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Acacia Research

110 hedge funds and large institutions have $249M invested in Acacia Research in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $173M → $249M (+$75.8M)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 15

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108110 (+2)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $195K | Put options by funds: $186K

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
110
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.85%
% of All Funds
2.93%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
17
Increased
34
Reduced
33
Closed
15
Calls
$195K
Puts
$186K
Net Calls
+$9K
Net Calls Change
+$24K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HA
1
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$37.2M -$1.06M -184,594 -3%
AI
2
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$22.2M -$1.39M -241,784 -7%
Renaissance Technologies
3
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$19.5M +$3.52M +610,800 +26%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$17.6M +$14.9M +2,578,313 +2,209%
O
5
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$16.3M
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
6
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$14.3M -$4.84M -839,523 -28%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$12.8M -$588K -101,972 -5%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$8.32M -$132K -22,936 -2%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$7.95M -$18.4K -3,198 -0.3%
SCM
10
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$6.21M -$4.47M -775,565 -45%
PPA
11
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$5.63M -$2.14M -371,132 -30%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.32M +$3.88K +674 +0.1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.31M
PRCP
14
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$4.57M -$131K -22,710 -3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.07M +$462K +80,226 +15%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
16
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$3.9M -$105K -18,300 -3%
MHP
17
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$3.59M
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.46M +$2.5M +434,221 +452%
EA
19
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$3.44M -$3.84M -666,326 -56%
RA
20
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.93M -$187K -32,500 -7%
Marshall Wace
21
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.64M +$2.33M +404,642 New
Two Sigma Investments
22
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$2.46M +$493K +85,487 +29%
Baillie Gifford & Co
23
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$2.39M
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.27M +$61.9K +10,736 +3%
CS
25
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.1M +$1.67M +289,002 +876%

ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

110 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $249M — up 44% from $173M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new ACTG positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $14.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $12.2M.

  • 110 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q3 2016, up from 108 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $249M of Acacia Research stock for Q3 2016, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q3 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $14.9M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $12.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.