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FIRST MERCHANTS CORP (FRME): Insider Trades and Fund Holdings

In the past 12 months, FIRST MERCHANTS CORP insiders reported 0 open-market purchases worth $0 and 1 sale worth $176K; 0 of the sales were reported as made under a 10b5-1 trading plan.

0Insider buys, 12 months
$0Bought by insiders, 12 months
$176KSold by insiders, 12 months
0Tracked funds holding

Timeline: news and trades

Company filings (8-K), insider trades, notices of planned sales (Form 144) and fund moves in the past year, newest first.

  1. Oct 21, 2026NewsCompany reported: Quarterly or annual results
  2. Oct 1, 2026NewsCompany reported: Executive or director change
  3. Sep 25, 2026NewsCompany reported: Signed a material agreement
  4. Sep 24, 2026NewsCompany reported: Signed a material agreement
  5. Aug 19, 2026Insider saleChief Information Officer Stephan Fluhler sold $176,256
  6. Aug 19, 2026Planned saleStephan H. Fluhler (chief information officer) filed notice to sell about $176,256 around Aug 19, 2026
  7. Jun 30, 2026FundRenaissance Technologies sold out in Q2 2026 (13F filed Aug 13, 2026)

Recent insider trades

Open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) from Form 4. Grants, option exercises and gifts are not shown. Latest filing: Aug 21, 2026.

Recent FRME insider trades
FiledTradedInsiderRoleTypeSharesPrice ($)ValueHoldingFiling
Aug 21Aug 19Stephan FluhlerChief Information OfficerChief Information Officer▼ SELL4,08043.20$176K−16%Form 4 ↗
Source: SEC Form 4 filings, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. How we read filings

Insiders who traded in the past year

InsiderRoleBuysBoughtSellsSoldLatest
Stephan FluhlerChief Information Officer0$01$176KAug 21, 2026

Buybacks and executive pay

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP spent $46.9 million buying back its own shares in 2025.

From the company's XBRL data filed with the SEC. "Actually paid" is the SEC's pay-versus-performance measure, which counts changes in the value of stock awards. "Value of $100 invested" is the company's cumulative shareholder return as reported, usually measured from five years earlier. See all buybacks and CEO pay across companies.

Tracked funds that report FRME

From each fund's latest 13F. Holdings are as of quarter end and are filed up to 45 days later.

FundQuarterSharesValue% of portfolioChange
Renaissance TechnologiesQ2 20260$00.00%▼ Sold out
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. How we read filings

Reading these numbers

Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversification, a house. Purchases with their own money are rarer and are usually read as more informative. A Form 4 is due within two business days of the trade. How to read a Form 4 →