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Acacia Research

106 hedge funds and large institutions have $223M invested in Acacia Research in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.38%77.01% (-0.37%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 40

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 113106 (-7)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $253M → $223M (-$29.6M)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 17

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
106
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-6.19%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
37
Reduced
40
Closed
17
Calls
$214K
Puts
Net Calls
+$214K
Net Calls Change
-$50K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HA
1
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$27.2M -$210K -36,000 -0.8%
Renaissance Technologies
2
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$20.2M +$606K +103,800 +3%
AI
3
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$19.6M
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$17.9M -$2.7M -463,350 -13%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$15.6M +$15.8M +2,703,384 +26,551%
O
6
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$14.4M
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$11M -$602K -103,152 -5%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
8
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$10.1M -$926K -158,664 -8%
PRCP
9
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$5.34M +$1.43M +244,525 +36%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$5.18M +$402K +68,880 +8%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.96M +$70K +11,986 +1%
OCG
12
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$4.92M -$474K -81,115 -9%
UIC
13
Uniplan Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$4.54M +$174K +29,793 +4%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.51M -$1.14K -196 -0%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
15
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$3.44M
SCM
16
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.14M -$1.02M -174,619 -24%
JIR
17
James Investment Research
Ohio
$2.77M +$2.81M +481,500 New
PPA
18
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.68M -$83.3K -14,263 -3%
MHP
19
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$2.52M -$292K -50,000 -10%
RA
20
Royce & Associates
New York
$2.41M
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.18M +$118K +20,257 +6%
Baillie Gifford & Co
22
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$2.1M
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.04M -$285K -48,785 -12%
Russell Investments Group
24
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.01M -$153K -26,196 -7%
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$1.95M +$1.18M +202,613 +149%

ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

106 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $223M — down 12% from $253M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of ACTG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $2.7M.

  • 106 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q1 2017, down from 113 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $223M of Acacia Research stock for Q1 2017, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q1 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $15.8M added.
  • The largest Acacia Research seller in Q1 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.