Who owns Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (NIC)
Which tracked institutional funds hold NIC, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See NIC company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q1 13F filings (latest filed 2026-05-18). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
The tracked-fund tape on NIC is one-sided between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1: 115 added or opened and 29 trimmed or exited — on balance accumulating.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
NIC’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, BlackRock, Inc., sizes it at 0.0% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.0% of theirs — a 0.0pp gap the other way — the median holder sizes NIC more heavily than its largest holder by dollar value does.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in NIC divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1, across 238 tracked filers holding NIC, 177 increased or opened the position and 74 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4 buying and selling roughly offset.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in NIC between the 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 32
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$122M
- WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC$72M
- JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC$32M
- SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC$31M
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$22M
- VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO$19M
Full exits 16
- NICOLET BANKSHARES INC$107M
- VANGUARD GROUP INC$77M
- TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL$10M
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC$8M
- RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$5M
- ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP$4M
Largest adds
- BlackRock, Inc.$105M
- STATE STREET CORP$50M
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP$47M
- FJ Capital Management LLC$43M
- GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC$30M
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$27M
Largest trims
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC$25M
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP$8M
- JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD$3M
- Vest Financial, LLC$871K
- SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC$867K
- VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC$818K
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, largest reported value first. “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding. Rows marked stale are from an earlier filing than the security’s latest quarter — that fund is absent from the newest snapshot (position exited, or reported under a different name).
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 1,624,827 | $241M | 14.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC new | 819,810 | $122M | 7.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added | 819,274 | $122M | 7.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 711,361 | $106M | 6.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC new | 486,751 | $72M | 4.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 456,977 | $68M | 4.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added | 324,618 | $48M | 2.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| FJ Capital Management LLC added | 306,381 | $46M | 2.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Boston Partners added | 305,436 | $45M | 2.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added | 279,684 | $42M | 2.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP trimmed | 262,124 | $39M | 2.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC new | 213,927 | $32M | 1.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC new | 211,452 | $31M | 1.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added | 255,190 | $31M | 1.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE added | 204,236 | $30M | 1.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 203,567 | $30M | 1.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 157,752 | $23M | 1.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC new | 146,686 | $22M | 1.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO new | 126,999 | $19M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC new | 125,512 | $19M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC added | 104,081 | $15M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 103,453 | $15M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added | 92,135 | $14M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC added | 89,361 | $13M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp added | 86,108 | $13M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| MORGAN STANLEY trimmed | 79,831 | $12M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO trimmed | 79,260 | $11M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP added | 74,988 | $11M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ added | 74,800 | $11M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Curi Capital, LLC added | 72,830 | $11M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. added | 72,573 | $11M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP added | 67,766 | $10M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS Group AG added | 67,596 | $10M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 58,648 | $9M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC new | 55,758 | $8M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. added | 52,805 | $8M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| BARCLAYS PLC added | 48,733 | $7M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| FMR LLC trimmed | 48,414 | $7M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC trimmed | 47,032 | $7M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 46,250 | $7M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO added | 44,449 | $7M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Creative Planning added | 41,386 | $6M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Swiss National Bank added | 40,300 | $6M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP added | 40,155 | $6M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC trimmed | 39,075 | $6M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORTH STAR ASSET MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 38,270 | $6M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD added | 37,258 | $6M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added | 36,784 | $5M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC trimmed | 36,163 | $5M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 34,116 | $5M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC new | 33,230 | $5M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added | 31,420 | $5M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added | 30,530 | $5M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP added | 28,716 | $4M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC trimmed | 28,130 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC added | 27,992 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC added | 25,478 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM added | 25,344 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS added | 25,130 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added | 23,840 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP trimmed | 23,672 | $4M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ trimmed | 22,931 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 22,495 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added | 22,197 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 21,217 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC trimmed | 20,751 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Atom Investors LP new | 19,903 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP added | 19,231 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Legacy Private Trust Co. trimmed | 18,982 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO added | 18,611 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 17,547 | $3M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC trimmed | 16,841 | $3M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS added | 16,757 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ added | 16,607 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD trimmed | 16,080 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC added | 15,822 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 15,779 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT trimmed | 15,649 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 15,258 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Legal & General Group Plc added | 14,467 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd new | 14,361 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 14,266 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D new | 14,174 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Sugar Maple Asset Management, LLC | 13,912 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. trimmed | 13,684 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC trimmed | 13,653 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Vest Financial, LLC trimmed | 12,890 | $2M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC trimmed | 636,416 | $77M | 4.6% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL added | 84,708 | $10M | 0.6% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added | 65,534 | $8M | 0.5% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd added | 49,468 | $7M | 0.4% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC added | 38,332 | $5M | 0.3% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP added | 32,854 | $4M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. added | 27,671 | $3M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC new | 16,236 | $2M | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC trimmed | 17,269 | $2M | 0.1% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP added | 16,924 | $2M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Virtu Financial LLC added | 16,887 | $2M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| AlphaQuest LLC added | 16,782 | $2M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.