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 ($4.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 163.7m as of 2023-07-26, 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 ≈ $23.95. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($12.4m notional), 11 hold puts ($5.5m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 223 |
| Q4 2022 | 227 |
| Q1 2023 | 233 |
| Q2 2023 | 236 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 97 | 102 |
| Q1 2023 | 112 | 96 |
| Q2 2023 | 108 | 105 |
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 |
| Q1 2023 | $10.9m | $4.5m | 0.41 |
| Q2 2023 | $12.4m | $5.5m | 0.45 |
Biggest buyers
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +2.3m |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.5m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +941.5k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Added | +926.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +515.4k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA | Added | +425.3k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Added | +399.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +362.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +298.6k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -10.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Sold out | -1.2m |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -676.8k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -593.1k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Reduced | -406.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | -395.1k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Sold out | -365.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -257.2k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $6.9m288.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.4m99.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $718.5k30.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $716.1k29.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $668.0k27.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $658.6k27.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Unchanged | $304.2k12.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.3m56.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.3m52.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $718.5k30.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $658.6k27.5k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Reduced | $646.6k27.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $404.8k16.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $251.0k10.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $241.9k10.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $9.6k400 shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Unchanged | $9.6k400 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 Q2 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $427.7k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $22.7m | 6 | $1.5m | $160.2k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-15 | Kihara James Principal Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $48.3k2.0k shares |
| 2023-06-12 | Brege Laura Director | Sold plan | $111.9k4.5k shares |
| 2023-06-08 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $24.4k974 shares |
| 2023-05-24 | BAKER JULIAN +5 Director · See Footnotes | Bought | $14.1m553.3k shares |
| 2023-05-23 | BAKER JULIAN +5 Director · See Footnotes | Bought | $5.3m209.1k shares |
| 2023-05-22 | BAKER JULIAN +5 Director · See Footnotes | Bought | $3.3m134.2k shares |
| 2023-05-17 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $344.5k15.3k shares |
| 2023-05-17 | Teehan Brendan EVP, COO, Head of Commercial | Sold | $334.6k14.9k shares |
| 2023-05-17 | Kihara James Principal Accounting Officer | Sold | $133.8k5.9k shares |
| 2023-05-01 | DAVIS STEPHEN CEO, director | Sold | $165.3k7.8k shares |
| 2023-05-01 | KIM AUSTIN D. EVP,General Counsel, Secretary | Sold | $19.4k917 shares |
| 2023-05-01 | Teehan Brendan EVP, COO, Head of Commercial | Sold | $11.6k548 shares |
| 2023-04-10 | Kihara James Principal Accounting Officer | Sold | $9.5k523 shares |
| 2023-04-06 | DAVIS STEPHEN CEO, director | Sold | $155.8k8.6k shares |
| 2023-04-06 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $34.8k1.9k shares |
| 2023-04-06 | Teehan Brendan EVP, COO, Head of Commercial | Sold | $31.8k1.8k shares |
| 2023-04-06 | KIM AUSTIN D. EVP,General Counsel, Secretary | Sold | $26.4k1.5k shares |
| 2023-04-06 | Kihara James Principal Accounting Officer | Sold | $12.7k701 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 5.94% of their portfolio | 42.9m $1.0bn | Added +926.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.9m $331.8m | Added +176.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0m $240.4m | Added +170.4k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 4.46% of their portfolio | 9.8m $234.3m | Added +1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.0m $144.0m | Added +1.5m |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 3.78% of their portfolio | 6.0m $143.5m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4m $129.8m | Reduced -166.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $127.4m | Reduced -10.4m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.3m $126.1m | Added +362.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $89.3m | Reduced -186.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.6m $85.1m | Added +2.3m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $60.0m | Reduced -210.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $59.7m | Added +104.1k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 4.65% of their portfolio | 2.4m $57.6m | Unchanged |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.2m $53.7m | Added +515.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.8m $44.0m | Reduced -46.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.69% of their portfolio | 1.6m $38.7m | Added +120.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.2m | Reduced -593.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $33.4m | Added +941.5k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $31.3m | Added +425.3k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.68% of their portfolio | 1.3m $30.9m | Added +83.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $30.5m | Added +293.7k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.3m $30.4m | Reduced -96.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $27.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 981.5k $23.5m | Added +12.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 913.0k $21.9m | Added +41.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 891.9k $21.4m | Added +232.4k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 886.5k $21.2m | Reduced -673 |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 1.23% of their portfolio | 857.3k $20.5m | Unchanged |
| Finepoint Capital LP 7.02% of their portfolio | 847.0k $20.3m | Reduced -69.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 830.4k $19.9m | Added +399.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 806.5k $19.3m | Added +144.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 691.0k $16.5m | Added +169.7k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 675.2k $16.2m | Reduced -52.8k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 649.7k $15.6m | Added +115.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 598.6k $14.5m | Added +17.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 568.0k $13.6m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 567.9k $13.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 535.6k $12.8m | Added +37.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 514.6k $12.3m | Added +298.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 487.8k $11.7m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 404.3k $9.7m | First filing |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 397.5k $9.5m | Reduced -76.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 366.8k $8.8m | Added +260.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 336.8k $8.1m | Added +12.0k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 336.0k $8.0m | Added +3.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.4k $7.1m | Added +28.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 281.0k $6.7m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.2k $6.6m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 267.7k $6.4m | Added +13.6k |
| Birchview Capital, LP 4.48% of their portfolio | 249.4k $6.0m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.3k $5.9m | Reduced -14.8k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 231.5k $5.5m | Added +70.6k |
| Opaleye Management Inc. 1.24% of their portfolio | 217.0k $5.2m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.7k $5.0m | Reduced -60.0k |
| SECTOR GAMMA AS 1.08% of their portfolio | 200.7k $4.8m | Reduced -32.0k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 195.5k $4.7m | Added +79.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.1k $4.6m | Added +39.9k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 190.0k $4.6m | Reduced -406.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.5k $4.5m | Added +23.9k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 187.0k $4.5m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.0k $4.5m | Added +7.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 180.8k $4.3m | Added +7.0k |
| Empire Life Investments Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 177.1k $4.2m | Reduced -461 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.7k $4.2m | Reduced -30.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.4k $4.2m | Added +57.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.4k $4.1m | Added +158.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.4k $3.9m | Added +99.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.0k $3.8m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.4k $3.8m | Added +119.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 157.1k $3.8m | Added +47.9k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 151.1k $3.6m | Reduced -60.7k |
| INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY TRUST PLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 151.0k $3.6m | Reduced -65.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.1k $3.5m | Reduced -134.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.2k $3.4m | Reduced -11.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.7k $3.3m | Reduced -13.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.8k $3.1m | Added +13.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.6k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 119.5k $2.9m | Added +12.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.9k $2.8m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 114.1k $2.7m | Reduced -150.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.1k $2.7m | Reduced -5.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 111.2k $2.7m | Reduced -30.5k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 111.1k $2.7m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.7k $2.5m | Reduced -13.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.3k $2.5m | Reduced -27.9k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.0k $2.4m | Reduced -20.5k |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.4m | New |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 97.5k $2.3m | Reduced -69.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.5k $2.2m | Added +27.8k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.6k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.0k $2.1m | Added +17.3k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.18% of their portfolio | 84.2k $2.0m | New |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.5k $1.9m | Added +55.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.2k $1.9m | Reduced -409 |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 77.7k $1.9m | Reduced -119.2k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.8k $1.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.7k $1.8m | New |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 74.4k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 71.2k $1.7m | New |