BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 527,115 shares of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A Stock as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock reported beneficial ownership of 527,115 shares of First Citizens BancShares Class A Stock, representing 5.1% of the class.
  • Sole voting power: BlackRock reported sole voting power over 483,651 shares, with shared voting power of 0.
  • Sole dispositive power: BlackRock reported sole dispositive power over 527,115 shares, with shared dispositive power of 0.
  • Event date: The filing is based on holdings as of September 30, 2026.
  • Reporting person type: BlackRock is classified as a parent holding company (HC), incorporated in Delaware, with offices at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001.
  • Ordinary course certification: The filing certifies the shares "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer."

BlackRock's Schedule 13G Filing on First Citizens BancShares Class A Stock

According to the Schedule 13G filed on October 27, 2026, BlackRock, Inc. disclosed beneficial ownership of 527,115 shares of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (CUSIP 31946M103) Class A Stock, amounting to 5.1% of the outstanding class. The event triggering the filing occurred on September 30, 2026. The filing was signed by Spencer Fleming, Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc.

The filing notes that the reported holdings reflect securities beneficially owned, or deemed to be beneficially owned, by certain business units of BlackRock, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates, described in the filing as the "Reporting Business Units," in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 dated January 12, 1998. The filing states it "does not include securities, if any, beneficially owned by other business units whose beneficial ownership of securities are disaggregated from that of the Reporting Business Units in accordance with such release."

Regarding dividends and proceeds, the filing discloses that "various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the common stock of First Citizens BancShares, Inc." and specifies that no single person's interest exceeds five percent of the total outstanding common shares. BlackRock identified subsidiaries involved in the acquisition in Exhibit 99 attached to the filing. The issuer, First Citizens BancShares, Inc., is headquartered at 4300 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27609.

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G reporting 527,115 shares of First Citizens BancShares Class A Stock beneficially owned as of September 30, 2026, equal to 5.1% of the class, with sole dispositive power over all reported shares and sole voting power over 483,651 shares.