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Acme United Corp

ACU
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
SEC CIK
0000002098

In the last 90 days, Acme United Corp insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 4 sales; 81 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $133.6M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Acme United Corp as of Dec 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
66
−1 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
2.79M
−6.35K (−0.2%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$112.5M
−$2.69M (−2.3%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
5
16 more added
Sold out
6
31 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting ACU on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 66 institutions
Q1 2021: 48 institutionsQ2 2021: 45 institutionsQ3 2021: 39 institutionsQ4 2021: 36 institutionsQ1 2022: 31 institutionsQ2 2022: 30 institutionsQ3 2022: 31 institutionsQ4 2022: 32 institutionsQ1 2023: 33 institutionsQ2 2023: 31 institutionsQ3 2023: 34 institutionsQ4 2023: 49 institutionsQ1 2024: 52 institutionsQ2 2024: 48 institutionsQ3 2024: 51 institutionsQ4 2024: 55 institutionsQ1 2025: 56 institutionsQ2 2025: 65 institutionsQ3 2025: 68 institutionsQ4 2025: 66 institutionsQ1 2026: 72 institutionsQ2 2026: 81 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $112.5M
Q1 2021: $83.9MQ2 2021: $93.9MQ3 2021: $69.8MQ4 2021: $72.3MQ1 2022: $71.6MQ2 2022: $68.2MQ3 2022: $49.3MQ4 2022: $47.1MQ1 2023: $50.7MQ2 2023: $54.8MQ3 2023: $64.7MQ4 2023: $97.2MQ1 2024: $106.7MQ2 2024: $83.2MQ3 2024: $96.7MQ4 2024: $96.9MQ1 2025: $104.4MQ2 2025: $117.5MQ3 2025: $115.7MQ4 2025: $112.5MQ1 2026: $124.8MQ2 2026: $133.6M
Institutions holding ACU and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202681$133.6M
Q1 202672$124.8M
Q4 202566$112.5M
Q3 202568$115.7M
Q2 202565$117.5M
Q1 202556$104.4M
Q4 202455$96.9M
Q3 202451$96.7M
Q2 202448$83.2M
Q1 202452$106.7M
Q4 202349$97.2M
Q3 202334$64.7M
Q2 202331$54.8M
Q1 202333$50.7M
Q4 202232$47.1M
Q3 202231$49.3M
Q2 202230$68.2M
Q1 202231$71.6M
Q4 202136$72.3M
Q3 202139$69.8M
Q2 202145$93.9M
Q1 202148$83.9M

Institutions, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acme United Corp; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding ACU in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Capital Management Corp540,341$21.8M3.57%+2,510+0.5%Added
Mink Brook Asset Management LLC380,493$15.3M9.69%+600+0.2%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.252,624$10.2M0.64%−3,887−1.5%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc181,178$7.30M0.00%+584+0.3%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP171,725$6.92M0.00%−1,230−0.7%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.167,633$6.76M0.00%+9,365+5.9%Added
Royce & Associates LP147,403$5.94M0.06%−8,427−5.4%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC116,107$4.68M0.01%−5,830−4.8%Reduced
Bard Associates Inc109,303$4.41M1.13%−1,104−1.0%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC76,102$3.07M0.00%+926+1.2%Added
Mork Capital Management, LLC60,000$2.42M1.48%00.0%Unchanged
Acadian Asset Management LLC51,081$2.06M0.00%−3,020−5.6%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc45,823$1.85M0.00%−52−0.1%Reduced
State Street Corp40,372$1.63M0.00%+2,238+5.9%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc35,099$1.41M0.00%−2,332−6.2%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC34,641$1.40M0.01%−100−0.3%Reduced
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co33,370$1.35M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New York Mellon Corp31,441$1.27M0.00%−2,222−6.6%Reduced
First Manhattan Co29,205$1.18M0.00%−643−2.2%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp23,683$954.7K0.00%−2,487−9.5%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC22,346$900.8K0.02%−1,679−7.0%Reduced
Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc21,812$879.2K0.00%+2,376+12.2%Added
Nantahala Capital Management, LLC20,427$823.4K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada19,191$774.0K0.00%+202+1.1%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC17,984$724.9K0.00%−7,258−28.8%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC16,945$683.0K0.00%−206−1.2%Reduced
Indivisible Partners13,951$562.4K0.06%+13,951New
UBS Group AG12,878$519.1K0.00%−6,019−31.9%Reduced
Advyzon Investment Management, LLC12,484$503.2K0.06%+12,484New
Quantinno Capital Management LP11,100$447.4K0.00%+11,100New
Ritholtz Wealth Management10,697$431.2K0.01%−6,501−37.8%Reduced
Teton Advisors, LLC10,000$403.1K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc9,648$388.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley9,184$370.2K0.00%+2,418+35.7%Added
Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC6,855$276.3K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers5,332$214.9K0.00%−966−15.3%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc5,314$214.2K0.00%−12−0.2%Reduced
Barclays PLC5,274$212.6K0.00%+575+12.2%Added
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC5,100$205.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bryn Mawr Trust Co4,700$189.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company3,770$152.0K0.00%+1,223+48.0%Added
Bank of America Corp2,623$105.7K0.00%+1,295+97.5%Added
New York State Common Retirement Fund2,500$100.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers2,377$95.8K0.00%−795−25.1%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co2,297$92.6K0.00%−352−13.3%Reduced
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC2,274$87.1K0.00%−3,065−57.4%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.1,607$64.8K0.00%+44+2.8%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA829$33.4K0.00%+85+11.4%Added
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey752$30.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC676$27.3K0.00%+15+2.3%Added
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.339$13.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc300$12.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.287$11.6K0.00%−49−14.6%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)257$10.4K0.00%−74−22.4%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System207$8.34K0.00%−1−0.5%Reduced
Sterling Capital Management LLC194$7.82K0.00%−35−15.3%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank106$4.00K0.00%−7−6.2%Reduced
Citigroup Inc94$3.79K0.00%+51+118.6%Added
Comerica Bank61$2.46K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC40$2.00K0.00%−42−51.2%Reduced
Covestor Ltd24$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Strive Financial Group ,LLC14$5640.00%+14New
Essential Partners LLC7$2820.00%−15−68.2%Reduced
IFP Advisors, Inc2$810.00%−1−33.3%Reduced
Allworth Financial LP1$410.00%−2−66.7%Reduced
Rothschild Investment LLC1$400.00%+1New
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC0$00.00%−5,354−100.0%Sold out
Deutsche Bank AG0$00.00%−4,317−100.0%Sold out
Perritt Capital Management Inc0$00.00%−204−100.0%Sold out
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−54−100.0%Sold out
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−44−100.0%Sold out
GAMMA Investing LLC0$00.00%−22−100.0%Sold out
Ridgewood Investments LLC––––Not filed