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Acacia Research

108 hedge funds and large institutions have $207M invested in Acacia Research in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 27

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108108 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 20

53% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $443M → $207M (-$236M)

96% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21K | Put options by funds: $520K

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
108
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
20
Increased
43
Reduced
27
Closed
20
Calls
$21K
Puts
$520K
Net Calls
-$499K
Net Calls Change
-$356K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HA
1
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$22.1M +$13.9M +2,095,579 +68%
DRZID
2
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
$18.4M -$4.92M -743,150 -15%
AI
3
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$15.4M +$2.51M +378,634 +12%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$14.7M +$556K +83,851 +3%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$12.5M +$5.38M +812,691 +39%
O
6
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$10.7M
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$9.98M -$25.4M -3,836,770 -62%
SCM
8
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$9.54M +$6.94M +1,046,815 +89%
RFC
9
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$9.31M -$5.14M -775,153 -26%
TI
10
Trigran Investments
Illinois
$7.59M +$3.76M +567,992 +47%
Bank of Montreal
11
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6.26M -$7.91M -1,194,465 -45%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$5.78M +$506K +76,361 +6%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$5.54M +$137K +20,611 +2%
TSW
14
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$5.38M +$2.15M +324,301 +35%
Renaissance Technologies
15
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.15M +$4.48M +676,800 +129%
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.64M +$157K +23,760 +3%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.6M +$2.1M +316,305 +60%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.17M +$1.56M +234,700 +47%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
19
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$3.14M +$702K +105,977 +17%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.41M +$112K +16,935 +3%
RA
21
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.3M -$523K -78,900 -13%
PRCP
22
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$2.24M +$2.91M +439,880 +530%
TCIM
23
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.65M +$3.31K +500 +0.1%
Baillie Gifford & Co
24
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$1.57M
CBA
25
Coastal Bridge Advisors
Connecticut
$1.44M +$2.23M +336,255 New

ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

108 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $207M — down 53% from $443M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in ACTG was balanced in Q4 2015: 20 funds opened new positions, 20 closed out, 43 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Heartland Advisors, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $25.4M.

  • 108 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $207M of Acacia Research stock for Q4 2015, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q4 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q4 2015 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $13.9M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $25.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.