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 ($810.4k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 161.9m as of 2022-10-21, 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 ≈ $15.92. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($11.3m notional), 10 hold puts ($4.0m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 223 |
| Q4 2022 | 227 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $11.2m | $7.4m | 0.66 |
| Q4 2022 | $11.3m | $4.0m | 0.35 |
Biggest buyers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +1.1m |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +1.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +961.5k |
| Man Group plc | Added | +932.5k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | +861.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +833.7k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP | Added | +698.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +552.7k |
| Ally Bridge Group (NY) LLC | New | +474.7k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC | Added | +433.8k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Boxer Capital, LLC | Sold out | -1.3m |
| Fairmount Funds Management LLC | Sold out | -751.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -612.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -492.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Sold out | -475.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -428.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -406.5k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -395.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -326.4k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.5m283.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.0m122.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.2m76.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | First filing | $805.6k50.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $697.3k43.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $668.0k42.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $477.6k30.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $477.6k30.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $396.0k24.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $97.1k6.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m85.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $866.0k54.4k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $477.6k30.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $477.6k30.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $358.2k22.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $175.1k11.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $124.2k7.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $84.4k5.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $73.2k4.6k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 in Q4 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $128.2k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $336.7k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $217.5k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $93.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-21 | Stankovic Srdjan R. President | Sold | $27.8k1.8k shares |
| 2022-10-15 | DAVIS STEPHEN CEO, director | Sold | $44.3k2.8k shares |
| 2022-10-15 | Stankovic Srdjan R. President | Sold | $21.0k1.3k 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 4.01% of their portfolio | 41.9m $667.4m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.3m $211.4m | Added +354.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.3m $163.3m | Added +286.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.3m $148.6m | Reduced -2.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7m $123.2m | Added +961.5k |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 2.90% of their portfolio | 6.0m $95.4m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.3m $68.1m | Reduced -612.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.2m $67.2m | Reduced -492.8k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 1.19% of their portfolio | 3.7m $58.4m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $45.9m | Reduced -37.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $43.7m | Reduced -326.4k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 3.23% of their portfolio | 2.4m $37.8m | Added +698.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $36.6m | Added +78.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $33.4m | Added +236.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $31.1m | Reduced -23.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.6m $26.1m | Added +552.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $25.2m | Reduced -132.9k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.5m $23.8m | First filing |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $23.3m | Reduced -74.2k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $21.0m | Reduced -7.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $19.1m | Added +833.7k |
| Finepoint Capital LP 6.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $18.7m | Added +65.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $17.9m | Added +10.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $17.8m | New |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.1m $17.3m | Added +1.0m |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $16.7m | Added +16.0k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $16.4m | Added +154.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 990.6k $15.8m | Reduced -189.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 971.8k $15.5m | Added +19.1k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 957.7k $15.2m | Added +433.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 955.7k $15.2m | Added +932.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 929.3k $14.8m | Added +12.9k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 927.9k $14.8m | Added +861.4k |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 0.85% of their portfolio | 857.3k $13.6m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 726.1k $11.6m | Added +241.8k |
| Bain Capital Life Sciences Investors, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 701.4k $11.2m | Added +90.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 680.6k $10.8m | Added +23.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 614.5k $9.8m | Reduced -11.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 584.7k $9.3m | Added +53.2k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 556.7k $8.9m | Added +158.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 535.7k $8.5m | Added +54.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 523.3k $8.3m | Reduced -406.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 505.1k $8.0m | Reduced -199.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 500.1k $8.0m | Reduced -428.9k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 500.0k $8.0m | Unchanged |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 489.5k $7.8m | Reduced -20.4k |
| Ally Bridge Group (NY) LLC 7.35% of their portfolio | 474.7k $7.6m | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 466.8k $7.4m | Added +405.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 367.3k $5.8m | Added +316.2k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 360.9k $5.7m | Reduced -123.7k |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC 2.15% of their portfolio | 325.0k $5.2m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 316.5k $5.0m | Reduced -40.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.7k $5.0m | Added +278.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.2k $5.0m | First filing |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 304.5k $4.8m | Added +81.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 293.1k $4.7m | Added +6.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.2k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.8k $4.1m | Reduced -123.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 254.4k $4.0m | Added +5.5k |
| Birchview Capital, LP 2.80% of their portfolio | 249.4k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 240.5k $3.8m | Reduced -22.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.8k $3.8m | Added +47.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.8k $3.5m | Reduced -189.5k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 208.7k $3.3m | Added +8.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.2k $3.2m | Added +50.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.7k $3.2m | Added +23.1k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 200.0k $3.2m | Added +25.0k |
| SECTOR GAMMA AS 0.68% of their portfolio | 185.8k $3.0m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.2k $2.9m | Added +5.8k |
| Empire Life Investments Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 175.8k $2.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 174.5k $2.8m | Reduced -3.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.9k $2.8m | Added +5.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.0k $2.5m | Reduced -3.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.3k $2.5m | Added +10.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.6k $2.4m | Added +2.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.4k $2.3m | Reduced -42.8k |
| Ergoteles LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 137.6k $2.2m | Reduced -120.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 127.9k $2.0m | Reduced -81.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.8k $1.9m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.9k $1.8m | Reduced -715 |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.7k $1.7m | Added +21.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.3k $1.6m | Reduced -23.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.0k $1.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 100.8k $1.6m | Added +53.2k |
| INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY TRUST PLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.6m | New |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 90.6k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.7k $1.4m | Reduced -44 |
| DUALITY ADVISERS, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 84.7k $1.3m | Reduced -27.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.1k $1.3m | Reduced -87.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.7k $1.3m | Reduced -112.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.0k $1.2m | Added +8.9k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 74.4k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.5k $1.2m | Added +55.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.7k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| Tekla Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 72.2k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.8k $1.1m | Added +1.5k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.4k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.5k $1.0m | Added +23.5k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.5k $1.0m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.8k $967.2k | Added +844 |