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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
SOA
51
Sea Otter Advisors
Florida
$123K +$135K +31,877 New
Bank of America
52
Bank of America
North Carolina
$122K +$131K +31,007 +4,845%
GCP
53
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$120K -$361K -85,333 -73%
EP
54
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$116K +$21.1K +5,000 +20%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
55
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$114K -$139K -33,000 -53%
LP
56
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$103K +$113K +26,623 New
Royal Bank of Canada
57
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$101K +$110K +26,035 +18,866%
Bank of New York Mellon
58
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$85.9K – – –
SFG
59
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$84.9K – – –
RJA
60
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$83.8K – – –
MS
61
Maven Securities
Jersey
$77.2K – – –
NSEDCP
62
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$77.2K – – –
Charles Schwab
63
Charles Schwab
California
$71.6K – – –
IRC
64
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$69.9K – – –
SRC
65
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$69.5K -$74.1K -17,537 -49%
BFM
66
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$69.5K -$38K -9,000 -33%
SFO
67
Stokes Family Office
Louisiana
$65.2K +$71.4K +16,880 New
Balyasny Asset Management
68
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$62.8K +$68.8K +16,279 New
TRCT
69
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$62K -$951 -225 -1%
Barclays
70
Barclays
United Kingdom
$58.3K +$63.9K +15,112 New
YIH
71
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
$55.2K +$60.4K +14,290 New
SSA
72
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$48.8K +$53.4K +12,635 New
GA
73
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
$46K – – –
LIP
74
Lighthouse Investment Partners
Florida
$45.7K -$36.8K -8,701 -42%
VF
75
Virtu Financial
New York
$43K +$46.7K +11,042 New
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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.