BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 20,374,308 shares of Columbia Financial Inc common stock, representing 7.6% of the class, as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock, Inc. reported beneficial ownership of 20,374,308 shares of Columbia Financial Inc common stock.
  • Percent of class: The reported stake represents 7.6% of the outstanding common shares.
  • Sole voting power: BlackRock reported sole voting power over 19,726,550 shares.
  • Sole dispositive power: BlackRock reported sole dispositive power over 20,374,308 shares.
  • Shared voting and dispositive power: Both shared voting power and shared dispositive power are reported as 0.
  • Reporting person type: BlackRock, Inc. is classified as a parent holding company (type HC), incorporated in Delaware.
  • Date of event: The triggering event date is September 30, 2026.

BlackRock's Schedule 13G Filing on Columbia Financial Common Stock

According to the Schedule 13G filed on October 27, 2026, BlackRock, Inc., headquartered at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, disclosed that it beneficially owns 20,374,308 shares of common stock (CUSIP 197914104) of Columbia Financial Inc, whose principal executive offices are located at 19-01 Route 208 North, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. The filing was signed by Spencer Fleming, Managing Director, on behalf of BlackRock, Inc.

The filing states that BlackRock holds sole voting power over 19,726,550 shares and sole dispositive power over the full 20,374,308 shares. Shared voting power and shared dispositive power are each reported as 0. The filing notes that this Schedule 13G "reflects the securities beneficially owned, or deemed to be beneficially owned, by certain business units (collectively, the 'Reporting Business Units') of BlackRock, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates," and does not include securities, if any, beneficially owned by other business units whose beneficial ownership has been disaggregated in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538.

Regarding the receipt of dividends or proceeds from the sale of the shares, the filing states 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 COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC," and further discloses that "no one person's interest in the common stock of COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC is more than five percent of the total outstanding common shares." The subsidiary or subsidiaries through which the securities are held are identified in Exhibit 99 attached to the filing.

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G disclosing beneficial ownership of 20,374,308 shares, or 7.6%, of Columbia Financial Inc common stock as of September 30, 2026, with sole voting power over 19,726,550 shares and sole dispositive power over the full position.