AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC ACLS
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 054540208 · ISIN US0545402085
Engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of capital equipment for the semiconductor manufacturing industry
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustrySpecial Industry Machinery, NEC
- HeadquartersBeverly, MA
- Founded1995
- Websiteaxcelis.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 ($1.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 32.7m as of 2023-05-01, 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 ≈ $133.03. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($31.7m notional), 15 hold puts ($35.6m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 287 |
| Q4 2022 | 328 |
| Q1 2023 | 379 |
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 | 150 | 148 |
| Q1 2023 | 192 | 172 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $31.3m | $8.1m | 0.26 |
| Q4 2022 | $16.7m | $6.3m | 0.38 |
| Q1 2023 | $31.7m | $35.6m | 1.12 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +511.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +439.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +286.2k |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC | New | +251.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Added | +236.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +225.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +183.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +172.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +166.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Senvest Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -404.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -358.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -212.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -193.8k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | Sold out | -162.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -155.6k |
| 3G Capital Partners LP | Sold out | -125.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -110.1k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC | Reduced | -100.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.0m67.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.3m40.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $4.9m36.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m21.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.1m15.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $1.8m13.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $1.7m12.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $1.3m10.0k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $720.0k5.4k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $706.2k5.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $13.7m102.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.2m54.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $3.4m25.7k shares |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $2.0m15.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.0m14.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $1.6m12.0k shares |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | New | $1.3m10.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $1.2m8.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m8.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $706.2k5.3k 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 2025-04-29 | 15.3% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +2.1 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 13.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 8.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. (3.0%, 2026-07-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 5 | $965.0k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $2.5m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $4.3m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 9 | $3.8m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 8 | $8.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-13 | PUMA MARY G President and CEO, director | Sold | $3.1m24.8k shares |
| 2023-02-13 | St Dennis Thomas Director | Sold | $1.5m12.0k shares |
| 2023-02-13 | Low Russell EVP, Global Cust & Eng Ops | Sold | $1.2m9.6k shares |
| 2023-02-13 | Titinger Jorge Director | Sold | $1.0m8.5k shares |
| 2023-02-13 | KEITHLEY JOSEPH P Director | Sold | $747.1k6.0k shares |
| 2023-02-13 | FALLON LYNNETTE C Executive VP, HR/Legal | Sold | $450.8k3.5k shares |
| 2023-02-13 | Lawson Douglas A. EVP, Corporate Mktg & Strategy | Sold | $244.7k2.0k shares |
| 2023-02-01 | Chiu Tzu Yin Director | Sold | $216.1k1.7k 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, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.4m $724.2m | Added +124.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $469.6m | Added +511.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $277.3m | Added +1.0m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $155.3m | Reduced -110.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $147.3m | Added +9.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $136.9m | Reduced -358.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 907.5k $120.9m | Reduced -193.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 748.4k $99.7m | Added +225.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 728.6k $97.1m | Reduced -404.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 638.0k $85.0m | Added +25.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.10% of their portfolio | 607.8k $81.0m | Added +286.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 567.2k $75.6m | Added +439.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 515.4k $68.7m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 404.8k $53.9m | Added +236.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 394.5k $52.6m | Added +28.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 386.1k $51.5m | Added +30.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.7k $50.5m | Added +4.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 324.7k $43.3m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.9k $37.8m | Reduced -12.9k |
| Senvest Management, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 282.8k $37.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 5.62% of their portfolio | 272.0k $36.2m | Reduced -7.6k |
| NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 3.21% of their portfolio | 258.3k $34.4m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 251.2k $33.5m | New |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 245.6k $32.7m | Reduced -54.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 230.5k $30.7m | Added +183.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 207.8k $27.7m | Added +172.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.7k $27.7m | Reduced -6.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 188.0k $25.1m | Added +136.6k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 184.3k $24.6m | Added +12.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 183.1k $24.4m | Reduced -155.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 174.0k $23.2m | Added +14.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 169.3k $22.6m | Added +166.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.5k $21.4m | Added +1.4k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 154.6k $20.6m | Reduced -70.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 150.3k $20.0m | Reduced -212.4k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 145.3k $19.4m | Added +87.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.1k $1.2m | Added +128.5k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 136.3k $18.2m | Added +39.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.6k $18.0m | Added +10.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 127.4k $17.0m | Reduced -57.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 125.2k $16.7m | Reduced -44.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 116.7k $15.6m | Added +53.6k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.5k $13.9m | Added +37.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.2k $14.4m | Reduced -729 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 97.1k $12.9m | New |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC 1.80% of their portfolio | 96.7k $12.9m | Reduced -12.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.3k $12.8m | Added +5.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 95.9k $12.8m | Reduced -62.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.4k $12.7m | Added +13.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.0k $12.3m | Reduced -23.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 87.7k $11.7m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.9k $9.4m | Reduced -8.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.9k $9.2m | Added +1.2k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.57% of their portfolio | 64.0k $8.5m | Reduced -20.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.8k $8.4m | Added +45.7k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 62.6k $8.3m | Reduced -29.8k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 62.3k $8.3m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.5k $8.1m | Added +6.6k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 59.1k $7.9m | Added +684 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.6k $7.8m | Added +5.9k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 58.1k $7.7m | Added +5.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.06% of their portfolio | 57.6k $7.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 55.7k $7.4m | Reduced -25.6k |
| Global IMC LLC 1.94% of their portfolio | 51.9k $6.9m | Added +9.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.6k $6.9m | Added +6.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.3k $6.7m | Added +35.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.5k $6.3m | Added +21.7k |
| Penbrook Management LLC 4.83% of their portfolio | 47.3k $6.3m | Reduced -365 |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.8k $6.2m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.3k $6.0m | Added +5.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.5k $5.8m | Reduced -6.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.4k $5.8m | New |
| Castellan Group 3.93% of their portfolio | 43.1k $5.7m | Reduced -12.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.8k $5.6m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.0k $5.5m | Reduced -773 |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 40.7k $5.4m | Reduced -17.0k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 39.8k $5.3m | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.2k $5.2m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 37.1k $4.9m | Added +34.0k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 36.2k $4.8m | Added +331 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.0k $4.8m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.9k $4.8m | Added +1.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.4k $4.7m | Reduced -17.7k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2.79% of their portfolio | 35.3k $4.7m | Reduced -100.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.04% of their portfolio | 34.7k $4.6m | Reduced -453 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.6k $4.6m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 33.6k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.4k $4.5m | Added +23.1k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 33.4k $4.4m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.1k $4.4m | Added +875 |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 33.1k $4.4m | Added +3.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.5k $4.3m | Reduced -1.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.4k $4.3m | Reduced -39.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.7k $4.1m | Added +1.4k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.04% of their portfolio | 29.5k $3.9m | Reduced -9.6k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 29.4k $3.9m | Added +7.3k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 29.2k $3.9m | Reduced -2.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.7k $3.8m | Reduced -78 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 28.5k $3.8m | Reduced -5.7k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $3.7m | Reduced -36.9k |