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Acacia Research

124 hedge funds and large institutions have $933M invested in Acacia Research in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 12

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $806M → $933M (+$127M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 40

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122124 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.19M | Put options by funds: $5.14M

Holders
124
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.64%
% of All Funds
3.56%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
14
Increased
44
Reduced
40
Closed
12
Calls
$2.19M
Puts
$5.14M
Net Calls
-$2.94M
Net Calls Change
-$660K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$135M +$218K +13,440 +0.2%
RA
2
Royce & Associates
New York
$115M -$7.08M -436,790 -6%
DRZID
3
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$66M +$5.28M +325,958 +10%
Bank of Montreal
4
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$58.2M +$7.35M +453,833 +16%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$53M +$324K +20,001 +0.7%
O
6
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$37.3M
WA
7
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$35.4M +$4.15M +255,855 +15%
IG
8
ING Group
Netherlands
$30.1M -$6.37M -393,126 -19%
CPCM
9
Clifton Park Capital Management
Delaware
$26.2M
TSW
10
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$25.3M -$538K -33,206 -2%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$24.6M +$213K +13,166 +1%
AI
12
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$22.2M +$6.06M +374,245 +43%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$20M -$1.92M -118,534 -10%
RFC
14
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$18.7M +$2.39M +147,759 +16%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$15.6M +$7.14M +440,698 +100%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$15M -$336K -20,737 -2%
PCM
17
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$14.1M -$766K -47,268 -6%
CCA
18
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$13.6M +$189K +11,669 +2%
William Blair & Company
19
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$13.2M +$1.67M +103,094 +16%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
20
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$12M -$1.04M -64,272 -9%
TI
21
Trigran Investments
Illinois
$11.5M +$308K +19,000 +3%
KIM
22
Kestrel Investment Management
California
$11.3M -$178K -11,000 -2%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$10.6M -$1.16M -71,860 -11%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$9.26M +$291K +17,989 +4%
PCMK
25
Paragon Capital Management (Kansas)
Kansas
$8.37M +$1.08M +66,370 +16%

ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

124 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $933M — up 16% from $806M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new ACTG positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $7.35M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $7.1M.

  • 124 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q2 2014, up from 122 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $933M of Acacia Research stock for Q2 2014, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q2 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $7.35M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q2 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $7.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.