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Acacia Research

108 hedge funds and large institutions have $443M invested in Acacia Research in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 40

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $441M → $443M (+$2.11M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 120108 (-12)

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $287K | Put options by funds: $430K

52% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
108
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
3.02%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
42
Reduced
40
Closed
21
Calls
$287K
Puts
$430K
Net Calls
-$143K
Net Calls Change
+$4.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$56M -$3.61M -401,000 -6%
DRZID
2
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$45.8M -$830K -92,177 -2%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$30.3M +$275K +30,521 +0.9%
AI
4
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$29.1M +$4.03M +447,483 +16%
HA
5
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$27.8M -$3.9M -433,372 -12%
RFC
6
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$26.7M +$10.6M +1,179,691 +67%
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$24.1M -$1.49M -165,659 -6%
O
8
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$22.7M
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
9
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$19M +$4.12M +458,264 +28%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$11.5M -$373K -41,486 -3%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$11.5M -$150K -16,686 -1%
TI
12
Trigran Investments
Illinois
$10.9M +$1.68M +187,150 +18%
SCM
13
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$10.7M +$2.97M +329,754 +39%
TSW
14
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$8.44M -$261K -28,982 -3%
CPCM
15
Clifton Park Capital Management
Delaware
$7.72M -$5.62M -625,000 -42%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.48M -$20.3K -2,253 -0.3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
17
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.68M -$119K -13,177 -2%
RA
18
Royce & Associates
New York
$5.58M +$796K +88,500 +17%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.95M -$57.4K -6,375 -1%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.75M +$686K +76,224 +17%
Renaissance Technologies
21
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$4.75M +$324K +36,000 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.58M -$337K -37,495 -7%
PPA
23
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.67M +$2.99M +332,544 +465%
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$3.52M -$4.1M -455,265 -54%
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.48M -$518K -57,524 -13%

ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

108 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $443M — up 0.48% from $441M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of ACTG and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Russell Frank Company, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Clifton Park Capital Management, cutting an estimated $5.62M.

  • 108 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q3 2015, down from 120 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $443M of Acacia Research stock for Q3 2015, up 0.48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q3 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q3 2015 was Russell Frank Company, an estimated $10.6M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q3 2015 was Clifton Park Capital Management, an estimated $5.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.