LIGHTWAVE ACQUISITION CORP LWAC
USD CL A ORD SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP G5490M100
- SectorBlank check (SPAC)
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- HeadquartersMenlo Park, 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. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $10.23.
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 36 |
| Q4 2025 | 53 |
| Q1 2026 | 57 |
| Q2 2026 | 58 |
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 2025 | 25 | 9 |
| Q1 2026 | 17 | 9 |
| Q2 2026 | 11 | 11 |
Biggest buyers
| GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC | Added | +218.2k |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC | Added | +175.9k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +32.5k |
| CSS LLC/IL | New | +23.3k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +17.9k |
| Clear Street Group Inc. | Added | +17.7k |
| UBS Group AG | New | +10.5k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC | Added | +9.1k |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | Added | +1.1k |
| Radcliffe Capital Management, L.P. | Added | +100 |
Biggest sellers
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | -100.8k |
| NEXPOINT ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -100.0k |
| Shaolin Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -70.0k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -38.5k |
| Meteora Capital, LLC | Reduced | -26.6k |
| Periscope Capital Inc. | Reduced | -25.0k |
| PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. | Sold out | -10.2k |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | Reduced | -6.5k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | Reduced | -1.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -286 |
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.
No one currently above 5% in the filings since 19 Dec 2024.
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BARCLAYS PLC (0.0%, 2026-02-13), AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (4.8%, 2026-02-11)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $6.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $10.9m | Unchanged |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.6m | Added +9.1k |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.5m | Unchanged |
| TENOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Co., L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.2m | Unchanged |
| Linden Advisors LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 950.0k $9.7m | Unchanged |
| Westchester Capital Management, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 819.9k $8.4m | Unchanged |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 750.0k $7.7m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 679.7k $6.9m | Unchanged |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 655.0k $6.7m | Reduced -100.8k |
| GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 608.4k $6.2m | Added +218.2k |
| Radcliffe Capital Management, L.P. 0.44% of their portfolio | 564.3k $5.8m | Added +100 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 550.0k $5.6m | Unchanged |
| Karpus Management, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 510.1k $5.2m | Reduced -6.5k |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 486.9k $5.0m | Unchanged |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 450.0k $4.6m | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.02% of their portfolio | 400.0k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 383.3k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 378.6k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 375.0k $3.8m | Unchanged |
| ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio | 375.0k $3.8m | Unchanged |
| Periscope Capital Inc. 0.61% of their portfolio | 375.0k $3.8m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 357.5k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| Governors Lane LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 343.0k $3.5m | Unchanged |
| Shaolin Capital Management LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 330.0k $3.4m | Reduced -70.0k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 325.0k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 315.6k $3.2m | Added +175.9k |
| TIG Advisors, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 315.4k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 311.5k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.2k $2.7m | Added +17.9k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP 0.57% of their portfolio | 255.7k $2.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| MMCAP International Inc. SPC 0.22% of their portfolio | 250.0k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| BERKLEY W R CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 248.1k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 225.0k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 200.0k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| Mint Tower Capital Management B.V. 0.24% of their portfolio | 200.0k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| O'Connor Alternative Investments LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 200.0k $2.0m | Not comparable |
| SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 199.1k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 181.1k $1.9m | Added +32.5k |
| Clear Street Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 171.3k $1.8m | Added +17.7k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.0k $1.5m | Reduced -38.5k |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 148.2k $1.5m | Added +1.1k |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Meteora Capital, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 123.4k $1.3m | Reduced -26.6k |
| DLD Asset Management, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 100.8k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Context Capital Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Kepos Capital LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 80.0k $818.0k | Unchanged |
| L1 Global Manager Pty Ltd 0.62% of their portfolio | 75.0k $766.5k | Unchanged |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.1k $657.1k | Added +2 |
| GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 55.4k $566.2k | Unchanged |
| HEIGHTS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 50.0k $512.5k | Unchanged |
| ABC ARBITRAGE SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 35.0k $357.7k | Unchanged |
| Quarry LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 24.5k $250.4k | Unchanged |
| RLH Capital LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 24.5k $250.4k | Unchanged |
| CSS LLC/IL 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.3k $238.3k | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.6k $180.3k | Reduced -286 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $107.7k | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 51 $521 | Reduced -20 |