60% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
6 more new buyers than exits, ownership fell 3.59 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 3 well-known fund managers in the top 25.
60% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
58.7% institutional ownership
Mink Brook Asset portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Steel peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in ACNT across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in ACNT held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mink Brook Asset Management LLC | 887K | $11.8M | +17.2% | 9.811% | 6.58% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 510K | $6.8M | +3.3% | 5.648% | 0.00% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 345K | $4.6M | — | 3.823% | 0.00% |
| 4 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 329K | $4.4M | +11.5% | 3.640% | 0.01% |
| 5 | BARD ASSOCIATES INC | 326K | $4.3M | -0.2% | 3.602% | 1.09% |
| 6 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 284K | $3.8M | -23.4% | 3.137% | 0.00% |
| 7 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 209K | $2.8M | -4.5% | 2.307% | 0.00% |
| 8 | De Lisle Partners LLP | 198K | $2.6M | 0.0% | 2.189% | 0.32% |
| 9 | Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 196K | $2.6M | +336.4% | 2.170% | 0.00% |
| 10 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 175K | $2.3M | +88.8% | 1.939% | 0.00% |
| 11 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 174K | $2.3M | -0.5% | 1.928% | 0.00% |
| 12 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 169K | $2.2M | +87.8% | 1.866% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Oppenheimer & Close, LLC | 160K | $2.1M | +817.5% | 1.768% | 1.34% |
| 14 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 132K | $1.8M | +24.1% | 1.466% | 0.00% |
| 15 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 122K | $1.6M | — | 1.345% | 0.00% |
| 16 | Expect Equity LLC | 110K | $1.5M | +6.6% | 1.220% | 1.41% |
| 17 | STATE STREET CORP | 105K | $1.4M | +2.2% | 1.161% | 0.00% |
| 18 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 96K | $1.3M | +74.1% | 1.057% | 0.00% |
| 19 | O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 81K | $1.1M | -14.0% | 0.896% | 0.01% |
| 20 | MORGAN STANLEY | 76K | $1.0M | -11.7% | 0.839% | 0.00% |
| 21 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 68K | $902K | +2.5% | 0.750% | 0.00% |
| 22 | HighTower Advisors, LLC | 63K | $835K | -8.8% | 0.694% | 0.00% |
| 23 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 59K | $791K | -11.3% | 0.657% | 0.00% |
| 24 | RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT | 53K | $707K | -13.5% | 0.588% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Ancora Advisors, LLC | 50K | $662K | +1.4% | 0.550% | 0.01% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in ACNT — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in ACNT during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 82 | +7.9% | 58.71% | 3.59 pp | $74M | 7.9% |
| Q4 2025 | 76 | +10% | 62.30% | +10.73 pp | $80M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | 69 | +9.5% | 51.57% | +7.79 pp | $66M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | 63 | +62% | 43.78% | +8.82 pp | $56M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | 39 | +5.4% | 34.96% | +6.30 pp | $44M | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | 37 | +23% | 28.66% | +12.36 pp | $37M | +76% |
| Q3 2024 | 30 | +0.0% | 16.30% | 0.80 pp | $21M | 3.6% |
| Q2 2024 | 30 | — | 17.10% | — | $22M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for ACNT.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ACNT stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Ascent Industries Co. stands at 58.7%, held across 82 reporting institutions.
Mink Brook Asset Management LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of ACNT, with approximately 886,769 shares worth $0.01B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of ACNT, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for ACNT is 54 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
18 institutions opened new positions in ACNT during Q1 2026, while 12 fully exited. 15 added to existing positions and 49 trimmed.
ACNT institutional ownership fell by 3.59 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +6 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 62.5% of all reported 13F value in ACNT, and the top 25 account for 89.9%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.