ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC ACAD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 004225108 · ISIN US0042251084
Pharmaceutical company, which developed Nuplazid, based in San Diego, California.
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersSan Diego, CA
- Founded1993
- Websiteacadia-pharm.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($837.5k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 172.3m as of 2026-07-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $25.28. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($6.7m notional), 7 hold puts ($6.3m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 223 |
| Q4 2022 | 227 |
| Q1 2023 | 233 |
| Q2 2023 | 236 |
| Q3 2023 | 250 |
| Q4 2023 | 277 |
| Q1 2024 | 269 |
| Q2 2024 | 267 |
| Q3 2024 | 259 |
| Q4 2024 | 297 |
| Q1 2025 | 321 |
| Q2 2025 | 313 |
| Q3 2025 | 335 |
| Q4 2025 | 337 |
| Q1 2026 | 344 |
| Q2 2026 | 353 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 122 | 123 |
| Q4 2024 | 161 | 104 |
| Q1 2025 | 159 | 136 |
| Q2 2025 | 146 | 175 |
| Q3 2025 | 183 | 136 |
| Q4 2025 | 156 | 161 |
| Q1 2026 | 151 | 161 |
| Q2 2026 | 179 | 147 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $34.2m | $26.1m | 0.76 |
| Q4 2025 | $7.7m | $5.7m | 0.74 |
| Q1 2026 | $12.9m | $8.3m | 0.65 |
| Q2 2026 | $6.7m | $6.3m | 0.95 |
Biggest buyers
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +968.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +964.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +743.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +539.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +500.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +400.0k |
Biggest sellers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -3.2m |
| BRAIDWELL LP | Reduced | -824.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -690.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -676.4k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -628.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -582.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -531.9k |
| Logos Global Management LP | Reduced | -500.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -441.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -427.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.0m81.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.3m50.1k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $759.0k30.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $759.0k30.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $652.7k25.8k shares |
| DLD Asset Management, LP | New | $379.5k15.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $359.3k14.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $354.2k14.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $65.8k2.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $17.7k700 shares |
Biggest puts
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m130.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.3m52.1k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $759.0k30.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $506.0k20.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $359.3k14.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $65.8k2.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $43.0k1.7k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 13D · may seek influence filed 2026-02-26 | 25.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-02-07 | 11.9% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), RTW INVESTMENTS, LP (4.2%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $414.6k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $187.3k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $530.4k | $90.0k |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $678.3k | $554.0k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.0m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $769.7k | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $600.7k | $297.9k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.0m | $587.2k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $417.6k14.3k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $169.6k5.8k shares |
| 2026-07-30 | Thompson Elizabeth H.Z. EVP, Head of Research & Dev | Sold | $432.7k16.6k shares |
| 2026-06-26 | Kihara James PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold plan | $297.9k11.4k shares |
| 2026-05-26 | Kihara James PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $114.4k5.4k shares |
| 2026-05-04 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $76.4k3.5k shares |
| 2026-05-04 | Kihara James PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $29.0k1.3k shares |
| 2026-04-07 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $60.1k2.7k shares |
| 2026-04-07 | Kihara James PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $22.9k1.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 5.44% of their portfolio | 42.9m $1.1bn | Added +16.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.5m $569.6m | Added +964.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.1m $229.6m | Added +743.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.8m $223.6m | Added +166.8k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 1.54% of their portfolio | 7.1m $180.8m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8m $145.8m | Added +102.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $93.5m | Added +539.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $85.0m | Reduced -106.6k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 10.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $72.5m | Reduced -8.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $65.3m | Added +1.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $61.9m | Added +1.5m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $61.6m | Reduced -144.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $55.2m | Added +1.6m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $50.1m | Reduced -42.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $49.8m | Added +400.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $44.7m | Added +1.7m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $43.0m | Added +968.1k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 1.54% of their portfolio | 1.6m $41.7m | Reduced -824.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $41.1m | Not comparable |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.4m $36.4m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.6m | Added +94.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $34.1m | Added +311.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $33.5m | Reduced -6.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $32.9m | Reduced -253.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $32.4m | Reduced -441.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $30.5m | Added +32.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $28.5m | Added +177.7k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $25.7m | Reduced -11.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 946.6k $23.9m | Reduced -146.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 927.0k $23.5m | Added +151.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 912.4k $23.1m | Added +36.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 855.4k $21.6m | Reduced -164.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 810.5k $20.5m | Reduced -26.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 789.2k $20.0m | Added +21.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 760.6k $19.2m | Added +24.1k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 710.9k $18.0m | Added +22.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 706.7k $15.7m | Unchanged |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 699.2k $17.7m | Reduced -33.6k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 648.6k $16.4m | Reduced -628.5k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 618.9k $15.7m | Added +1.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 606.5k $15.3m | Reduced -17.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 589.9k $14.9m | Reduced -115.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 583.9k $14.8m | Added +12.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.7k $13.2m | Reduced -5.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 510.0k $12.9m | Added +500.0k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.05% of their portfolio | 488.5k $12.4m | Added +82.7k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 465.0k $11.8m | Added +19.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 460.1k $11.6m | Added +11.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 458.5k $11.6m | Reduced -32.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 435.4k $11.0m | Reduced -12.6k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 420.8k $10.6m | Added +319.5k |
| Ishara Investments LP 7.62% of their portfolio | 410.0k $10.4m | Added +287.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 388.0k $9.8m | Added +75.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 365.1k $9.2m | Reduced -22.5k |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 1.29% of their portfolio | 356.5k $9.0m | Added +100.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 310.3k $7.9m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.9k $7.7m | Reduced -52.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 284.2k $7.2m | New |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 283.3k $7.2m | Added +92.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.5k $7.1m | Reduced -4.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.8k $6.5m | Reduced -582.7k |
| Logos Global Management LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 250.0k $6.3m | Reduced -500.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.6k $6.3m | Added +1.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.4k $6.1m | Reduced -110.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.7k $6.1m | Reduced -28.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.3k $5.9m | Added +26.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.9k $5.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.5k $5.9m | Added +2.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.1k $5.7m | Reduced -4.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 214.7k $5.4m | Added +71.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.9k $5.3m | New |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.02% of their portfolio | 208.5k $5.3m | Added +194.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.0k $5.2m | Reduced -427.6k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 197.0k $5.0m | Added +34.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.4k $4.9m | Added +76.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.9k $4.9m | Added +127.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.7k $4.9m | Added +24.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.4k $4.7m | Reduced -3.2m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.5k $4.4m | Added +19.5k |
| Birchview Capital, LP 2.02% of their portfolio | 171.0k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.10% of their portfolio | 167.9k $4.2m | Added +27.9k |
| Tetragon Partners GP Ltd 0.69% of their portfolio | 167.9k $4.2m | Added +23.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.1k $3.6m | Added +11.7k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 151.3k $3.8m | Reduced -90.5k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.3k $3.8m | Reduced -189 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.7k $3.6m | Added +64.4k |
| STEMPOINT CAPITAL LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 143.2k $3.6m | Reduced -342.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.0k $3.5m | Reduced -230.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.7k $3.5m | Reduced -83.5k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 137.0k $3.5m | New |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.0k $3.4m | Added +35.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.0k $3.4m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 133.7k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| Emerald Investment Advisers, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 131.8k $3.3m | Added +21.7k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.7k $3.1m | Added +9.6k |
| Longaeva Partners L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 117.3k $3.0m | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.6k $2.9m | Reduced -26.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 116.0k $2.9m | Reduced -119.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.0k $2.9m | Reduced -13.7k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.3k $2.9m | Added +36.4k |