN BND-R6, VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND ETF.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.9pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+2.7%
Q2 2024
+5.7%
Q3 2024
+0.4%
Q4 2024
-1.9%
Q1 2025
+7.6%
Q2 2025
+6.0%
Q3 2025
+2.8%
Q4 2025
-1.7%
Q1 2026
+10.7%

Sector allocation

Technology
36%
Consumer discretionary
15%
Financials
12%
Healthcare
12%
Industrials
8%
Services media
5%
Energy
4%
Utilities
2%

Long book by quarter

$1.33B
Q1 2024
$2.49B
Q2 2024
$2.62B
Q3 2024
$2.60B
Q4 2024
$2.51B
Q1 2025
$2.58B
Q2 2025
$2.65B
Q3 2025
$2.70B
Q4 2025
$2.63B
Q1 2026

What does FIRST MERCHANTS own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology182.2K$52.4M2.0%-2.7%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology201.0K$51.0M1.9%-1.2%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare50.2K$46.2M1.8%-0.6%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology138.0K$42.7M1.6%-7.8%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology100.6K$37.2M1.4%-4.3%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology169.6K$29.6M1.1%+1.1%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary136.0K$28.3M1.1%+3.9%
APH AMPHENOL CORP-CL ATechnology190.3K$24.0M0.9%-8.8%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials79.1K$23.3M0.9%-2.0%
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPIndustrials103.8K$22.2M0.8%-24.8%
WMT WALMART INCConsumer discretionary174.0K$21.6M0.8%-1.5%
FRME FIRST MERCHANTS CORPFinancials525.2K$20.3M0.8%-1.8%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media61.5K$18.6M0.7%0.0%
SYK STRYKER CORPHealthcare54.8K$18.0M0.7%-2.6%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary16.7K$16.7M0.6%-0.8%
TJX TJX COMPANIES INCConsumer discretionary102.5K$16.4M0.6%-2.9%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare65.1K$15.9M0.6%+0.4%
LOW LOWE'S COS INCConsumer discretionary62.8K$14.8M0.6%-1.3%
CB CHUBB LTDFinancials41.8K$13.6M0.5%-3.4%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology22.2K$12.7M0.5%+3.3%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare56.0K$12.2M0.5%-0.5%
HON HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCIndustrials51.9K$11.7M0.4%+2.2%
SCHW SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORPFinancials123.2K$11.6M0.4%+2.9%
BLK BLACKROCK INCFinancials11.4K$10.9M0.4%+0.8%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther73.6K$10.6M0.4%+6.4%
LIN LINDE PLCMaterials20.6K$10.2M0.4%+6.4%
ORLY O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCConsumer discretionary109.1K$10.1M0.4%+3.7%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy54.3K$9.2M0.4%-0.1%
AME AMETEK INCTechnology42.4K$9.1M0.3%+10.8%
ACN ACCENTURE PLC-CL AServices media44.3K$8.8M0.3%0.0%
NEE NEXTERA ENERGY INCUtilities93.1K$8.6M0.3%-0.5%
EOG EOG RESOURCES INCEnergy58.0K$8.4M0.3%-1.9%
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCServices media19.7K$8.4M0.3%+18.4%
FTNT FORTINET INCTechnology99.3K$8.1M0.3%+4.5%
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary25.9K$8.0M0.3%+5.2%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary24.1K$7.9M0.3%-2.7%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples49.5K$7.7M0.3%-3.6%
CMI CUMMINS INCIndustrials13.5K$7.2M0.3%-4.4%
RTX RTX CORPIndustrials37.2K$7.2M0.3%-5.2%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials10.0K$7.1M0.3%-5.3%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy34.2K$7.1M0.3%-5.0%
TXN TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCTechnology35.5K$6.9M0.3%-8.2%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials13.9K$6.7M0.3%-6.5%
DHR DANAHER CORPTechnology34.5K$6.5M0.2%+0.8%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 16, 2026501$2.63B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 12, 2026513$2.70B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 22, 2025523$2.65B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 23, 2025518$2.58B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 24, 2025514$2.51B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 30, 2025560$2.60B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 24, 2024563$2.62B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 25, 2024517$2.49B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 25, 2024336$1.33B canonicalSEC ↗