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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $159M invested in Acacia Research in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $185K | Put options by funds: $72K

64% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $96.8M → $159M (+$62M)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 21

14.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.75% → 70.15% (+14%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 80 (-4)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
80
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
28
Reduced
21
Closed
18
Calls
$185K
Puts
$72K
Net Calls
+$113K
Net Calls Change
+$4.25M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SV
Starboard Value
New York
+$63.4M
2
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$3.4M
3
RAM
Roumell Asset Management
Maryland
+$1.99M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$1.95M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$2.3M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$666K
3
CM
Caption Management
Oklahoma
-$658K
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$499K
5
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$482K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
26
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$554K +$97.7K +23,113 +19%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$530K +$115K +27,282 +25%
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$504K +$552K +130,677 New
AA
29
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$503K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
30
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$486K -$2.3M -543,788 -81%
Citadel Advisors
31
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$472K -$211K -49,983 -29%
First Trust Advisors
32
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$447K +$89.3K +21,135 +22%
Northern Trust
33
Northern Trust
Illinois
$383K +$99.7K +23,580 +31%
Invesco
34
Invesco
Georgia
$380K +$46.8K +11,063 +13%
Osaic Holdings
35
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$367K – – –
HF
36
HRT Financial
New York
$342K +$375K +88,757 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
37
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$324K +$68.5K +16,198 +24%
Two Sigma Advisers
38
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$315K -$482K -114,138 -58%
RWM
39
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$256K +$122K +28,895 +77%
Fidelity Investments
40
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$238K +$313 +74 +0.1%
Marshall Wace
41
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$231K -$499K -117,941 -66%
Tudor Investment Corp
42
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$197K -$143K -33,826 -40%
T. Rowe Price Associates
43
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$168K – – –
6CM
44
683 Capital Management
New York
$158K +$173K +41,000 New
FHA
45
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$154K – – –
Squarepoint
46
Squarepoint
New York
$152K +$167K +39,506 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
47
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$143K -$33.7K -7,972 -18%
MAM
48
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$143K – – –
JF
49
Jump Financial
Illinois
$127K -$90.2K -21,343 -39%
Man Group
50
Man Group
United Kingdom
$126K -$46.9K -11,100 Closed
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ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

80 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $159M — up 64% from $96.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of ACTG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Starboard Value, adding an estimated $63.4M. The largest seller was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), cutting an estimated $2.3M.

  • 80 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q1 2023, down from 84 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $159M of Acacia Research stock for Q1 2023, up 64% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q1 2023 and 18 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q1 2023 was Starboard Value, an estimated $63.4M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q1 2023 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $2.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.