ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC ARQT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 03969K108
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersWestlake Village, CA
- 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 ($8.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 119.9m as of 2025-07-31, 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 ≈ $14.02. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($10.3m notional), 7 hold puts ($3.2m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 140 |
| Q4 2022 | 143 |
| Q1 2023 | 146 |
| Q2 2023 | 138 |
| Q3 2023 | 135 |
| Q4 2023 | 134 |
| Q1 2024 | 169 |
| Q2 2024 | 187 |
| Q3 2024 | 189 |
| Q4 2024 | 209 |
| Q1 2025 | 242 |
| Q2 2025 | 231 |
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 2023 | 71 | 57 |
| Q4 2023 | 86 | 64 |
| Q1 2024 | 107 | 63 |
| Q2 2024 | 102 | 83 |
| Q3 2024 | 99 | 79 |
| Q4 2024 | 99 | 93 |
| Q1 2025 | 129 | 108 |
| Q2 2025 | 121 | 110 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $5.8m | $988.5k | 0.17 |
| Q4 2024 | $8.2m | $4.0m | 0.48 |
| Q1 2025 | $13.1m | $4.3m | 0.33 |
| Q2 2025 | $10.3m | $3.2m | 0.32 |
Biggest buyers
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +2.2m |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. | Added | +1.1m |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | New | +923.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +786.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +687.6k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Added | +679.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +654.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +523.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +501.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +476.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP | Sold out | -1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Cercano Management LLC | Sold out | -928.7k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -504.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -427.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -359.6k |
| Cormorant Asset Management, LP | Reduced | -350.0k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -251.5k |
| Simplify Asset Management Inc. | Reduced | -251.1k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.3m233.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $1.6m111.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.3m94.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m90.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2m83.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $740.3k52.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $458.5k32.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $451.4k32.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.0m141.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $594.4k42.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $259.4k18.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $189.3k13.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $112.0k8.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $98.1k7.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-10-05 | 14.1% |
Frazier Life Sciences VIII, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-08-20
Stated purposeFLS VIII, FHM Life Sciences VIII, L.L.C, FLS X, FLSPF, FLSPOF, FLS XI and FLS XII each acquired the FLS VIII Shares (as defined below), the FHM Life Sciences VIII, L.L.C. Shares (as defined below), the FLS X Shares (as defined below), the FLSPF Shares (as defined below), the FLSPOF Shares (as defined below), the FLS XI Shares (as defined below) and the FLS XII Shares (as defined below), as the case me be, for investment purposes. Depending on market conditions, its continuing evaluation of the business and prospects of the Issuer and other factors, FLS VIII, FHM Life Sciences VIII, L.L.C, FLS X, FLSPF, FLSPOF, FLS XI and FLS XII and other Reporting Persons may dispose of or acquire additional shares of the Issuer. Except as set forth above, none of the Reporting Persons has any present pla… Full filing |
7.5% |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 13G · institution filed 2026-02-13 | 6.8% |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: STATE STREET CORP (4.7%, 2026-08-07), PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC (4.3%, 2026-05-08), JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC (4.0%, 2026-05-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $11.3k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $200.0k | 1 | $3.7k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $200.0k | 4 | $330.1k | $325.4k |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $6.8k | 6 | $1.1m | $304.7k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $720.9k | $610.7k |
| Q4 2024 | 3 | $34.0k | 6 | $1.9m | $907.9k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.4m | $2.4m |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $373.0k | 6 | $1.1m | $1.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-18 | Welgus Howard G. Director | Sold plan | $135.6k10.1k shares |
| 2025-06-13 | Heron Patrick J Director · By Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. | Bought | $34.6k2.6k shares |
| 2025-06-05 | Heron Patrick J Director · By Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. | Bought | $5.1k378 shares |
| 2025-06-04 | Heron Patrick J Director · By Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. | Bought | $25.2k1.9k shares |
| 2025-05-28 | Matsuda Masaru Officer | Sold plan | $24.8k1.8k shares |
| 2025-05-22 | Heron Patrick J Director · By Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. | Bought | $34.4k2.5k shares |
| 2025-05-21 | Heron Patrick J Director · By Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. | Bought | $34.4k2.5k shares |
| 2025-05-19 | Edwards Larry Todd Officer | Sold plan | $104.8k7.5k shares |
| 2025-05-15 | Heron Patrick J Director · By Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. | Bought | $34.3k2.5k shares |
| 2025-05-14 | Heron Patrick J Director · By Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. | Bought | $86.7k6.3k shares |
| 2025-05-13 | Heron Patrick J Director · By Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. | Bought | $32.7k2.4k shares |
| 2025-05-09 | Heron Patrick J Director · By Frazier Life Sciences X, L.P. | Bought | $85.7k6.3k shares |
| 2025-05-08 | Burnett Patrick Officer | Sold plan | $52.6k3.9k shares |
| 2025-05-02 | Watanabe Todd Franklin Officer, director | Sold plan | $173.9k11.4k shares |
| 2025-05-02 | Matsuda Masaru Officer | Sold plan | $76.5k5.0k shares |
| 2025-05-02 | Burnett Patrick Officer | Sold plan | $39.4k2.6k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Welgus Howard G. Director | Sold plan | $146.4k10.0k shares |
