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SC 13G/A ·Filed Oct 27, 2026

HFWA

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizonweeks Processed2d 5h ago SEC0002012383-26-003789
Passive stake amendment
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Monitor for any future conversion of this 13G to a 13D, which would signal a shift to activist intent. The 14.3% stake gives BlackRock significant influence, but the passive filing suggests no near-term engagement.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonweeks
Latest settled: T+1d ⚠ clustered
HFWA ▲ +0.80% at T+1d
NEUTRAL call +0.80% · α vs SPY +1.18% · entry $28.68 → $28.91
Next anchor: T+5d in 4d
Entry = T+0 close
Oct 27, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.80%
call +0.80% · α +1.18%
$28.91
settled yesterday
T+5d
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T+20d
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T+60d
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Executive Summary

BlackRock Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13G disclosing a 14.3% passive stake in Heritage Financial Corp as of September 30, 2026, up from a prior undisclosed level. The increase reflects routine portfolio rebalancing by a large asset manager and does not signal activist intent.

Key Financial Metrics

Stake
14.3%
Investor
BlackRock, Inc.
Investor Type
mutual fund

Key Facts

  • BlackRock Inc. reported beneficial ownership of 5,859,241 shares of Heritage Financial Corp common stock, representing 14.3% of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2026.
  • The filing is an amendment to a Schedule 13G, indicating passive investment intent.
  • BlackRock's subsidiary BlackRock Fund Advisors beneficially owns 5% or greater of the outstanding shares.
  • The filing was made on October 27, 2026, with a date of change of September 30, 2026.

Financial Impact

BlackRock increased its stake to 14.3% of Heritage Financial Corp, up from an undisclosed prior level. No dollar value of the stake is stated in the filing.

ownership percentage

Risk Factors

  • BlackRock could later convert to a 13D and seek changes, though no indication of that in this filing.
  • A large passive holder reducing its stake could pressure the stock, but no reduction is indicated here.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered
Analyst Consensus
67% bullish (12 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 5 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
SC 13G/A Filing (Primary)0002012383-26-003789
Document: Item_7.txt0002012383-26-003789
Document: 0002012383-26-003789-index-headers.html0002012383-26-003789
Document: 0002012383-26-003789-index.html0002012383-26-003789
Document: 0002012383-26-003789.txt0002012383-26-003789
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Oct 29, 2026
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Institutional Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$29.16awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$28.91 (−0.86%)
Oct 28, 2026
1d ago
SC 13G/A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$28.68awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$28.91 (+0.80%)
Oct 27, 2026
2d ago
SC 13G/A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$28.68awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$28.91 (+0.80%)
Oct 22, 2026
7d ago
8-K
MIXED ★ 5/10
$28.52awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$28.91 (+1.37%)
Oct 8, 2026
21d ago
SC 13G
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$27.57awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$28.91 (+4.86%)
Sep 30, 2026
29d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$27.63awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$28.91 (+4.63%)
Aug 5, 2026
12w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$29.65awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$28.91 (−2.50%)
Jul 23, 2026
14w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$30.16 $27.46▼ −8.95%▼ −12.68%$28.91 (−4.14%)
Mar 23, 2026
31w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$25.06 $27.52▼ −9.82%▲ +3.24%$28.91 (−15.37%)
Mar 20, 2026
31w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$24.47 $29.04▲ +18.65%▲ +4.23%$28.91 (+18.12%)
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Report published Oct 27, 2026