ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO ACNT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 871565107
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryChemicals & Allied Products
- HeadquartersSchaumburg, IL
- 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 ($578.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 9.5m as of 2026-02-27, 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 ≈ $13.31. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($1.7m notional), 3 hold puts ($1.0m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 35 |
| Q4 2022 | 35 |
| Q1 2023 | 30 |
| Q2 2023 | 34 |
| Q3 2023 | 29 |
| Q4 2023 | 28 |
| Q1 2024 | 29 |
| Q2 2024 | 30 |
| Q3 2024 | 31 |
| Q4 2024 | 38 |
| Q1 2025 | 40 |
| Q2 2025 | 63 |
| Q3 2025 | 71 |
| Q4 2025 | 77 |
| Q1 2026 | 85 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 9 | 13 |
| Q3 2024 | 13 | 9 |
| Q4 2024 | 20 | 8 |
| Q1 2025 | 19 | 15 |
| Q2 2025 | 51 | 10 |
| Q3 2025 | 42 | 23 |
| Q4 2025 | 41 | 27 |
| Q1 2026 | 43 | 36 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $266.6k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6m | $615.2k | 0.40 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7m | $1.0m | 0.58 |
Biggest buyers
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Added | +151.2k |
| Oppenheimer & Close, LLC | Added | +142.3k |
| Mink Brook Asset Management LLC | Added | +130.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +82.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | +53.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +40.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +33.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +25.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +24.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +24.1k |
Biggest sellers
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -86.6k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -43.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -32.8k |
| Minerva Advisors LLC | Sold out | -30.4k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | Sold out | -29.6k |
| Rothschild Wealth LLC | Sold out | -24.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Sold out | -20.5k |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | Sold out | -16.0k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -13.2k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | Reduced | -12.7k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1m83.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $617.6k46.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.7k500 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $2.7k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $720.1k54.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $284.8k21.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $2.7k200 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 |
|---|---|
| Mink Brook Partners LP 13G · passive investor +0.3 pts · filed 2026-10-28 | 9.9% |
| Pinnacle Family Office Investments L.P. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2025-11-17 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock, Inc. (1.8%, 2026-07-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2026
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 2024 | 2 | $134.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2 | $115.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 2 | $65.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $182.5k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $63.0k | 1 | $176.0k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.4m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $98.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Kitchen John Bryan Chief Executive Officer | Bought | $98.6k7.6k shares |
| 2026-03-06 | Pan Anthony X VP, Sales & Bus. Development | Bought | $45.2k3.4k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mink Brook Asset Management LLC 6.58% of their portfolio | 886.8k $11.8m | Added +130.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 510.5k $6.8m | Added +16.2k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 345.5k $4.6m | First filing |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 329.0k $4.4m | Added +33.9k |
| BARD ASSOCIATES INC 1.09% of their portfolio | 325.6k $4.3m | Reduced -541 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 283.6k $3.8m | Reduced -86.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 208.5k $2.8m | Reduced -9.9k |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 0.32% of their portfolio | 197.8k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.1k $2.6m | Added +151.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.2k $2.3m | Added +82.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.2k $2.3m | Reduced -863 |
| Oppenheimer & Close, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 159.8k $2.1m | Added +142.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.5k $1.8m | Added +25.7k |
| Expect Equity LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 110.3k $1.5m | Added +6.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.0k $1.4m | Added +2.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $1.3m | Added +40.7k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.0k $1.1m | Reduced -13.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.8k $1.0m | Reduced -10.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.8k $902.3k | Added +1.7k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.7k $834.8k | Reduced -6.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.4k $790.7k | Reduced -7.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.8k $716.1k | New |
| RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.1k $707.1k | Reduced -8.3k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.8k $662.2k | Added +670 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.5k $631.9k | First filing |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.1k $587.1k | First filing |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.6k $553.5k | Reduced -43.5k |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.0k $479.2k | Added +1.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.7k $408.3k | Reduced -9.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $378.8k | Added +4.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.2k $375.8k | Reduced -4.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5k $339.0k | Added +24.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.4k $324.4k | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $322.2k | Added +3.3k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8k $316.6k | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $288.9k | Reduced -2.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $252.1k | Reduced -2.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $252.1k | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $251.0k | Reduced -11.0k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.7k $236.0k | New |
| Values Added Financial LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 16.5k $219.1k | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.0k $199.1k | New |
| R Squared Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 13.6k $180.8k | New |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.2k $191.8k | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.5k $166.5k | New |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $162.4k | Reduced -12.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $137.9k | Added +173 |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.5k $113.4k | Reduced -7.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.6k $88.2k | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5k $59.9k | Unchanged |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9k $51.9k | Added +102 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8k $49.5k | Reduced -10.7k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $45.5k | First filing |
| MAI Capital Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3k $43.7k | Added +20 |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3k $30.6k | Added +715 |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3k $30.2k | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8k $23.7k | Reduced -72 |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $16.1k | Added +529 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $14.5k | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $13.3k | Reduced -250 |
| Global Trust Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0k $13.3k | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 812 $10.8k | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 738 $9.8k | Reduced -317 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 705 $9.4k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 599 $8.0k | Added +319 |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 508 $6.8k | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 444 $5.9k | Reduced -59 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 381 $5.1k | Added +195 |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 272 $3.6k | Reduced -248 |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 228 $280 | New |
| Essential Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 121 $1.6k | Reduced -259 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 120 $1.6k | Reduced -32 |
| GAMMA Investing LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 114 $1.5k | New |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 101 $1.3k | New |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 82 $1.1k | Added +18 |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68 $894 | Reduced -14 |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43 $571 | Added +11 |
| Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25 $333 | New |
| ROTHSCHILD INVESTMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15 $200 | Added +5 |
| True Wealth Design, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14 $187 | Added +12 |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11 $146 | Unchanged |
| Root Financial Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7 $93 | New |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 4 $53 | Reduced -4 |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 3 $40 | New |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2 $27 | Unchanged |