Acacia Research
ACTG
84 hedge funds and large institutions have $186M invested in Acacia Research in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
1,956% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $329K | Put options by funds: $16K
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $159M → $186M (+$27.6M)
6.39% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.15% → 76.55% (+6.4%)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 80 → 84 (+4)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$7.07M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.66M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.27M |
| 4 |
AI
Acuitas Investments
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$1.77M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.18M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.28M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.23M |
| 3 |
WCM
Westerly Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$807K |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$539K |
| 5 |
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
|
-$525K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LIP
101
Lighthouse Investment Partners
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
| – | -$45.7K | -11,849 | Closed |
|
|
VF
102
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$43K | -11,042 | Closed |
|
103
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$291 | +72 | New |
|
ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
84 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $186M — up 17% from $159M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ACTG positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $7.07M. The largest seller was Portolan Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.28M.
- 84 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q2 2023, up from 80 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $186M of Acacia Research stock for Q2 2023, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q2 2023 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $7.07M added.
- The largest Acacia Research seller in Q2 2023 was Portolan Capital Management, an estimated $1.28M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.