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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, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Acme United Corp as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
72
+8 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
2.78M
+172.4K (+6.6%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$124.8M
+$19.6M (+18.6%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
14
22 more added
Sold out
6
22 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2026: 72 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 heldQ1 2026: $124.8M
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, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Acme United Corp; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding ACU in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Capital Management Corp500,967$22.5M3.84%−39,374−7.3%Reduced
Mink Brook Asset Management LLC380,643$17.1M9.54%+1500.0%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.252,639$11.3M0.69%+150.0%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP171,577$7.71M0.00%−148−0.1%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.165,690$7.44M0.00%−1,943−1.2%Reduced
Royce & Associates LP146,403$6.57M0.06%−1,000−0.7%Reduced
Vanguard Capital Management LLC140,992$6.33M0.00%+140,992New
Renaissance Technologies LLC116,558$5.23M0.01%+451+0.4%Added
Bard Associates Inc109,409$4.93M1.24%+106+0.1%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC76,901$3.46M0.00%+799+1.0%Added
Mork Capital Management, LLC70,000$3.14M2.23%+10,000+16.7%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC64,543$2.89M0.00%+13,462+26.4%Added
American Century Companies Inc45,823$2.06M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
State Street Corp42,257$1.90M0.00%+1,885+4.7%Added
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co33,370$1.50M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc30,959$1.39M0.00%−4,140−11.8%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp30,469$1.37M0.00%−972−3.1%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC30,415$1.37M0.01%−4,226−12.2%Reduced
First Manhattan Co27,505$1.24M0.00%−1,700−5.8%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp24,415$1.10M0.00%+732+3.1%Added
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co21,041$945.0K0.00%+21,041New
Nantahala Capital Management, LLC20,427$917.4K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc20,244$909.2K0.00%+14,930+281.0%Added
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC19,369$869.9K0.00%+19,369New
Royal Bank of Canada19,257$865.0K0.00%+66+0.3%Added
Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc18,914$849.4K0.01%−2,898−13.3%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC18,164$815.7K0.00%+180+1.0%Added
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC17,429$782.7K0.02%−4,917−22.0%Reduced
Indivisible Partners14,919$670.0K0.06%+968+6.9%Added
UBS Group AG14,612$656.2K0.00%+1,734+13.5%Added
Advyzon Investment Management, LLC14,046$630.8K0.06%+1,562+12.5%Added
Ridgewood Investments LLC11,329$508.8K0.21%+11,329New
Ritholtz Wealth Management10,657$478.6K0.01%−40−0.4%Reduced
Teton Advisors, LLC10,000$449.1K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Quantinno Capital Management LP8,973$403.0K0.00%−2,127−19.2%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc8,608$386.6K0.00%−1,040−10.8%Reduced
Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC7,937$356.5K0.12%+1,082+15.8%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC6,952$312.2K0.00%+6,952New
Morgan Stanley6,486$291.3K0.00%−2,698−29.4%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC5,955$267.4K0.00%+5,955New
Empowered Funds, LLC5,212$234.1K0.00%+5,212New
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC5,100$229.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
James Investment Research Inc4,824$216.6K0.02%+4,824New
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC4,614$207.2K0.00%+4,614New
Bryn Mawr Trust Co3,500$157.2K0.00%−1,200−25.5%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund2,500$112.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers2,415$108.5K0.00%+38+1.6%Added
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC1,758$79.0K0.00%+1,758New
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.1,641$73.7K0.00%+34+2.1%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co1,386$61.1K0.00%−911−39.7%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company1,271$57.1K0.00%−2,499−66.3%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG1,207$54.2K0.00%+1,207New
Barclays PLC849$38.1K0.00%−4,425−83.9%Reduced
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey752$33.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA746$33.5K0.00%−83−10.0%Reduced
FMR LLC684$30.7K0.00%+8+1.2%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)463$20.8K0.00%+206+80.2%Added
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.339$15.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Legal & General Group Plc300$13.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.296$13.3K0.00%+9+3.1%Added
Citigroup Inc247$11.1K0.00%+153+162.8%Added
California State Teachers Retirement System182$8.17K0.00%−25−12.1%Reduced
Sterling Capital Management LLC111$4.99K0.00%−83−42.8%Reduced
CWM, LLC40$1.80K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Covestor Ltd23$1.00K0.00%−1−4.2%Reduced
Strive Financial Group ,LLC14$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc10$4490.00%+10New
Essential Partners LLC7$3140.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.7$3140.00%+7New
IFP Advisors, Inc2$900.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC1$450.00%00.0%Unchanged
Vinva Investment Management Ltd4,283––+4,283New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC0$00.00%−16,945−100.0%Sold out
Cetera Investment Advisers0$00.00%−5,332−100.0%Sold out
Bank of America Corp0$00.00%−2,623−100.0%Sold out
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−2,274−100.0%Sold out
Amalgamated Bank0$00.00%−106−100.0%Sold out
Allworth Financial LP0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Vanguard Group Inc––––Not filed
Comerica Bank––––Not filed