Acme United Corporation (ACU)

CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE

Acme United Corporation (ACU) is listed on NYSE American, where it has traded since January 2, 1973.

Listed On
NYSE American
Listed Since
January 2, 1973
Employees
649
Market Cap
$241M

About Acme United Corporation

Acme United Corp is a supplier of first aid and medical products and cutting technology to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets. Its principal products sold across all segments are first aid kits and medical products, scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, and sharpening tools. The Company sells its products to mass market and e-commerce retailers, industrial distributors, wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors, office supply superstores, sporting goods stores, and hardware chains. The Company's reportable business segments consist of the United States, Canada, and Europe, out of which the majority of the company's revenue is derived from the United States.

Institutional ownership

In 13F filings for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, 78 institutions reported holding ACU, with 2.8 million shares worth $133.6 million in aggregate. The largest reported holder was Capital Management Corp /VA, with 474,147 shares worth $22.6 million. Of the 5 largest holders listed below, 2 added shares, 2 reduced their positions and 1 held its position unchanged during the quarter.

InstitutionSharesValueQuarter change
Capital Management Corp /VA474,147$23MReduced 5.35%
Mink Brook Asset Management380,643$18MUnchanged
North Star Investment Management247,653$12MReduced 1.97%
Vanguard192,648$9MAdded 5.18%
BlackRock179,760$9MAdded 8.49%

Form 13F is a quarterly report that institutional investment managers with at least $100 million in qualifying securities file with the SEC. It lists long positions as of the last day of the quarter and is due within 45 days of quarter end, so these holdings describe that date rather than today.

Frequently asked questions

What is ACU?

Acme United Corporation (ACU) is listed on NYSE American, where it has traded since January 2, 1973.

Who are the largest institutional holders of ACU?

In 13F filings for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders of ACU were Capital Management Corp /VA, Mink Brook Asset Management and North Star Investment Management.

How many institutions own ACU?

78 institutions reported a position in ACU for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, worth $133.6 million in total.

Did institutions buy or sell ACU last quarter?

Of the 5 largest reported holders, 2 added shares, 2 reduced their positions and 1 held its position unchanged during the quarter. Every reported holder and its change is on the SentiSense ownership page for ACU.

Every reported institutional holder, plus insider and congressional trades in ACU, on SentiSense.