
What smart money is saying about First Citizens BancShares Inc
1 fund in our archive has pitched First Citizens BancShares Inc — most recently Artisan U.S. Mid-Cap Value Strategy in December 2025.
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. operates as the holding company for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and professionals. The company's deposit products include checking, savings, money market, and time deposit accounts. Its loan product portfolio comprises commercial construction and land development, commercial mortgage, commercial and industrial, and lease financing loans, as well as small business administration paycheck protection program loans; and consumer loans, such as residential and revolving mortgage, construction and land development, consumer auto, and other consumer loans. The company also offers treasury services products, cardholder and merchant services, wealth management services, and various other products and services; investment products, including annuities, discount brokerage services, and third-party mutual funds, as well as investment management and advisory services; and defined benefit and defined contribution, insurance, private banking, trust, fiduciary, philanthropy, and special asset services. The company provides its products and services through its branch network, as well as through digital banking, telephone banking, and various ATM networks. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 529 branches in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. First Citizens BancShares, Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Position history
Between Q4 2025 and Q2 2026, 2 fund letters reported a position in First Citizens BancShares Inc — 1 trimmed or exited.
| Quarter | Letters | Bought | Sold | Theses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fund activity · 2 positions · 1 move
- HoldsGator Financial Partners Financials Sector Hedge FundsJune 2026
Listed in Gator Financial Partners Financials Sector Hedge Funds’s reported holdings.
Read the letterFirst Citizens BancShares Inc - TrimmedFlexible Equity FundMarch 2026
“We trimmed American International Group (AIG), Bank of America Corp (BAC) and First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA.”
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Fund coverage · 1 thesis
- Artisan U.S. Mid-Cap Value StrategyDecember 2025
First Citizens BancShares Inc is a regional bank with improving fundamentals post-SVB acquisition, potential funding benefits, discounted valuation, and buybacks supporting upside.
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