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First Busey BUSE

US equityMarket cap rank #2643Banks - Regional
$29.51 −$0.22 (-0.74%)
Pre-market · Oct 6, 4:10 am ET · After hours $29.51 0.00%
Open$29.70
Prev close$29.73
Day range$29.37 – $29.79
Volume625.9K
Market cap$2.44B
P/E (TTM)12.0
Dividend yield3.46%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership68.6%+1.10 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding308+1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)43 buys / 5 sellsNet buying
Short interest5.42% of floatDays to cover 7.5 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share28.7%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

22%26%31%35%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$1.46M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 30.9% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock9.46%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors6.27%
  • Wellington Management Group5.89%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.03%
  • State Street Global Advisors4.20%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.85%
  • American Century Investment Management2.65%
  • LSV Asset Management2.05%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund59.94%
  • Individual/Insider3.65%
  • Hedge Fund3.29%
  • Public Company2.07%
  • Insurance Company1.42%
  • Private Company0.74%
  • Government Pension Fund0.58%
  • Family Office/Trust0.42%

Reported short interest has risen from 4.44% to 5.42% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 4,473,669 5.4% 7.5
31 Aug 2026 3,835,080 4.6% 6.7
14 Aug 2026 3,582,081 4.3% 5.2
31 Jul 2026 3,453,109 4.2% 3.7
15 Jul 2026 3,660,435 4.3% 4.4
30 Jun 2026 3,758,428 4.4% 3.6

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