SEC ownership of COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.

Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000723188.

Holder evidence

50

Lead holder

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

13D/G signal

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

Latest evidence

31 Mar 2026

Issuer identity
CIK
0000723188
Location
Syracuse, NY
Ownership snapshot
Latest large-stake holder
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
Latest evidence date
31 Mar 2026

Ownership snapshot

Top shareholders of COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.

Lead holder
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGE...
13D/G signal
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGE...
Evidence rows
50
Latest as of
31 Mar 2026
13D/G 13F Lead comparable stake: 6.8% 13D/G row: VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows.

Rank 3 holder

FMR LLC

13D/G 13F
Ownership
5.8%
Position
$179.74M
Holder Evidence Ownership % Position 12M Net Δ As of
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
13D/G 13F
Vanguard Portfolio Management · Company
6.8%
$208,317,997
3,551,884 shares
$0 31 Mar 2026
STATE STREET CORP
13F 13D/G
Company · STATE STREET CORPORATION
6.1%
from 13D/G
$186,198,447
3,150,340 shares
31 Mar 2026
FMR LLC
13D/G 13F
Company
5.8%
$179,736,254
3,026,372 shares
$0 31 Mar 2026
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
13D/G 13F
Vanguard Capital Management · Company
5.3%
$162,660,262
2,773,406 shares
$0 31 Mar 2026
BlackRock, Inc.
13F
Company
13F
14%
$440,685,672
7,513,822 shares
31 Mar 2026
Neuberger Berman Group LLC
13F
Company
13F
7.1%
$217,909,677
3,715,425 shares
31 Mar 2026
MORGAN STANLEY
13F
Company
13F
3.6%
$109,152,866
1,861,086 shares
31 Mar 2026
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
13F
Company
13F
3.5%
$106,646,641
1,818,395 shares
31 Mar 2026
How to read this table

Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.

Forms 3/4/5 flow

Insider trading overview

Net insider flow leans to selling over the last 12 months. Net value: -$954,110.

Buys
$0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$954,110
Insiders: 5
Net
-$954,110
Shares: -15,136
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value Sell value
Shares: 0 Shares: 15,136
Window (months) Buy shares Sell shares Buy value Sell value Net value
0-3 0 0 $0 $0 $0
3-6 0 13,696 $0 $865,730 -$865,730
6-9 0 0 $0 $0 $0
9-12 0 1,440 $0 $88,380 -$88,380

Reporting owners

Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5

Showing 1-20 of 28 reporting-owner rows connected to COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.

Rows
28
Lead holder
Mark J. Bolus
Net 12M change
-$954,110
Latest report
04 May 2026
Name Relationship Holdings Value Past Year Net Change Change % Valuation Report Date
Mark J. Bolus Director $8,945,147 Mixed 17 Mar 2026
Mark E. Tryniski Director $8,129,071 Mixed 19 Mar 2024
John Parente Director $6,098,205 Mixed 29 Apr 2026
Brian R. Ace Director $3,569,281 Mixed 19 Mar 2024
Raymond C. Pecor III Director $2,917,476 Mixed 29 Apr 2026
Sally A. Steele Director $2,765,084 -$256,480 -8.5% Mixed 29 Apr 2026
George J. Getman Executive VP & General Counsel $2,470,577 Mixed 15 Mar 2022
Eric Stickels Director $2,400,725 -$129,492 -5.1% Mixed 17 Mar 2026
Jeffrey L. Davis Director $1,759,212 Mixed 22 Jun 2023
Dimitar Karaivanov President & CEO, Director $1,715,228 Mixed 17 Mar 2026
Joseph E. Sutaris EVP & Chief Financial Officer $1,702,952 Mixed 18 Mar 2025
Neil E. Fesette Director $1,618,079 Mixed 17 Mar 2026
John F. Whipple Director $1,309,185 -$276,704 -17% Mixed 17 Mar 2026
Matthew K. Durkee SVP, Chief Banking Officer, President, Commercial Banking $810,949 Mixed 17 Mar 2026
Joseph F. Serbun President, Retail Banking $787,474 Mixed 02 Oct 2022
Jeffrey M. Levy SVP & Chief Banking Officer $737,536 -$88,380 -11% Mixed 27 Aug 2025
Michael N. Abdo EVP and General Counsel $688,537 Mixed 17 Mar 2026
A. Gillan Myer EVP, Chief Admin & HR Officer $438,844 -$203,054 -32% Mixed 17 Mar 2026
Kerrie D. MacPherson Director $393,365 Mixed 17 Mar 2026
Deresa Fischer Durkee SVP, Chief Accounting Officer $385,122 Mixed 17 Mar 2026

Recent insider transactions for COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.

Showing up to 300 most recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.

