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Acacia Research

106 hedge funds and large institutions have $223M invested in Acacia Research in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.38%77.01% (-0.37%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 40

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 113106 (-7)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $253M → $223M (-$29.6M)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 17

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
106
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-6.19%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
37
Reduced
40
Closed
17
Calls
$214K
Puts
Net Calls
+$214K
Net Calls Change
-$50K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VKH
76
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$125K +$43.4K +7,440 +52%
Deutsche Bank
77
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$122K -$140K -23,951 -53%
GC
78
Globeflex Capital
California
$109K +$110K +18,800 +17,905%
AllianceBernstein
79
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$104K
Schroder Investment Management Group
80
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$101K +$106K +18,200 New
SI
81
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$100K -$2.92K -500 -3%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
82
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$87K
AL
83
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$80K +$80.8K +13,847 New
TSS
84
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$79K +$19.6K +3,364 +32%
Legal & General Group
85
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$78K -$1.79K -307 -2%
BIP
86
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$76K
Citadel Advisors
87
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$70K +$70.7K +12,115 New
Envestnet Asset Management
88
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$50K -$946 -162 -2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
89
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$40.1K +$2.85K +489 +8%
Barclays
90
Barclays
United Kingdom
$25K +$17.9K +3,071 +206%
AIP
91
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$24K +$24.8K +4,242 New
Creative Planning
92
Creative Planning
Kansas
$20K +$2.73K +467 +15%
UBS Group
93
UBS Group
Switzerland
$16K -$56.4K -9,654 -78%
Citigroup
94
Citigroup
New York
$8K -$274K -46,900 -97%
AWMS
95
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$7K +$6.63K +1,136 New
Simplex Trading
96
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$5K -$22.3K -3,822 -81%
QI
97
QS Investors
New York
$4K
DADC
98
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3K -$8.35K -1,430 -73%
Bank of Montreal
99
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3K -$1.13K -194 -24%
AG
100
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3K

ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

106 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $223M — down 12% from $253M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of ACTG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $2.7M.

  • 106 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q1 2017, down from 113 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $223M of Acacia Research stock for Q1 2017, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q1 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $15.8M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q1 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.