First Advantage Corporation
First Advantage Corporation (FA) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · FA · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
151
Institutional Holders
▼ 6 vs Q2
$2.94B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $154.04M vs Q2
171.54M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 46.15%
191.03M
13F Shares Held
▲ 4.75M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
FA largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SILVER LAKE GROUP, L.L.C. services-business services, nec | 89.56M | 51.68% | 51.68% | $1.38T | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ services-business services, nec | 13.38M | 7.72% | 7.72% | $205.95B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 3.73M |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS services-business services, nec | 8.32M | 4.80% | 4.80% | $128.02B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 300.0K |
FMR LLC services-business services, nec | 8.16M | 4.71% | 4.71% | $125.61B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 1.57M |
VANGUARD GROUP INC services-business services, nec | 7.61M | 4.39% | 4.39% | $117.18B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 210.2K |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. services-business services, nec | 6.23M | 3.59% | 3.59% | $95.82B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 969.3K |
BLACKROCK, INC. services-business services, nec | 5.78M | 3.34% | 3.34% | $88.98B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 233.2K |
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS services-business services, nec | 4.88M | 2.82% | 2.82% | $75.12B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 163.7K |
BAMCO INC /NY/ services-business services, nec | 3.75M | 2.16% | 2.16% | $57.72B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 173 |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO services-business services, nec | 3.32M | 1.91% | 1.91% | $51.02B | Nov 26, 2025 | ▲ 255.6K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
25
Increased
+8.90M shares2
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−4.06M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+4.84M
+8.90M / −4.06M
Net new holders
+7
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
FA insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
3
Buy transactions
7
Sell transactions
0.43
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jardine Bret T Chief Legal Officer | May 11, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 294 | $16.04 | $4.7K | 7.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Jardine Bret T Chief Legal Officer | May 12, 2026 | Sale | 682 | $16.12 | $11.0K | 7.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Smith Joelle M President | May 11, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 6,974 | $16.04 | $111.9K | 37.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Smith Joelle M President | May 7, 2026 | Sale | 23,334 | $15.00 | $350.0K | 19.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Jardine Bret T Chief Legal Officer | Mar 4, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 329 | $12.22 | $4.0K | 7.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Jardine Bret T Chief Legal Officer | Mar 5, 2026 | Sale | 600 | $12.09 | $7.3K | 7.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Jardine Bret T Chief Legal Officer | Mar 4, 2026 | Sale | 1,090 | $12.32 | $13.4K | 7.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
First Advantage Corporation (FA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 53.85%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of First Advantage Corporation is SILVER LAKE GROUP, L.L.C., holding approximately 89.56 million shares — equal to 51.68% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 151 institutional investors currently hold FA stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.94 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
FA ownershipFirst Advantage Corporation (FA) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is SILVER LAKE GROUP, L.L.C. with a 51.68% stake. Company insiders hold 53.85%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.