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Acacia Research

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $253M invested in Acacia Research in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

228% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $380K | Put options by funds: $116K

77.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%77.38% (+77%)

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 110113 (+3)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $249M → $253M (+$4.07M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
113
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.73%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
36
Reduced
38
Closed
16
Calls
$380K
Puts
$116K
Net Calls
+$264K
Net Calls Change
+$255K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HA
1
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$31M -$6.1M -939,532 -16%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$23.2M +$5.68M +874,160 +32%
AI
3
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$22.2M +$42.1K +6,481 +0.2%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$22.1M +$2.72M +418,500 +14%
O
5
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$16.3M
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$13.1M +$251K +38,730 +2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
7
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$12.4M -$1.81M -278,133 -13%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$8.29M
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$7.92M -$6.39K -984 -0.1%
OCG
10
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$6.08M +$6.08M +936,219 New
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.53M +$222K +34,165 +4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.41M +$111K +17,122 +2%
UIC
13
Uniplan Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$4.94M +$4.93M +759,396 New
SCM
14
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$4.68M -$1.5M -231,505 -24%
PRCP
15
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$4.44M -$112K -17,310 -2%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.97M -$88.7K -13,666 -2%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
17
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$3.89M
MHP
18
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$3.17M -$399K -61,500 -11%
PPA
19
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.12M -$2.48M -382,369 -44%
RA
20
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.73M -$195K -30,000 -7%
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.62M +$960K +147,874 +58%
Russell Investments Group
22
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.41M +$2.44M +376,353 New
Baillie Gifford & Co
23
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$2.38M
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.34M +$74.8K +11,522 +3%
AIM
25
Alambic Investment Management
California
$2.01M +$130K +20,004 +7%

ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

113 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $253M — up 1.6% from $249M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new ACTG positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Opus Capital Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.08M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.1M.

  • 113 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q4 2016, up from 110 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $253M of Acacia Research stock for Q4 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q4 2016 was Opus Capital Group, an estimated $6.08M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q4 2016 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $6.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.