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110 hedge funds and large institutions have $249M invested in Acacia Research in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $173M → $249M (+$75.8M)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 15

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 110 (+2)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $195K | Put options by funds: $186K

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
110
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.85%
% of All Funds
2.93%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
17
Increased
34
Reduced
33
Closed
15
Calls
$195K
Puts
$186K
Net Calls
+$9K
Net Calls Change
+$24K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$14.9M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.52M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.5M
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$2.33M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$1.67M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$12.2M
2
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$4.84M
3
SCM
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$4.47M
4
EA
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
-$3.84M
5
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$2.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.06M -$1.36M -235,917 -43%
AIM
27
Alambic Investment Management
California
$1.88M +$317K +55,000 +24%
LCM
28
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$1.79M +$1.59M +275,134 New
OAC
29
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$1.68M -$2.09M -363,200 -58%
Morgan Stanley
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.66M +$1.41M +243,955 +2,240%
D.E. Shaw & Co
31
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.35M +$222K +38,584 +23%
Bank of New York Mellon
32
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.28M -$58K -10,062 -5%
BIM
33
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.27M -$3.26K -566 -0.3%
BFM
34
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$974K -$45.7K -7,938 -5%
CEP
35
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$956K +$844K +146,550 New
Fidelity Investments
36
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$935K -$12.2M -2,117,500 -94%
Invesco
37
Invesco
Georgia
$892K +$788K +136,727 New
Charles Schwab
38
Charles Schwab
California
$852K -$160K -27,760 -18%
TA
39
Teachers Advisors
New York
$852K +$217K +37,722 +41%
CAM
40
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$819K +$724K +125,600 New
Nordea Investment Management
41
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$819K +$724K +125,600 New
Bank of America
42
Bank of America
North Carolina
$752K -$551K -95,711 -45%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
43
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$689K +$5.76K +1,000 +1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
44
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$657K -$39.8K -6,900 -6%
EP
45
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$548K – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
46
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$524K +$288K +49,900 +164%
NFA
47
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$520K +$267K +46,300 +138%
EMG
48
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$519K +$230K +39,969 +101%
DTL
49
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$484K +$85.6K +14,853 +25%
EGM
50
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$452K +$169K +29,375 +74%
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ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

110 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $249M — up 44% from $173M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new ACTG positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $14.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $12.2M.

  • 110 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q3 2016, up from 108 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $249M of Acacia Research stock for Q3 2016, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q3 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $14.9M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $12.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.