Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in AQMS held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | 82K | $350K | +45.9% | 2.433% | 0.00% |
| 2 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 41K | $176K | +53.3% | 1.225% | 0.00% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 29K | $125K | β | 0.869% | 0.00% |
| 4 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 16K | $67K | β | 0.464% | 0.00% |
| 5 | XTX Topco Ltd | 12K | $53K | β | 0.370% | 0.00% |
| 6 | BlackRock, Inc. | 5K | $21K | 0.0% | 0.144% | 0.00% |
| 7 | MAI Capital Management | 2K | $7K | +80000.0% | 0.048% | 0.00% |
| 8 | SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 1K | $6K | β | 0.040% | 0.00% |
| 9 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 500 | $2K | +400.0% | 0.015% | 0.00% |
| 10 | UBS Group AG | 491 | $2K | -93.7% | 0.015% | 0.00% |
| 11 | JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | 368 | $1K | β | 0.011% | 0.00% |
| 12 | NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO | 312 | $1K | -99.6% | 0.009% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Advisory Services Network, LLC | 300 | $1K | β | 0.009% | 0.00% |
| 14 | MORGAN STANLEY | 294 | $1K | -0.3% | 0.009% | 0.00% |
| 15 | CITIGROUP INC | 240 | $1K | +3328.6% | 0.007% | 0.00% |
| 16 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 172 | $1K | -50.0% | 0.005% | 0.00% |
| 17 | NBC SECURITIES, INC. | 200 | $856 | 0.0% | 0.006% | 0.00% |
| 18 | BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA | 180 | $770 | -62.5% | 0.005% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC | 171 | $732 | 0.0% | 0.005% | 0.00% |
| 20 | Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 133 | $569 | β | 0.004% | 0.00% |
| 21 | ADVISOR GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. | 103 | $440 | +4.0% | 0.003% | 0.00% |
| 22 | SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 102 | $437 | +2.0% | 0.003% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Raiffeisen Bank International AG | 55 | $220 | 0.0% | 0.002% | 0.00% |
| 24 | PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | 25K | $106 | +53.8% | 0.731% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Center for Financial Planning, Inc. | 22 | $95 | 0.0% | 0.001% | 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 AQMS β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in AQMS during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new AQMS position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their AQMS position in Q1 2026
7 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 | 34 | +6.3% | 8.88% | 35.50 pp | $1M | 80% |
| Q4 2025 | 32 | +14% | 44.38% | +33.32 pp | $4M | +301% |
| Q3 2025 | 28 | 13% | 11.06% | +6.56 pp | $1M | +146% |
| Q2 2025 | 32 | +10% | 4.50% | 20.37 pp | $0M | 82% |
| Q1 2025 | 29 | 9.4% | 24.87% | 0.55 pp | $2M | 2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | 32 | +3100% | 25.42% | +25.42 pp | $2M | +19586433% |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | β | 0.00% | β | $0M | 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.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying AQMS stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Aqua Metals, Inc. stands at 8.9%, held across 34 reporting institutions.
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP is the largest reported institutional holder of AQMS, with approximately 81,816 shares worth $0.00B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of AQMS.
Our composite Smart Money Score for AQMS is 29 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
9 institutions opened new positions in AQMS during Q1 2026, while 7 fully exited. 6 added to existing positions and 18 trimmed.
AQMS institutional ownership fell by 35.50 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +2 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 98.6% of all reported 13F value in AQMS, 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.
Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) Institutional Ownership