First Busey Corporation· BUSE

🇺🇸 US · MidBroad USNASDAQ

Financial Services Banks - Regional Website

Price: $30.32
Day: +0.56%
Mkt Cap: $2.56B
52W Range: $22.00 – $31.70
Volume: 2.95M
Beta: 0.70

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.6 / 5 (Bullish), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 260 institutions hold; 136 added, 68 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 3 sales ($130.9K)

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First Busey Corporation

BUSE|Financial Services|Banks - Regional

Current price: $30

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

2.3x

vs own 6-quarter average

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

1 seller

vs 0.5 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+82

180 adding vs 98 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

63.6%

260 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

7.8M

+12.0%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

5.2M

+2.2%

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

4.9M

-30.3%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

3.6M

-0.7%

STATE STREET CORP

3.5M

+12.2%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

2.4M

+1.6%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

61 buying89 unchanged31 selling

180 funds held BUSE in Q2 2026, holding 26.0M shares between them, up 6.7% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST1.4M sh

GLENMEDE FUND INC357.0K sh

Listed Funds Trust239.0K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Purchase · Sep 2

Maddox Mike

$550.2K

Purchase · Jan 31

King Stephen V

$402.9K

Purchase · Sep 4

Maddox Mike

$255.2K

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 20, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

BUSE Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

3.6/5

Bullish

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

-21

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+66

Fund Flow

10% weight

+60

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.6/5 (Bullish) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 19, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for BUSE

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Bearish Signal

Elevated insider selling in Q3 2026

3 sales totaling $130.9K (4.3K shares)

Share volume is elevated at 2.3x the historical average

All sales came from a single insider

Buying seen in 15 of 15 quarters

Insider buying in 4 of the last 4 quarters

2.3x

Selling pace

vs own 6-qtr average

Elevated

0.19%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

1 seller

Seller breadth

vs 0.5 avg per quarter

Q2 2026

Last insider purchase

buying in 15 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, BUSE

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

Maddox Mike

President

Buy

21,780 shares at $25.26

≈100.0% of their stake after buying

Sep 2, 2025$550.21K

King Stephen V

Director

Buy

16,427 shares at $24.53

≈9.0% of their stake after buying

Jan 31, 2025$402.93K

Maddox Mike

President

Buy

10,000 shares at $25.52

≈31.5% of their stake after buying

Sep 4, 2025$255.16K

Maddox Mike

President

Buy

7,500 shares at $25.44

≈19.1% of their stake after buying

Sep 5, 2025$190.80K

BRADSHAW STANLEY J

Director

Buy

7,600 shares at $21.84

≈1.6% of their stake after buying

Mar 10, 2025$166.01K

Cassens Michael David

Director

Sell

5,528 shares at $29.00

≈4.0% of their stake at the time

Jun 15, 2026$160.31K

BRADSHAW STANLEY J

Director

Buy

5,500 shares at $24.23

≈1.3% of their stake after buying

Jan 31, 2025$133.28K

Phillips Scott A.

Chief Accounting Officer

Buy

5,000 shares at $25.90

≈59.9% of their stake after buying

May 4, 2026$129.51K

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for BUSE

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Very Bullish

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

63.6% institutional ownership

Moderate accumulation: 180 adding vs 98 reducing

13F shares increased by 2.9%, a notable change

+82

Net breadth

180 adding vs 98 reducing

Accumulating

1.84

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+14

New − closed

44 initiated, 30 exited

6 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+180 growing-98 shrinkingNet: +82

136

New (44)

Increased (136)

Reduced (68)

Closed (30)

Top Institutional Holders, BUSE

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

7.8M

$230.4M

Ownership

8.76%

+12.0%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

5.2M

$152.8M

Ownership

5.81%

+2.2%

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

4.9M

$143.5M

Ownership

5.46%

-30.3%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

3.6M

$106.2M

Ownership

4.04%

-0.7%

STATE STREET CORP

3.5M

$102.3M

Ownership

3.89%

+12.2%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

2.4M

$69.4M

Ownership

2.64%

+1.6%

AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC

2.2M

$64.5M

Ownership

2.45%

+62.3%

LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT

1.7M

$50.0M

Ownership

1.90%

+22.0%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 181 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

61 buying31 sellingNet: +30

Buying (61)

Unchanged (89)

Selling (31)

In total, funds bought 2.0M shares and sold 241.9K this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Very Bullish

Funds accumulating in Q2 2026

181 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

61 funds buying vs 31 selling

Top Fund Holders, BUSE

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

1.4M

Weight

6.85%

Jul 31, 2026No change

GLENMEDE FUND INC

357.0K

Weight

21.73%

Jul 31, 2026Increased

Listed Funds Trust

239.0K

Weight

—

Jul 31, 2026No change

OPTIMUM FUND TRUST

47.5K

Weight

0.07%

Jun 30, 2026No change

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT TRUST

40.0K

Weight

0.07%

Jun 30, 2026No change

VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUNDS

38.6K

Weight

0.03%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

37.8K

Weight

0.04%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

SEI Exchange Traded Funds

37.5K

Weight

0.21%

Jun 30, 2026No change

First Busey Corporation· BUSE

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History220Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings121Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History220Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings121Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights