Acacia Research
ACTG
91 hedge funds and large institutions have $100M invested in Acacia Research in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
1,047% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $585K | Put options by funds: $51K
1.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.25% → 62.67% (+1.4%)
3% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $7.53M | Capital outflows: $7.31M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 101 → 91 (-10)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 18
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 39
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.38M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.71M |
| 3 |
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
+$151K |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$124K |
| 5 |
Leisure Capital Management
Costa Mesa,
California
|
+$121K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$1.86M |
| 2 |
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$675K |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$598K |
| 4 |
ETF Managers Group
Summit,
New Jersey
|
-$448K |
| 5 |
Alambic Investment Management
Belvedere,
California
|
-$364K |
ACTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
91 of the 4,392 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Acacia Research (ACTG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $100M — down 23% from $129M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of ACTG and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $3.38M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.86M.
- 91 institutional investors held Acacia Research (ACTG) as of Q3 2018, down from 101 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $100M of Acacia Research stock for Q3 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new Acacia Research positions in Q3 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Acacia Research buyer in Q3 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $3.38M added.
- The largest Acacia Research seller in Q3 2018 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $1.86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.