Wintrust Financial Corporation
Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · WTFC · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
479
Institutional Holders
▲ 7 vs Q2
$8.44B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $413.07M vs Q2
67.45M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.47%
63.82M
13F Shares Held
▼ 988,415 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
WTFC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC state commercial banks | 6.82M | 10.19% | 10.19% | $902.99B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 43.3K |
BLACKROCK, INC. state commercial banks | 6.21M | 9.28% | 9.28% | $822.60B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 7.2K |
FMR LLC state commercial banks | 4.89M | 7.30% | 7.30% | $647.28B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 513.6K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP state commercial banks | 2.74M | 4.09% | 4.09% | $362.31B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 56.8K |
STATE STREET CORP state commercial banks | 2.69M | 4.02% | 4.02% | $356.52B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 9.3K |
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP state commercial banks | 1.99M | 2.98% | 2.98% | $263.94B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 102.8K |
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC state commercial banks | 1.44M | 2.15% | 2.15% | $190.98B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 8.0K |
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS state commercial banks | 1.37M | 2.04% | 2.04% | $181.16B | Nov 13, 2025 | — held |
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC state commercial banks | 1.30M | 1.94% | 1.94% | $172.20B | Nov 4, 2025 | ▲ 75.2K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC state commercial banks | 1.26M | 1.88% | 1.88% | $166.38B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 31.8K |
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
21
Increased
+1.39M shares1
New Positions
first time holders27
Decreased
−1.76M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
367.3K
+1.39M / −1.76M
Net new holders
-5
1 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
WTFC 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.
2
Buy transactions
4
Sell transactions
0.50
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DYKSTRA DAVID A VICE CHAIRMAN AND COO | May 28, 2026 | Award | 154 | $150.69 | $23.2K | 180.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
WEHMER EDWARD J FOUNDER AND SENIOR ADVISOR | May 28, 2026 | Award | 220 | $150.69 | $33.2K | 169.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
MURPHY RICHARD B VICE CHAIR,CHIEF LENDING OFC | May 5, 2026 | Gift | 1,661 | — | — | 37.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
MCKINNEY SUZET M director | May 4, 2026 | Sale | 500 | $148.96 | $74.5K | 3.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
DYKSTRA DAVID A VICE CHAIRMAN AND COO | Apr 27, 2026 | Sale | 9,579 | $148.82 | $1.43M | 179.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
STOEHR DAVID L CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Apr 23, 2026 | Sale | 3,020 | $150.45 | $454.4K | 13.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
MCKINNEY SUZET M director | Mar 31, 2026 | Award | 404 | $139.82 | $56.5K | 3.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
LEFEVRE DEBORAH L. HALL director | Mar 31, 2026 | Award | 500 | $139.82 | $69.9K | 16.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
CRIST PETER D director | Mar 31, 2026 | Award | 703 | $139.82 | $98.3K | 74.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kohl Laura A. director | Mar 31, 2026 | Award | 395 | $139.82 | $55.2K | 735 | 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
Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 94.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.53%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 3.86%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Wintrust Financial Corporation is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 6.82 million shares — equal to 10.19% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 479 institutional investors currently hold WTFC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $8.44 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
WTFC ownershipWintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 94.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 10.19% stake. Company insiders hold 1.53%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.