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 ($12.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 165.9m as of 2024-07-31, 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 ≈ $16.25. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($13.9m notional), 11 hold puts ($6.6m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 133 | 99 |
| Q4 2023 | 156 | 100 |
| Q1 2024 | 149 | 129 |
| Q2 2024 | 143 | 118 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $33.5m | $56.7m | 1.69 |
| Q4 2023 | $29.2m | $32.5m | 1.11 |
| Q1 2024 | $39.5m | $37.8m | 0.96 |
| Q2 2024 | $13.9m | $6.6m | 0.47 |
Biggest buyers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +2.9m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +2.3m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | New | +1.4m |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +981.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +832.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +772.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | New | +649.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +613.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +461.0k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +446.9k |
Biggest sellers
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC | Reduced | -4.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -3.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.0m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Cutter Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -1.3m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC | Reduced | -842.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -795.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -709.5k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST | Reduced | -691.4k |
Biggest calls
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $3.2m200.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.9m180.4k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $1.7m102.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $1.5m89.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.5m89.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $877.5k54.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $793.0k48.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $502.1k30.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $487.5k30.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $487.5k30.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $1.5m89.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.1m65.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $877.5k54.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $823.9k50.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $716.6k44.1k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $487.5k30.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $484.0k29.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $315.2k19.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $300.6k18.5k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $27.6k1.7k 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 in Q2 2024
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 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 |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.1m | $5.1m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $1.8m | $56.6k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $841.5k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $950.0k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-10 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $14.4k975 shares |
| 2024-05-02 | DAVIS STEPHEN CEO, director | Sold | $193.6k11.4k shares |
| 2024-05-02 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $59.3k3.5k shares |
| 2024-05-02 | Teehan Brendan EVP, COO, HEAD OF COMMERCIAL | Sold | $58.9k3.5k shares |
| 2024-05-02 | Kihara James PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $22.5k1.3k shares |
| 2024-04-08 | DAVIS STEPHEN CEO, director | Sold | $474.9k26.6k shares |
| 2024-04-08 | Schneyer Mark C. EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $48.5k2.7k shares |
| 2024-04-08 | Teehan Brendan EVP, COO, HEAD OF COMMERCIAL | Sold | $45.9k2.6k shares |
| 2024-04-08 | Kihara James PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $32.0k1.8k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 8.90% of their portfolio | 42.9m $696.8m | Added +13.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.7m $222.8m | Added +413.6k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 3.45% of their portfolio | 13.7m $222.7m | Reduced -121.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.1m $196.0m | Added +393.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8m $94.3m | Reduced -200.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.7m $60.3m | Added +2.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $47.7m | Added +832.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $47.7m | Added +292.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $46.2m | Added +51.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.8m $45.1m | Added +2.3m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.7m $43.9m | Added +446.9k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 4.55% of their portfolio | 2.4m $39.3m | Added +3.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $38.9m | Reduced -2.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $38.5m | Reduced -1.6m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $33.6m | Added +419.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $26.0m | Added +243.2k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.48% of their portfolio | 1.5m $24.4m | Added +981.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $23.6m | Reduced -66.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $22.0m | New |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.3m $21.9m | Reduced -4.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $21.8m | Added +613.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $20.7m | Added +86.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $20.4m | Added +306.5k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $20.4m | Added +397.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $20.2m | Added +214.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $18.6m | Reduced -47.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $18.0m | Added +461.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $17.2m | Reduced -542.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 954.2k $15.5m | Added +165.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 920.1k $15.0m | Reduced -3.1m |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 916.6k $14.9m | Added +221.1k |
| Finepoint Capital LP 4.18% of their portfolio | 905.4k $14.7m | Added +64.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 848.4k $13.8m | Reduced -160.5k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 808.8k $13.1m | Reduced -842.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 772.1k $12.5m | New |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 742.9k $12.1m | Added +78.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 742.6k $12.1m | Added +463 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 738.7k $12.0m | Added +77.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 695.5k $11.3m | Added +176.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 666.6k $10.8m | Added +215.1k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 661.9k $10.8m | Reduced -39.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 653.8k $10.6m | Added +84.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 649.1k $10.5m | New |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.48% of their portfolio | 558.8k $9.1m | Reduced -691.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 534.1k $8.7m | Added +179.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 525.6k $8.5m | Added +22.5k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 512.7k $8.3m | Reduced -795.1k |
| Birchview Capital, LP 3.76% of their portfolio | 500.8k $8.1m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 498.2k $8.1m | Added +122.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 476.0k $7.7m | Reduced -97.8k |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 0.36% of their portfolio | 470.3k $7.6m | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 462.1k $7.5m | Reduced -709.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.6k $7.4m | Added +111.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 441.8k $7.2m | Added +4.0k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 387.5k $6.3m | Added +162.5k |
| M&G PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 351.1k $5.6m | Added +38.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 347.7k $5.7m | Added +238.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 329.6k $5.4m | Added +156.5k |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 0.87% of their portfolio | 327.5k $5.3m | Added +202.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 316.1k $5.1m | Added +295.4k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 305.1k $5.0m | Reduced -86.1k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 301.7k $4.9m | Reduced -37.8k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 289.4k $4.7m | Added +7.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 275.5k $4.5m | Reduced -47.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 242.6k $3.9m | Added +48.7k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 242.3k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| Ghost Tree Capital, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 225.0k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.6k $3.5m | Added +98.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.6k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| Neo Ivy Capital Management 0.65% of their portfolio | 203.0k $3.3m | First filing |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.2k $3.1m | Added +40.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.5k $3.0m | Added +2.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.7k $3.0m | Added +83.8k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.21% of their portfolio | 180.7k $2.9m | Added +69.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 175.8k $2.9m | Added +141.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.6k $2.6m | Added +9.7k |
| Empire Life Investments Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 160.7k $2.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| HOHIMER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 159.1k $2.6m | Added +142.0k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 152.5k $2.5m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. 0.60% of their portfolio | 148.4k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.5k $2.4m | Reduced -401 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.9k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.9k $2.1m | Added +12.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.7k $2.0m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.7k $2.0m | Added +197 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.8k $1.8m | Added +50.0k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 107.7k $1.8m | Reduced -96.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.5k $1.7m | Added +2.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.6k $1.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.8k $1.7m | Added +64.6k |
| Nan Fung Group Holdings Ltd 1.79% of their portfolio | 103.0k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 102.5k $1.7m | Reduced -40.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 102.0k $1.7m | Added +26.5k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 100.3k $1.6m | Added +85.8k |
| AlphaCentric Advisors LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.6m | Added +55.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.5k $1.6m | Added +14.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.3k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.2k $1.6m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.4k $1.5m | Added +14.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.6k $1.5m | Reduced -374.8k |