First Advantage Ownership | Who Owns First Advantage?


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First Advantage Ownership Summary


First Advantage is owned by 87.88% institutional investors, 3.09% insiders, and 9.03% retail investors. Silver lake group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 62.15% of FA shares. American Funds SMALLCAP World A is the top mutual fund, with 6.24% of its assets in First Advantage shares.

FA Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockFirst Advantage87.88%3.09%9.03%
SectorIndustrials Stocks 50.81%11.74%37.45%
IndustryBusiness Services Stocks75.76%13.03%11.20%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Silver lake group89.56M62.15%$1.68B
Fmr8.35M5.79%$156.40M
Vanguard group7.43M5.15%$139.08M
Capital research global investors6.22M4.32%$116.57M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de5.48M3.81%$102.73M
Capital world investors5.23M3.63%$97.90M
Jpmorgan chase4.49M3.11%$84.01M
Blackrock4.06M2.83%$65.23M
Dimensional fund advisors lp4.04M2.80%$75.62M
Wellington management group llp3.83M2.66%$71.69M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Silver lake group89.56M18.92%$1.68B
Norwood investment partners, lp568.82K7.60%$10.65M
Sunriver management2.29M5.14%$42.93M
Cat rock capital management lp1.85M4.53%$34.64M
Cortland associates inc/mo1.30M2.77%$24.33M
Advantage alpha capital partners lp269.10K1.19%$5.04M
Gluskin sheff & assoc484.72K1.09%$9.08M
Herald investment management300.00K0.92%$5.62M
Emerald advisers1.15M0.84%$21.60M
Emerald mutual fund advisers trust714.15K0.81%$13.38M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Wellington management group llp3.83M0.01%3.83M
Capital world investors5.23M0.01%3.72M
American century companies3.58M0.04%2.76M
Fmr8.35M0.01%2.75M
Vanguard group7.43M0.00%2.41M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Diamond hill capital management2.45M0.20%-421.43K
Brandywine global investment management---407.18K
Invenomic capital management lp---295.86K
Emerald mutual fund advisers trust714.15K0.81%-264.83K
Woodline partners lp---128.61K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Wellington management group llp3.83M0.01%3.83M$71.69M
Cortland associates inc/mo1.30M2.77%1.30M$24.33M
Mutual of america capital management1.08M0.22%1.08M$20.21M
T. rowe price investment management906.00K0.01%906.00K$16.97M
Gluskin sheff & assoc484.72K1.09%484.72K$9.08M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Pnc financial services group-4.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-7.00
Capital performance advisors llp-9.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-11.00
Stephens consulting-62.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 202469-44.35%126,637,437-15.57%870.81%47-32.86%12-65.71%
Sep 30, 20241243.33%149,989,1301.66%1040.99%70-1.41%352.94%
Jun 30, 20241206.19%147,544,7271.40%1021.00%7112.70%346.25%
Mar 31, 202411317.71%145,514,8142.19%1011.02%6336.96%32-11.11%
Dec 31, 202396-3.03%142,392,8401.92%991.05%46-11.54%36-

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
American Funds SMALLCAP World A10.78M6.24%3.99M
Vanguard Explorer Inv3.83M2.22%-1.73M
Baron Small Cap Retail3.75M2.16%-
Baron Opp. Small Cap Growth Strategy3.75M2.16%-
JPMorgan Small Cap Equity A2.57M1.48%-110.72K
JPM Small Cap Equity-MA2.57M1.48%-80.34K
JPM US Small Cap Core-Composite2.57M1.48%-80.34K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.53M1.46%-
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.98M1.14%1.62K
Fidelity Value1.88M1.08%-133.40K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 07, 2025Marks Steven Irwin Chief Financial OfficerBuy$13.50K
Mar 05, 2025Jardine Bret T Chief Legal OfficerSell$1.92K
Nov 18, 2024Jardine Bret T Chief Legal OfficerSell$522.43K
Aug 12, 2024Jaeger Joseph K. President, AmericasSell$170.33K
Jun 26, 2024Clark James Lindsey-Sell$32.51K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q1-1
2024 Q4-1
2024 Q3-1
2024 Q2-4
2024 Q1-1

FA Ownership FAQ


Who Owns First Advantage?

First Advantage shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 87.88%, followed by 3.09% insiders and 9.03% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in First Advantage's industry, Business Services Stocks, is 75.76%, which First Advantage exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of First Advantage?

First Advantage’s largest shareholders are Silver lake group (89.56M shares, 62.15%), Fmr (8.35M shares, 5.79%), and Vanguard group (7.43M shares, 5.15%). Together, they hold 73.10% of First Advantage’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own First Advantage?

Yes, BlackRock owns 2.83% of First Advantage, totaling 4.06M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 65.23M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -41.572K shares, a -1.01% change.

Who is First Advantage’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Silver lake group is First Advantage’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 18.92% of its assets in 89.56M First Advantage shares, valued at 1.68B$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of First Advantage shares?

American Funds SMALLCAP World A is the top mutual fund holder of First Advantage shares, with 6.24% of its total shares outstanding invested in 10.78M First Advantage shares.

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