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101 hedge funds and large institutions have $129M invested in Acacia Research in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 27

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $110M → $129M (+$18.7M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 101 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.79% → 61.25% (-0.54%)

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $277K | Put options by funds: $2.54M

Holders
101
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+6.32%
% of All Funds
2.31%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
34
Reduced
27
Closed
8
Calls
$277K
Puts
$2.54M
Net Calls
-$2.26M
Net Calls Change
+$1.45M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.35M
2
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
+$1.46M
3
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
California
+$730K
4
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
+$607K
5
FM
Fondren Management
Texas
+$532K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$3M
2
BRF
B. Riley Financial
California
-$2.17M
3
MHP
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
-$1.36M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$760K
5
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$576K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$909K -$49.2K -12,800 -6%
Two Sigma Advisers
27
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$869K -$131K -34,200 -14%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$846K +$165K +42,838 +27%
Two Sigma Investments
29
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$838K +$166K +43,205 +27%
BFM
30
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$837K – – –
RA
31
Royce & Associates
New York
$804K +$5.05K +1,314 +0.7%
Axa
32
Axa
France
$662K – – –
Macquarie Group
33
Macquarie Group
Australia
$655K +$607K +157,940 New
AQR Capital Management
34
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$632K -$223K -58,067 -28%
Wellington Management Group
35
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$598K +$129K +33,664 +30%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$594K +$38.5K +10,023 +8%
California Public Employees Retirement System
37
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$510K -$15.3K -3,988 -3%
TA
38
Teachers Advisors
New York
$419K +$21.9K +5,698 +6%
MC
39
Menta Capital
California
$419K +$388K +101,076 New
Deutsche Bank
40
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$405K +$117K +30,543 +46%
Ameriprise
41
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$367K +$95.6K +24,900 +40%
HDIM
42
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$357K +$288 +75 +0.7%
EP
43
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$353K -$7.68K -2,000 -2%
MERSOM
44
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$331K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
45
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$317K – – –
Wells Fargo
46
Wells Fargo
California
$298K +$178K +46,242 +179%
IP
47
Intellectus Partners
California
$280K -$15.7K -4,100 -6%
Fidelity Investments
48
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$253K +$622 +162 +0.3%
SRAM
49
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$238K -$84.5K -21,996 -28%
RhumbLine Advisers
50
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$216K +$883 +230 +0.4%
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ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

101 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $129M — up 17% from $110M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new ACTG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2.35M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $3M.

  • 101 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q2 2018, up from 95 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $129M of Acacia Research stock for Q2 2018, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q2 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q2 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.35M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q2 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.