Acacia Research
ACTG
120 hedge funds and large institutions have $441M invested in Acacia Research in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 44
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 120 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 16
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $557M → $441M (-$117M)
94% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $278K | Put options by funds: $4.56M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AI
Ariel Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.02M |
| 2 |
SCM
Snow Capital Management
Sewickley,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.29M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$4.11M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.79M |
| 5 |
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$3.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$16.7M |
| 2 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$11.9M |
| 3 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.49M |
| 4 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$4.16M |
| 5 |
PCM
Palisade Capital Management
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
|
-$2.95M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DTL
126
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
| – | -$482K | -46,704 | Closed |
|
|
MCM
127
Mork Capital Management
Healdsburg,
California
| – | -$268K | -25,000 | Closed |
|
|
GMIM
128
General Motors Investment Management
New York
| – | -$239K | -22,377 | Closed |
|
|
JMPWA
129
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$224K | -20,976 | Closed |
|
130
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$173K | -16,200 | Closed |
|
|
DY
131
Dowling & Yahnke
San Diego,
California
| – | -$173K | -16,190 | Closed |
|
|
QT
132
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$152K | -14,257 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
133
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$148K | -13,787 | Closed |
|
|
OC
134
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
| – | -$138K | -12,894 | Closed |
|
135
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$31K | -2,877 | Closed |
|
ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
120 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $441M — down 21% from $557M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in ACTG was balanced in Q2 2015: 16 funds opened new positions, 16 closed out, 46 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ariel Investments, adding an estimated $7.02M. The largest seller was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), cutting an estimated $16.7M.
- 120 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q2 2015, unchanged from Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $441M of Acacia Research stock for Q2 2015, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q2 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q2 2015 was Ariel Investments, an estimated $7.02M added.
- The largest Acacia Research seller in Q2 2015 was DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ), an estimated $16.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.