Ames National Corporation's SEC filings document the reporting, governance and capital actions of an Iowa bank holding company. Form 8-K filings furnish earnings releases for quarterly and annual results, with disclosures tied to net interest income, funding costs, credit loss expense, loan balances, investment activity and other bank performance measures.
Proxy and annual-meeting filings cover director elections, advisory executive compensation votes, auditor ratification and shareholder voting results. Other filings and furnished exhibits address cash dividend declarations, stock repurchase authorization, summary annual reports, investor presentation materials, common-share voting information and related public-company governance matters.
Ames National Corp filed a Form 13F holdings report reporting 120 reported holdings entries with a total market value of $166,643,351. The filing lists First National Bank, Ames as an included manager and is signed by John P. Nelson (President/CEO) on 05-12-2026. This submission is a standard institutional holdings disclosure under Form 13F.
AMES NATIONAL CORP director Patrick G. Hagan made an open-market purchase of 100 shares of Common Stock at $27.65 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 9,400 shares. This filing reflects a modest increase in his personal stake through a straightforward market buy.
Ames National Corporation reported stronger first-quarter 2026 results. Net income rose to $5.96 million from $3.44 million a year earlier, with earnings per share increasing to $0.67 from $0.39. Net interest income improved to $15.43 million, helped by lower interest expense and a $0.35 million credit loss benefit instead of a prior-year expense.
Noninterest income grew modestly, while operating expenses increased slightly. Rising market rates drove unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities, producing a $4.17 million other comprehensive loss and comprehensive income of $1.79 million. The securities portfolio carried $30.1 million of gross unrealized losses. Capital remained solid, with a consolidated total capital ratio of 16.1%. The company did not meet one modified Texas Ratio covenant on a $5 million line of credit, but the lender waived the noncompliance.
AMES NATIONAL CORP director Amy F. Rieck filed an initial Form 3 reporting her ownership in the company. The filing shows she holds 1,008 shares of Common Stock directly after the reported date, providing a baseline of her equity stake as a company insider.
Ames National Corporation reported results of its annual shareholder meeting held on April 29, 2026. Shareholders elected Jeffery C. Baker, Patrick G. Hagan, and Amy F. Rieck to three-year terms on the Board of Directors. An advisory vote approved the company’s executive compensation program, and shareholders also ratified the appointment of Forvis Mazars, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. There were 8,857,220 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, and all three proposals received strong majority support.
Ames National Corp director Michelle R. Cassabaum executed an open-market purchase of 84 shares of Common Stock at $28.08 per share. This transaction increased her direct ownership to 9,818 shares of Ames National Corp common stock.
AMES NATIONAL CORP director Betty A. Baudler Horras filed a Form 4 reporting insider holdings and activity, but the filing shows no reported transactions in the period covered. All transaction counts and share movements are listed as zero, indicating no buys, sells, or derivative exercises.
Ames National Corp reports that Vanguard Capital Management disclosed beneficial ownership of 458,547 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.17% of the class. The filing states Vanguard Capital Management has sole dispositive power over 458,547 shares and sole voting power for 58,328 shares. The filing attributes ownership to Vanguard Capital Management and affiliated business divisions and is signed by Ashley Grim on 04/29/2026.
Ames National Corporation reported a strong first quarter of 2026, with net income of $6.0 million, or $0.67 per share, up from $3.4 million, or $0.39 per share, in the first quarter of 2025. Profitability improved as return on average assets rose to 1.12% and return on average equity to 11.31%, while the efficiency ratio improved to 59.69% from 66.38%.
Net interest income increased to $15.4 million, a 19.5% rise, helped by higher yields and balances on investments, lower funding costs, and a net interest margin of 3.01% versus 2.53% a year earlier. Credit quality contributed, with a $347 thousand credit loss benefit versus a $962 thousand expense. Total assets were $2.14 billion, loans $1.26 billion, deposits $1.87 billion, and the capital ratio strengthened to 9.69%. The quarterly dividend was increased 20% to $0.24 per share.
Ames National Corp Schedule 13G/A amendment reports that The Vanguard Group holds 0 shares of Common Stock, representing 0% of the class. The filing states Vanguard completed an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 that led certain subsidiaries/divisions to report beneficial ownership separately. The report is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/26/2026.