85% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
9 more new buyers than exits, ownership rose 1.86 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
85% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
4.6% institutional ownership
Exome Asset Management portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Biotechnology peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in ADAG 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 ADAG held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exome Asset Management LLC | 737K | $2.9M | -30.5% | 1.251% | 1.49% |
| 2 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 608K | $2.4M | β | 1.032% | 0.00% |
| 3 | SC CHINA HOLDING Ltd | 1.3M | $2.0M | 0.0% | 2.281% | 0.13% |
| 4 | Mill Creek Capital Advisors, LLC | 200K | $782K | 0.0% | 0.339% | 0.02% |
| 5 | MORGAN STANLEY | 66K | $259K | -12.6% | 0.112% | 0.00% |
| 6 | Invesco Ltd. | 47K | $185K | β | 0.080% | 0.00% |
| 7 | SmartHarvest Portfolios, LLC | 40K | $158K | +4.0% | 0.068% | 0.07% |
| 8 | Kamunting Street Capital Management, L.P. | 38K | $149K | -69.8% | 0.065% | 0.08% |
| 9 | Persistent Asset Partners Ltd | 35K | $138K | β | 0.060% | 0.05% |
| 10 | Dauntless Investment Group, LLC | 35K | $136K | β | 0.059% | 0.09% |
| 11 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 35K | $135K | β | 0.059% | 0.00% |
| 12 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 30K | $119K | β | 0.052% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 21K | $81K | β | 0.035% | 0.00% |
| 14 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 17K | $66K | 0.0% | 0.029% | 0.00% |
| 15 | NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | 15K | $58K | -18.3% | 0.025% | 0.00% |
| 16 | Quadrature Capital Ltd | 12K | $46K | β | 0.020% | 0.00% |
| 17 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10K | $40K | 0.0% | 0.017% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Marex Group plc | 19K | $30K | β | 0.033% | 0.00% |
| 19 | UBS Group AG | 4K | $16K | +56.8% | 0.007% | 0.00% |
| 20 | BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA | 4K | $15K | +117.7% | 0.006% | 0.00% |
| 21 | EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 235 | $7K | -90.5% | 0.000% | 0.00% |
| 22 | BlackRock, Inc. | 635 | $2K | 0.0% | 0.001% | 0.00% |
| 23 | BARCLAYS PLC | 400 | $2K | β | 0.001% | 0.00% |
| 24 | SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 69 | $270 | -32.4% | 0.000% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd | 28 | $110 | β | 0.000% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in ADAG β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in ADAG during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new ADAG position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their ADAG position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 25 | +56% | 4.61% | +1.86 pp | $10M | +61% |
| Q4 2025 | 16 | 5.9% | 2.75% | 2.39 pp | $6M | 46% |
| Q3 2025 | 17 | +6.3% | 5.14% | 0.27 pp | $11M | 5.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 16 | +14% | 5.41% | +0.01 pp | $12M | +4.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 14 | 13% | 5.40% | 3.70 pp | $11M | 43% |
| Q4 2024 | 16 | +14% | 9.10% | 2.27 pp | $20M | 20% |
| Q3 2024 | 14 | 6.7% | 11.37% | 3.75 pp | $25M | 25% |
| Q2 2024 | 15 | β | 15.12% | β | $33M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for ADAG.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ADAG stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Adagene Inc. stands at 4.6%, held across 25 reporting institutions.
Exome Asset Management LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of ADAG, with approximately 736,845 shares worth $0.00B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of ADAG, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for ADAG is 69 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
11 institutions opened new positions in ADAG during Q1 2026, while 2 fully exited. 12 added to existing positions and 2 trimmed.
ADAG institutional ownership rose by 1.86 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +9 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 93.7% of all reported 13F value in ADAG, and the top 25 account for 100.0%.
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.