Insider Symbol Class Transaction % Reported value Reported price Shares Shares owned Date Ownership
Marya Burgio Wlos CBU Common Stock Tax liability -12% -273 1,993 04 May 2026 Direct
Sally A. Steele CBU Common Stock Options Exercise 0.02% 9 41,227 29 Apr 2026 Direct
Sally A. Steele CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Options Exercise -0.73% -9 1,231 29 Apr 2026 Direct
Raymond C. Pecor III CBU Common Stock Options Exercise 0.08% 9 11,448 29 Apr 2026 Direct
Raymond C. Pecor III CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Options Exercise -0.13% -9 7,181 29 Apr 2026 Direct
John Parente CBU Common Stock Options Exercise 0.01% 9 72,654 29 Apr 2026 Direct
John Parente CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Options Exercise -0.73% -9 1,220 29 Apr 2026 Direct
Jeffery J. Knauss CBU Common Stock Options Exercise 0.19% 9 4,829 29 Apr 2026 Direct
Jeffery J. Knauss CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Options Exercise -0.73% -9 1,220 29 Apr 2026 Direct
John Parente CBU Common Stock Options Exercise 1.76% 1,254 72,645 19 Mar 2026 Direct
John Parente CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Options Exercise -50.7% -1,254 1,220 19 Mar 2026 Direct
Raymond C. Pecor III CBU Common Stock Options Exercise 12.3% 1,254 11,439 19 Mar 2026 Direct
Raymond C. Pecor III CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Options Exercise -15% -1,254 7,136 19 Mar 2026 Direct
Sally A. Steele CBU Common Stock Options Exercise 3.14% 1,254 41,218 19 Mar 2026 Direct
Sally A. Steele CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Options Exercise -50.5% -1,254 1,231 19 Mar 2026 Direct
Jeffery J. Knauss CBU Common Stock Options Exercise 35.2% 1,254 4,820 19 Mar 2026 Direct
Jeffery J. Knauss CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Options Exercise -50.7% -1,254 1,220 19 Mar 2026 Direct
John A. Vaccaro CBU Deferred Stock (Deferred Compensation) Award 315 315 19 Mar 2026 Direct
Michele Sullivan CBU Deferred Stock (Deferred Compensation) Award 14.5% 447 3,530 19 Mar 2026 Direct
Raymond C. Pecor III CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 17% 1,220 8,391 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Marya Burgio Wlos CBU Stock Option Award 6,004 6,004 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Marya Burgio Wlos CBU Restricted Stock Units Award 1,571 1,571 17 Mar 2026 Direct
A. Gillan Myer CBU Stock Option Award 4,871 4,871 17 Mar 2026 Direct
A. Gillan Myer CBU Restricted Stock Units Award 1,275 1,275 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Michael N. Abdo CBU Stock Option Award 5,246 5,246 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Michael N. Abdo CBU Restricted Stock Units Award 1,373 1,373 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Neil E. Fesette CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 17.4% 1,220 8,225 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Dimitar Karaivanov CBU Stock Option Award 23,984 23,984 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Dimitar Karaivanov CBU Restricted Stock Units Award 6,277 6,277 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Matthew K. Durkee CBU Stock Option Award 5,537 5,537 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Matthew K. Durkee CBU Restricted Stock Units Award 1,449 1,449 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Deresa Fischer Durkee CBU Restricted Stock Units Award 1,812 1,812 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Mark J. Bolus CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 48.1% 1,220 3,758 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Jeffery J. Knauss CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 97.2% 1,220 2,475 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Kerrie D. MacPherson CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 19% 1,220 7,631 17 Mar 2026 Direct
John Parente CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 97.2% 1,220 2,475 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Savneet Singh CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 97.2% 1,220 2,475 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Sally A. Steele CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 96.4% 1,220 2,485 17 Mar 2026 Direct
John F. Whipple CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 22.5% 1,220 6,633 17 Mar 2026 Direct
John A. Vaccaro CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 1,220 1,220 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Michele Sullivan CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 44.6% 1,220 3,953 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Eric Stickels CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 30.4% 1,220 5,235 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Brenda M. Hall CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Award 1,220 1,220 17 Mar 2026 Direct
Eric Stickels CBU Common Stock Options Exercise 0.75% 250 33,592 16 Mar 2026 Direct
Eric Stickels CBU Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) Options Exercise -5.86% -250 4,015 16 Mar 2026 Direct
Michael N. Abdo CBU Common Stock Tax liability -8.11% -707 8,010 04 Mar 2026 Direct
Michael N. Abdo CBU Common Stock Award 28.8% 1,948 8,717 04 Mar 2026 Direct
A. Gillan Myer CBU Common Stock Tax liability -12.4% -943 6,647 04 Mar 2026 Direct
A. Gillan Myer CBU Common Stock Award 51% 2,562 7,590 04 Mar 2026 Direct
Dimitar Karaivanov CBU Common Stock Tax liability -10.7% -2,825 23,657 04 Mar 2026 Direct
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