| 2025-04-02 | Topper David Joseph Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $151.7k9.6k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | Welgus Howard G. Director | Sold plan | $151.2k10.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC 6.09% of their portfolio | 11.5m $161.7m | Added +112.6k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 11.1m $155.8m | Reduced -251.5k |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 2.42% of their portfolio | 10.7m $150.7m | Reduced -217.2k |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 5.54% of their portfolio | 9.9m $138.4m | Added +1.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.5m $119.6m | Reduced -359.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0m $98.8m | Added +231.0k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.37% of their portfolio | 5.0m $70.2m | Reduced -1.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5m $63.5m | Added +52.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3m $60.5m | Added +476.0k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 4.2m $58.3m | Added +59.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $41.2m | Added +17.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $38.3m | Reduced -29.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $36.2m | Added +35.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $31.8m | Added +2.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $30.3m | Added +173.5k |
| Pivotal bioVenture Partners Investment Advisor LLC 18.43% of their portfolio | 2.1m $29.7m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $28.1m | Added +13.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $26.5m | Added +786.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $24.2m | Added +71.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $20.8m | Added +654.9k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $19.3m | Reduced -133.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $16.9m | Added +687.6k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $15.2m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Cormorant Asset Management, LP 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $14.0m | Reduced -350.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 965.1k $13.5m | Added +104.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 928.7k $13.0m | Reduced -47.4k |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP 1.12% of their portfolio | 923.4k $12.9m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 910.8k $12.8m | Added +437.2k |
| Tejara Capital Ltd 5.68% of their portfolio | 873.4k $12.2m | Added +27.2k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 860.3k $12.1m | Added +679.7k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 790.4k $11.1m | Reduced -245.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 765.6k $10.7m | Reduced -50.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 737.4k $10.3m | Reduced -186 |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 675.0k $9.5m | Added +87.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 598.9k $8.4m | Added +5.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 577.5k $8.1m | Added +385.3k |
| FISHMAN JAY A LTD/MI 0.75% of their portfolio | 556.1k $7.8m | Added +23.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 548.8k $7.7m | Added +5.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 527.6k $7.4m | Added +523.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 520.3k $7.3m | Added +501.8k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 412.7k $5.8m | New |
| Simplify Asset Management Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 409.4k $5.7m | Reduced -251.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 404.7k $5.7m | Added +125.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 394.0k $5.5m | Added +199.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 386.0k $5.4m | Added +11.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 375.2k $5.3m | Added +127.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 374.5k $5.3m | Added +106.9k |
| MYDA Advisors LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 370.0k $5.2m | Added +80.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 367.4k $5.2m | Reduced -13.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 359.4k $5.0m | Added +57.9k |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. 1.02% of their portfolio | 344.5k $4.7m | Added +18.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 341.5k $4.8m | Reduced -98.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 305.3k $4.3m | Added +5.2k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 268.0k $3.8m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 261.0k $3.7m | Added +92.4k |
| STEMPOINT CAPITAL LP 0.93% of their portfolio | 205.7k $2.9m | Reduced -234.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 205.5k $2.9m | Reduced -204.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.0k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 200.3k $2.8m | Added +140.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.3k $2.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 191.0k $2.7m | Reduced -126.5k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 189.5k $2.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.1k $2.6m | Added +5.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.8k $2.5m | Reduced -504.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.8k $2.4m | Added +105.5k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.4k $2.2m | Reduced -6.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.7k $2.1m | Reduced -11.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.5k $2.0m | Reduced -164.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.0k $1.5m | Unchanged |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 135.9k $1.9m | Added +22.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.1k $1.8m | Added +10.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.6k $1.7m | Added +5.9k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 113.9k $1.6m | Reduced -94.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.4k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.6k $1.6m | Added +4.0k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.21% of their portfolio | 104.0k $1.5m | Added +15 |
| WESBANCO BANK INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 102.7k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.7k $1.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.0k $1.4m | Reduced -14.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.8k $1.4m | Reduced -22.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.7k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 97.6k $1.4m | Added +31.5k |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 95.0k $1.3m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.2k $1.3m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.9k $1.3m | Reduced -63.0k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.3k $1.2m | Added +16.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.0k $1.2m | Added +6.1k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.1k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.7k $1.0m | Reduced -79.9k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.6k $1.0m | Added +34.0k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $926.5k | Reduced -5.2k |
| TrinityBridge Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.8k $909.0k | Unchanged |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.7k $907.2k | Added +756 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.5k $904.1k | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.9k $812.4k | Reduced -145 |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 56.7k $795.2k | Unchanged |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.1k $786.5k | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.6k $751.8k | Reduced -4.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.7k $682.4k | Unchanged |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.5k $652.1k | Unchanged |