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Institutional Cluster

ACNT

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
BEARISH
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Institutional cluster: 1 buyers, 4 sellers (bearish)
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

The broad-based institutional trimming across both active managers and a mega-passive fund suggests a loss of conviction in ACNT. Monitor for further selling pressure, especially if the stock price weakens. The lack of insider buying to offset this distribution is a bearish corroboration.

DirectionBearish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
ACNT ▼ -3.85% at T+20d
SHORT call ✓ call won +3.85% · α vs SPY +2.93% · entry $15.60 → $15.00
Next anchor: T+60d in 6d
Latest observation: T+53 +18.20% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 8, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-1.73%
call +1.73% · α +1.41%
$15.33
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
-3.01%
call +3.01% · α +2.97%
$15.13
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
-3.85%
call +3.85% · α +2.93%
$15.00
settled 8w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 6d

Executive Summary

Institutional cluster for ACNT shows a bearish net conviction with 4 sellers trimming $1.28M in aggregate versus 1 buyer adding only $2K. The selling is dominated by State Street (mega-passive, -$822K) and Hightower Advisors (asset manager, -$241K), with Bank of New York Mellon also trimming significantly. The lone buyer, PNC Financial Services, doubled a tiny $4K position, providing negligible offset. This is a clear distribution signal from institutional holders, though the 45-day 13F lag means positions may have been adjusted since quarter-end.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
distributing
Buy Value
$4.0K
Sell Value
$1.3M
Net Flow
-$1.3M

Institutional Positions

Net institutional flow: -$1.3M

▲ Buyers (1)

InstitutionActionChangePosition ValueValue Δ
Pnc Financial Services GroupDOUBLED+115%$4.0K$2.0K

▼ Sellers (4)

InstitutionActionChangePrev ValueValue Δ
State StreetTRIM-63.6%$1.4M-$822.5K
Hightower AdvisorsTRIM-37%$835.0K-$240.6K
Bank Of New York MellonTRIM-62.1%$376.0K-$214.9K
Farther Finance AdvisorsTRIM-29.4%$894.00-$176.00

Key Facts

  • 4 institutional sellers trimmed a combined $1.28M in ACNT during 2026-Q2
  • State Street reduced its stake by 63.6%, selling $822K worth of shares
  • Hightower Advisors trimmed 37% of its position, selling $241K
  • Bank of New York Mellon cut 62.1% of its holdings, selling $215K
  • Only 1 buyer (PNC Financial Services) added a mere $2K, doubling a tiny $4K position
  • No insider open-market buying was detected to corroborate the institutional selling

Financial Impact

4 institutional sellers reduced holdings by $1.28M while 1 buyer added $2K, resulting in a net institutional outflow of approximately $1.28M

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Risk Factors

  • 13F data is 45 days stale; the selling may have already been completed or reversed
  • The cluster is small in absolute dollar terms ($1.28M) relative to the $137M market cap, limiting its market impact
  • The lone buyer (PNC) is a small position and may not represent strong conviction

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Chemicals & Allied Products
Analyst Consensus
86% bullish (7 analysts)

Investment Themes

Materials & Mining

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 institutional 13F filing from SEC EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
INST-CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)inst-cluster-ACNT-2026-Q2
5 reports for ACNT
Performance horizon

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Reports for ACNT — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 26, 2026
8w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$15.45 $14.58▼ −5.63%▼ −6.83%—
Aug 8, 2026
11w ago
Institutional Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$15.60 $15.00▲ +3.85%▲ +2.93%—
Jul 21, 2026
13w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$15.15 $15.12▼ −0.20%▼ −2.76%—
Jun 29, 2026
17w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$14.49 $15.13▲ +4.38%▲ +4.66%—
May 6, 2026
24w ago
8-K
MIXED ★ 5/10
$13.39 $13.52▲ +0.97%▼ −2.17%—
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Report published Aug 8, 2026