Accel Entertainment, Inc.
Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ACEL · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
165
Institutional Holders
▲ 17 vs Q4
$433.36M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $22.02M vs Q4
81.39M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 53.86%
43.68M
13F Shares Held
▲ 1.04M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
ACEL largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP services-amusement & recreation services | 8.10M | 9.42% | 9.42% | $80.34B | May 15, 2025 | — held |
GREENVALE CAPITAL LLP services-amusement & recreation services | 5.55M | 6.45% | 6.45% | $55.04B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 300.0K |
BLACKROCK, INC. services-amusement & recreation services | 4.47M | 5.20% | 5.20% | $44.36B | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 124.2K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC services-amusement & recreation services | 3.51M | 4.08% | 4.08% | $34.78B | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 40.5K |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC services-amusement & recreation services | 1.93M | 2.24% | 2.24% | $19.12B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 456.7K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC services-amusement & recreation services | 1.24M | 1.44% | 1.44% | $12.31B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 46.3K |
STATE STREET CORP services-amusement & recreation services | 1.23M | 1.43% | 1.43% | $12.21B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 17.9K |
LPL FINANCIAL LLC services-amusement & recreation services | 1.05M | 1.22% | 1.22% | $10.37B | May 7, 2025 | — held |
INVESCO LTD. services-amusement & recreation services | 912.1K | 1.06% | 1.06% | $9.05B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 180.9K |
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC services-amusement & recreation services | 794.2K | 92.35% | 92.35% | $7.88B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 29.7K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
18
Increased
+2.17M shares2
New Positions
first time holders21
Decreased
−1.50M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+663.6K
+2.17M / −1.50M
Net new holders
-1
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
ACEL insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
2
Buy transactions
12
Sell transactions
0.17
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rubenstein Andrew H. CEO and President | May 29, 2026 | Gift | 2,225 | — | — | 3.90M | Form 4 ↗ |
Rubenstein Andrew H. CEO and President | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 25,000 | $12.09 | $302.2K | 3.88M | Form 4 ↗ |
Rubenstein Andrew H. CEO and President | May 26, 2026 | Gift | 4,000 | — | — | 3.91M | Form 4 ↗ |
Rubenstein Andrew H. CEO and President | May 27, 2026 | Gift | 4,200 | — | — | 3.90M | Form 4 ↗ |
Kozlik Christen Chief Accounting Officer | May 15, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 1,437 | $11.61 | $16.7K | 16.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
WARDINSKI BRUCE D director | May 11, 2026 | Purchase | 50,000 | $11.55 | $577.5K | 50.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Rubenstein Gordon director | May 7, 2026 | Sale | 28,618 | $11.34 | $324.5K | 17.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Rubenstein Gordon director | May 8, 2026 | Sale | 7,985 | $11.55 | $92.3K | 9.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Rubenstein Gordon director | May 7, 2026 | Sale | 17,728 | $11.34 | $201.0K | 4.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Rubenstein Gordon director | May 8, 2026 | Sale | 4,946 | $11.55 | $57.1K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 53.7% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 46.14%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.19%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Accel Entertainment, Inc. is DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP, holding approximately 8.10 million shares — equal to 9.42% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 165 institutional investors currently hold ACEL stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $433,359,266 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ACEL ownershipAccel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 53.7% of shares. The largest shareholder is DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP with a 9.42% stake. Company insiders hold 46.14%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.