Acacia Research
ACTG
91 hedge funds and large institutions have $99.6M invested in Acacia Research in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
1,047% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $585K | Put options by funds: $51K
1.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.25% → 62.67% (+1.4%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 101 → 91 (-10)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $129M → $99.6M (-$29M)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 18
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 39
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.38M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.71M |
| 3 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
+$151K |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$124K |
| 5 |
LCM
Leisure Capital Management
Costa Mesa,
California
|
+$121K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$1.86M |
| 2 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$675K |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$598K |
| 4 |
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
Belvedere,
California
|
-$364K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$282K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$61K | -14,801 | Closed |
|
102
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$49.6K | -13,334 | Closed |
|
103
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$47K | -11,433 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
104
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$31K | -8,198 | Closed |
|
|
PIA
105
Piedmont Investment Advisors
Durham,
North Carolina
| – | -$4K | -860 | Closed |
|
|
TDC
106
Thompson Davis & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$2K | -500 | Closed |
|
107
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$2K | -440 | Closed |
|
ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
91 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $99.6M — down 23% from $129M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of ACTG and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $3.38M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.86M.
- 91 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q3 2018, down from 101 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $99.6M of Acacia Research stock for Q3 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q3 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q3 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $3.38M added.
- The largest Acacia Research seller in Q3 2018 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $1.86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.