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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.6M invested in Acacia Research in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

340% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $44K | Put options by funds: $10K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 82 (+1)

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.52% → 58.7% (+0.19%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $89.2M → $81.6M (-$7.62M)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
82
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.23%
% of All Funds
1.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
25
Reduced
30
Closed
4
Calls
$44K
Puts
$10K
Net Calls
+$34K
Net Calls Change
+$15K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
+$843K
2
CCM
Callodine Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$447K
3
WG
Winton Group
United Kingdom
+$390K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$275K
5
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
+$171K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$559K
2
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$410K
3
AAA
Adams Asset Advisors
Texas
-$299K
4
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
California
-$181K
5
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$122K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$406K +$170K +60,903 +67%
WG
27
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$375K +$390K +139,811 New
AAA
28
Adams Asset Advisors
Texas
$305K -$299K -107,000 -48%
Morgan Stanley
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
$302K +$275K +98,684 +709%
PPA
30
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$298K +$40.6K +14,551 +15%
Two Sigma Investments
31
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$289K -$95.6K -34,268 -24%
Two Sigma Advisers
32
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$268K -$40.2K -14,400 -13%
EP
33
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$247K +$33.5K +12,000 +15%
California Public Employees Retirement System
34
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$246K – – –
OAM
35
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$237K -$122K -43,583 -33%
RhumbLine Advisers
36
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$214K +$19.3K +6,903 +9%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
37
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$205K – – –
LCS
38
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$165K +$171K +61,400 New
Fidelity Investments
39
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$163K – – –
Squarepoint
40
Squarepoint
New York
$132K -$3.13K -1,121 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
41
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$128K -$38.5K -13,782 -22%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$125K – – –
AllianceBernstein
43
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$125K +$8.65K +3,100 +7%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
44
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$118K – – –
UBS Group
45
UBS Group
Switzerland
$117K +$77.6K +27,820 +174%
T. Rowe Price Associates
46
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$97K +$748 +268 +0.7%
PC
47
PA Capital
Virginia
$86K -$3.19K -1,142 -3%
AIG
48
American International Group
New York
$82K -$594 -213 -0.7%
VAM
49
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$79K +$1.39K +499 +2%
Axa
50
Axa
France
$69K – – –
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ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

82 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $81.6M — down 8.5% from $89.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ACTG positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ancora Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $843K. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $559K.

  • 82 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q3 2019, up from 81 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $81.6M of Acacia Research stock for Q3 2019, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q3 2019 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q3 2019 was Ancora Advisors, an estimated $843K added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q3 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $559K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.