Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in HWC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 10.4M | $660.4M | +0.1% | 12.736% | 0.01% |
| 2 | FMR LLC | 7.3M | $466.2M | +1.7% | 8.990% | 0.03% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.9M | $313.2M | β | 6.039% | 0.02% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.8M | $304.7M | +0.4% | 5.875% | 0.06% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 4.2M | $270.1M | -6.1% | 5.208% | 0.01% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.7M | $237.2M | β | 4.574% | 0.01% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.2M | $143.0M | +1.4% | 2.757% | 0.01% |
| 8 | FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 2.2M | $137.6M | -0.1% | 2.654% | 0.46% |
| 9 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.9M | $121.4M | +3.8% | 2.342% | 0.06% |
| 10 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 1.8M | $112.7M | -6.5% | 2.173% | 0.02% |
| 11 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 1.6M | $102.4M | -6.7% | 1.959% | 0.17% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.6M | $102.0M | +88.3% | 1.967% | 0.01% |
| 13 | NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1.4M | $88.7M | -4.8% | 1.711% | 0.15% |
| 14 | Channing Capital Management, LLC | 1.2M | $77.8M | -2.9% | 1.500% | 1.99% |
| 15 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.2M | $77.0M | +31.6% | 1.484% | 0.01% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.1M | $69.1M | +2.0% | 1.332% | 0.01% |
| 17 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.0M | $65.6M | -7.3% | 1.265% | 0.01% |
| 18 | HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP | 928K | $62.6M | -0.1% | 1.138% | 1.09% |
| 19 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 808K | $51.4M | +16.4% | 0.990% | 0.00% |
| 20 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 764K | $48.6M | -2.7% | 0.937% | 0.01% |
| 21 | Boston Partners | 744K | $47.4M | +11.5% | 0.912% | 0.05% |
| 22 | UBS Group AG | 692K | $44.0M | -23.1% | 0.848% | 0.01% |
| 23 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 667K | $42.4M | +12.5% | 0.818% | 0.03% |
| 24 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 635K | $40.4M | -27.1% | 0.778% | 0.01% |
| 25 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 567K | $36.1M | -10.6% | 0.695% | 0.12% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in HWC β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in HWC during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 373 | +3.0% | 79.97% | 2.06 pp | $4.73B | 2.5% |
| Q4 2025 | 362 | +1.4% | 82.03% | +2.74 pp | $4.85B | +3.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 357 | +1.7% | 79.29% | +9.51 pp | $4.69B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | 351 | +0.3% | 69.78% | +5.37 pp | $4.13B | +8.3% |
| Q1 2025 | 350 | +3.6% | 64.41% | 2.32 pp | $3.81B | 3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 338 | +6.3% | 66.73% | 133.26 pp | $3.95B | 82% |
| Q3 2024 | 318 | +8.2% | 199.99% | +144.82 pp | $22.54B | +591% |
| Q2 2024 | 294 | β | 55.17% | β | $3.26B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying HWC stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Hancock Whitney Corporation stands at 80.0%, held across 373 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of HWC, with approximately 10,385,706 shares worth $0.66B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of HWC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for HWC is 28 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
68 institutions opened new positions in HWC during Q1 2026, while 57 fully exited. 137 added to existing positions and 162 trimmed.
HWC institutional ownership fell by 2.06 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +11 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 58.5% of all reported 13F value in HWC, and the top 25 account for 78.7%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) Institutional Ownership