Acacia Research
ACTG
128 hedge funds and large institutions have $790M invested in Acacia Research in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 44
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 124 → 128 (+4)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $933M → $790M (-$143M)
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.81M | Put options by funds: $3.89M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$12M |
| 2 |
EWP
Edmunds White Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$4.62M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.95M |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.56M |
| 5 |
NPIC
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel
Carmel,
California
|
+$2.45M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$22.3M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$8.53M |
| 3 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$7.5M |
| 4 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$6.36M |
| 5 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$4.76M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $512 | +$20.7K | +1,231 | +4% |
|
127
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$1.27M | -71,339 | Closed |
|
|
MHP
128
Manatuck Hill Partners
Westport,
Connecticut
| – | -$888K | -50,000 | Closed |
|
|
ACI
129
AMP Capital Investors
Sydney,
Australia
| – | -$281K | -16,400 | Closed |
|
|
RJA
130
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$203K | -11,450 | Closed |
|
131
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
| – | -$179K | -10,098 | Closed |
|
|
PSC
132
Piper Sandler & Co
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$178K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
|
VFA
133
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$76K | -4,272 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
134
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$185 | -11 | -30% |
|
|
ACS
135
Archford Capital Strategies
Swansea,
Illinois
| – | -$177 | -10 | Closed |
|
ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
128 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $790M — down 15% from $933M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new ACTG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Heartland Advisors, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $22.3M.
- 128 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q3 2014, up from 124 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $790M of Acacia Research stock for Q3 2014, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q3 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q3 2014 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $12M added.
- The largest Acacia Research seller in Q3 2014 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $22.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.